PHOTOS/VIDEO: Big crowd at Concert in the Park
LOWER SACKVILLE: A crowd of approximately 300 people came out on a sunny Sunday evening for a free concert featuring three talented local musicians. Michelle Calder; Maurice Aucoin, a recent…
ADVERTORIAL: Let Julie’s Organizing Services get you organized
EAST HANTS/HRM: Keep calm and Organize on. That seems to be a fitting motto for Julie Witherell’s new business venture, Julie’s Organizing Services which covers the East Hants and Halifax…
PEI man dead in motorcycle collision
HILDEN: A 35-year-old Charlottetown man has died following a motorcycle collision near Hilden, police say. In a release, Colchester County RCMP say the collision took place on Highway 102 on…
Ferreri to hear childcare program concerns at Lantz town hall
LANTZ: Residents are encouraged to come out to a town hall on childcare set for tonight, Aug. 26. The town hall will see Conservative MP For Peterborough-Kawartha Michelle Ferreri in…
N.S. NDP issue statement on provincial changes to rent supplement program
From a press release HALIFAX: NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement today in response to the Houston government’s decision to expand the rent supplement program: “We are relieved…
N.S. announces rent supplement program expands, aligns benefits with rent paid
HALIFAX: More low-income Nova Scotians will qualify for a rent supplement through changes the Province is making to the program with the support of the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation…
Launch of new school lunch program gearing up
HALIFAX: Families across Nova Scotia will soon be able to order school lunches that are affordable, nutritious and delicious. The Nova Scotia School Lunch Program will serve its first lunches…
From the Firehouse – July 2024 calls
Brought to you by: STEWIACKE: Here is a look at the fire calls for the month of July in East Hants and Stewiacke. The information below is from participating volunteer…
Man suffers broken leg in single-vehicle collision
CENTRE RAWDON: Police say alcohol was not a factor in a single vehicle collision on Highway 14 in Centre Rawdon on Aug. 9. East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns, Community…
New regulations remove barriers, create more opportunities in HRM for housing, says province
HALIFAX: The province is taking further action to remove barriers and create more opportunities for housing in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). “Nova Scotians need more housing, and that need is…