Premier McNeil announces two new staff appointments
EAST HANTS: A former East Hants resident is one of two new appointments announced by Premier Stephen McNeil on Oct. 21. Premier McNeil announced the appointments of David Jackson as…
From the Cruiser – Oct. 13-20
This feature is brought to you by: ENFIELD: This week, East Hants RCMP responded to 111 calls for service between Oct. 13 to Oct. 20. Here are some highlighted calls,…
MS Canada asks Canadians to #TakeActionforMS
Campaign urges Members of Parliament to extend Canada’s Employment Insurance sicknessbenefit period from 15 to at least 26 weeks and support health charities with direct funding NS: Starting October 7…
Second wave plan for long-term care short on details: NDP’s Burrill
HALIFAX: NDP Leader Gary Burrill and NDP Health spokesperson Susan Leblanc have written to the Minister of Health and Wellness to get answers on how a potential second wave of…
Province invests to protect farm workers
EAST HANTS: Many East Hants farmers, like those across Nova Scotia, have made improvements to health and safety to help protect their workers and prevent the spread of COVID-19. They…
Historic first: First Indigenous representative elected to MEH in Shubenacadie
ELMSDALE: In what is thought to be a historic-first, the new council at the Municipality of East Hants will see its first Indigenous councillor. Ian Knockwood defeated four other challengers…
Local schools partaking in #StudentVote
FALL RIVER: Yesterday, Oct. 15, and today Oct. 16, more than 10,000 elementary and high school students from throughout Nova Scotia will take part in the Student Vote program for…
From the Cruiser – Oct. 6-13
Brought to you by: MILFORD: East Hants RCMP responded to 103 calls for service between Oct. 6-13. Here is a look at a few of those 103 calls during the…
Impaired driver call turns out not to be
MILFORD: RCMP responded to a report of an impaired driver in the Milford area on Oct. 8–only it turned out the motorist wasn’t actually impaired. S/Sgt. Cory Bushell, with East…
Province announces COVID Alert App now available
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians will be able to receive COVID-19 exposure alerts directly to their smartphones when using Health Canada’s free COVID Alert App. “As a province we have all shown…