Minister says speeding concerns on Hwy. 2 a local district issue
FALL RIVER: The Minister of Public Works hasn’t heard of calls to lower the speed limit along Hwy 2 between Fletchers Lake to the Enfield Irving Big Stop. In an…
Legends tour releases 2022 schedule
BEDFORD: The Maritime League of Legends tour has released its tentative 2022 schedule, featuring 11 races over 10 weekends in the summer at five tracks throughout N.S., N.B., and PEI.…
Local RCMP looking for volunteers for COP program
FALL RIVER/MUSQ. VALLEY: The RCMP’s community-based crime prevention initiative, Citizens on Patrol (COP), is seeking new volunteers province-wide to help keep communities safe. The successful program has been running for…
Twenty-nine drivers charged with impaired driving offences in Fall River, Beaver Bank in 2021
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK: Eighteen drivers were charged with impaired operation of a vehicle during 2021 in the Beaver Bank and Fall River areas, statistics for the year from Halifax District…
COVID-19: Three deaths; 16 new admissions; five discharges; 346 new cases reported Jan. 26
HALIFAX: On January 26, Nova Scotia is reporting 16 new hospital admissions and five discharges. The province is also reporting three deaths related to COVID-19:— a woman in her 80s…
RCMP response sees slight increase in Fall River, Waverley, Musquodoboit Valley in Dec. 2021 over Dec. 2020
FALL RIVER/WAVERLEY: Halifax District RCMP responded to 616 calls for service in Dec. 2021, an increase of 2.4 per cent from the same period in Dec. 20202. The information comes…
Post-secondary institutions “top of mind” in dealing with COVID-19 impacts: Wong
FALL RIVER: Post-secondary universities and students are being applauded for being as adaptive as they have been with the impacts COVID-19 have brought their learning, the Minister of Advanced Education…
N.S. agrees to re-evaluate childcare options for private sector providers; March 18 deadline lifted
HALIFAX: The chairperson of the Nova Scotia Childcare Education Action Group, and Co-Chair of Private Licensed Administrators Association, said the provincial government has agreed to reassess the options presented last…
Crews expected to break ground soon on Aerotech Connector
WELLINGTON: The Minister of the Department of Public Works provided an update on when crews are expected to break ground for the Aerotech Connector. During the post-Cabinet virtual media scrum…
Beaver Bank, Fall River men charged with stunting; Cooks Brook man faces impaired driving charge
FALL RIVER/WAVERLEY: Two drivers from the Fall River and Beaver Bank areas are facing stunting charges, while a Cooks Brook man was stopped for an expired plate and ended up…