Masking to remain in schools until mid-April as most other restrictions get lifted March...
HALIFAX: Premier Tim Houston and Dr. Robert Strang announced March 18 that while most all other province-wide public health restrictions related to COVID-19 will be lifted come March 21, masking in schools will remain...
VIDEO: Fall River’s Tracey Barbrick leads N.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout
FALL RIVER: Tracey Barbrick can’t wait to get back to spending more time with her wife, kids, and her loveable furball Roger. If everything stays on track, that could be by the fall.
Barbrick, the...
Province adds heart attacks, more cancers to Firefighters’ Insurance Coverage
HALIFAX: Workplace injury insurance for firefighters and their families will soon cover more types of cancer and heart attacks.
Nova Scotia announced on March 22 it is acting on its commitment to increase presumptive coverage...
COUNCILLORS CORNER: Hwy 2 lights by Sobeys; Windgate development; subdivision speeds
FALL RIVER: Cathy Deagle Gammon is well aware of the traffic lights issue at Highway 2 and Fall River Road by the Sobeys/Wilson’s.
The councillor who lives in Fall River and experiences the issue of...
Police investigating alleged assaults, vehicle thefts, break-and-enter
BEAVER BANK: Over the past week (June 13-20), Halifax District RCMP received two alleged assault reports among various other calls from the Fall River-Waverley-Beaver Bank area.
The incidents were posted on the RCMP's/Halifax Regional Police...
From the Cruiser – May 24, 2023
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ENFIELD: Over the past week, members of the East Hants RCMP responded to 84 calls for service.
The following are highlights of some of the calls as provided by Const. Preston Burns,...
Petition started by resident to Save Lake Thomas
FALL RIVER: A concerned resident who lives on Thomas Lane in Fall River has begun a petition calling for a stop to the planned treated effluent pipe going into Lake Thomas.
The petition was started...
“Balance” key in ensuring businesses reopen safely amid COVID19
HALIFAX: The chief medical officer of health for N.S. said public health is looking at a way to do a careful risk assessed reopening for small businesses, like pubs, bars, and restaurants.
Dr. Robert Strang...
Couples planning to wed encouraged to checkout province’s reopening plan
HALIFAX: If couples are looking to get hitched during the next month or so, they should check out Nova Scotia's five-phase reopening plan to see what the guidelines for gathering limits might be on...
Group: Over 11,000 Nova Scotians demand a safe Back-to-School plan
Press release from N.S. Families for public education
HALIFAX: In one week, a petition from Nova Scotian parents, families, and concerned citizens has garnered over 11,000 signatures. The petition demands a safe back-to-school plan that...