Local players shine at U13 AAA girls hockey provincials in Pictou County
Fall River and Windsor Junction players named to All Star team PICTOU COUNTY: Some of the region’s top young hockey talent was on full display at the U13 AAA Female…
U15AA Pens win Pictou County Bantam Memorial tournament
PICTOU COUNTY: The U15AA East Hants Penguins skated their way to the championship at the 40th Pictou County Bantam Memorial Tournament in dramatic fashion recently. East Hants earned a thrilling…
Sr. Pens advance to Northumberland championship final series
LANTZ: Three goals in each period carried the East Hants Senior Penguins to a convincing 9-1 victory and four game sweep of the Pictou County Pipers. The Pens now advance…
New power generation facilities to help with peak demand receive first approvals
HALIFAX: Two proposed new electricity generation facilities that will keep power flowing to Nova Scotians during peak-use periods, such as cold weather snaps and heat waves, have received the first…
Dylan Rutledge wanted on province-wide arrest warrant
THORBURN: Pictou County District RCMP is seeking information on the whereabouts of Dylan Rutledge, currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. Rutledge, 33, from Stellarton, is facing charges of Failure…
SPCA rescues 72 kittens and cats in Pictou County, Cape Breton
DARTMOUTH: The Nova Scotia SPCA is asking for help from the community after rescuing 72 cats and kittens in need of urgent medical care, the organization announced in a release…
Dexter Nova Alliance awarded Hwy 104 twinning project by province; work starts in June
WAVERLEY: A local company is one of two who has been awarded the contract by the province for the twinning of a dangerous section of a Nova Scotia highway between…
Pictou man nabbed going 168 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on Hwy 102 in Fall River
FALL RIVER: A 47-year-old Pictou man’s need for speed caught up to him on Wednesday Nov. 27 on Hwy 102 near Fall River, when RCMP clocked him doing almost 70…