VIDEO: Michael Blois talks issues, why he wants to be Hants East MLA
GORE: A life-long resident dairy farmer that calls rural East Hants home is hoping to be the one those in in the riding chose when the provincial election is called,…
Youth faces impaired driving charges after motorcycle crash
HARDWOOD LANDS: A youth has been charged with impaired driving following a motorcycle crash in Hardwood Lands on May 17. East Hants RCMP S/Sgt. Cory Bushell, in his weekly From…
Good Samaritan helps police nab hit-and-run driver
ADVERTISEMENT: ELMSDALE: RCMP have charged a man with leaving the scene of a hit-and-run at a grocery store in Elmsdale on May 15. S/Sgt. Cory Bushell, with East Hants RCMP…
VIDEO: Municipality of East Hants planners talk Enfield developments
ENFIELD: Planning staff with the Municipality of East Hants welcome concerns voiced by residents as it helps them see what the issues are when proposed development applications come forward. That…
Man, woman fined for Health Protection Act violations
HRM: A man and woman have been charged with Health Protection Act violations in separate incidents in HRM on May 17. In a release, Halifax District RCMP say at approximately…
Feds invest in Sipekne’katik housing project
INDIAN BROOK: A housing project that will bring 20 new units to a development under construction in Sipekne’katik is receiving $2.73 million through the federal government’s Project Stream of the…
EDITORIAL: Sign wars – a nice distraction from the gloom
It all started in East Hants with a sign at McNeill’s Shell that said “Who wants to go tow to tow. Big Dog Sign Wars.” The last line refers to…
COVID19: 126 new cases reported May 16; 103 recoveries
HALIFAX: Today, May 16, Nova Scotia is reporting 126 new cases of COVID-19 and 103 recoveries. There are 106 cases in Central Zone, nine in Eastern Zone, nine in Western…
Police determine no criminal malice in report of suspicious vehicle following woman driver
EAST HANTS: Police have investigated a complaint of a female driver being followed by two unknown men in a Dodge Durango between Elmsdale and the Shubenacadie area and have determined…
Elmsdale Sobeys, Superstore, Dollarama on May 12 potential COVID-19 exposure list
ELMSDALE: Two grocery stores and a dollar store were among those on the potential COVID-19 exposure list released May 12 by N.S. Health. Anyone who worked at or visited the…