From the Cruiser – Dec. 21 to Jan. 4
Brought to you by: ENFIELD: Over the holidays (the past two weeks) officers with East Hants RCMP responded to 136 calls for service. Here are a few of the highlighted…
“COVID-19 is no joke.” Enfield, Dartmouth women talk about their long-COVID battle
ENFIELD/DARTMOUTH: Two Halifax-area women know first-hand that COVID-19 is more than just a “cold” or “flu” as both continue to suffer long-term effects of the disease. Sophie Lavery-Grant of Enfield…
MP’s News & Views with Darrell Samson: New Year’s message
This column provided by: New Year Message 2021 proved to be another difficult year as the global pandemic continued to affect our lives in ways we wouldn’t have imagined just…
COVID-19: N.S. expands booster dose age eligibility
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 booster doses to include anyone 30 years of age and older, beginning Jan. 4, 2022. Booster doses are administered at least 168…
Commissionaires return to HSIA in parking, curbside service role
Contract ends five-year hiatus at Halifax Stanfield; will employ upwards of 65 commissionaires in frontline, customer service role HALIFAX STANFIELD: Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS) is back at Halifax Stanfield International…
Emma Archibald enjoys “amazing” experience at Nordiq Canada camp
CANMORE, ALTA.: Before the holidays, one Fall River cross country skier and a coach attended a development camp in western Canada. Emma Archibald accepted an invitation to Nordiq Canada’s annual…
Seventeen farm animals lost in Upper Rawdon barn fire
UPPER RAWDON: Seventeen farm animals perished in a ravaging barn fire in Upper Rawdon on New Year’s Day Shortly after 4 a.m., fire crews from Rawdon, along with mutual aid…
HRM urging residents to remain off frozen lakes, ponds until ice testing resumes
HRM: The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that it is not currently safe to be on frozen lakes and ponds as there is noticeable thin ice and open water…
Drop-in Pfizer vaccine clinics coming to Lower Sackville, Beaver Bank areas this week
BEAVER BANK: Drop-in Pfizer outreach clinics provided by Nova Scotia Health are coming to the Beaver Bank and Lower Sackville areas, as well as other communities in the Central Zone,…
N.S. see another record-setting year for Immigrants
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia continues to surpass previous immigration records as the Province’s population reaches an all-time high, exceeding one million. The Province approved 4,100 applications, with a focus on attracting…