Province issues Accelerated Internet Projects update
ELMSDALE: High-speed internet is heading to many in the Elmsdale area as part of the Accelerated Internet Project program from the province. In an update on May 11, the provincial…
Schools won’t return this year in N.S; last online teaching day June 5
HALIFAX: What many thought as the worst kept secret was confirmed on May 8 by Premier Stephen McNeil and it’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang. Many people…
East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce weekly update – May 9
Government Updates On May 5th the federal government announced a $252 million emergency aid package for the agriculture industry to help farmers and food processors safely navigate the pandemic. $77…
Statement from the family of Enfield RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson
ENFIELD: The family of Const. Heidi Stevenson issued a statement, through N.S. RCMP, on May 6. “The Stevenson family would like to thank our community, the province of Nova Scotia,…
East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce Weekly Update
APRIL 30, 2020 Federal government announces rent assistance program detailsGovernment of Canada announced Friday that the federal government has reached an agreement with all provinces and territories to implement the…
Nurses’ simple gesture turns into tribute for N.S. shooting victims
ENFIELD: Some of Nova Scotia’s frontline workers unknowingly paid it forward thanks to a thoughtful gesture from a creative local woman from Enfield. Ann MacLean, a nurse in the dialysis…
Provincial parks, trails allowed to reopen; Sport-fishing, gardening permitted
HRM: The province has announced the easing of some restrictions related to the health orders around COVID19. At their COVID19 briefing on May 1, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert…
Five missing from RCAF helicopter crash presumed deceased
EAST HANTS: The search for five missing Cyclone helicopter crew members has transitioned into a search and recovery efforts, the Department of National Defence said in a release on May…
Remembering Const. Heidi: Friends reminisce about Enfield RCMP officer
ENFIELD: The Enfield RCMP officer who was tragically killed in the line of duty by a gunman on the loose on April 19 is being remembered for the “smile that…
Community mourns Const. Stevenson’s death in mass killing
ENFIELD: A simple need to show respect in some form to fallen Enfield RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson led to an outpouring of support more than Andy Doughty could have imagined.…