Police praise 18-year-old driver for wise decision
SHUBENACADIE: RCMP are commending an 18-year-old driver for their actions on Jan. 28. East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns, the Community Policing Officer, said that at approximately 5 am, an…
Man arrested, charged in connection to hate motivated threats
LOWER SACKVILLE: A 39-year-old Lower Sackville man has been arrested by RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment in relation to hate motivated threats that occurred in Lower Sackville. Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said…
CFIB: Municipal permitting red tape in Atlantic Canada below nat’l average
HALIFAX: Municipal governments can help address the shortage of housing in Canada by simplifying their permitting processes, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in its new report entitled…
Shubenacadie Sam to make annual weather prognostication
SHUBENACADIE: With a bevy activities planned at Shubenacadie WIldlife Park, Shubenacadie Sam, will signal Feb. 2 whether it’s time to put away the shovels or keep them out for another…
N.S. marks Red Tape awareness week
HALIFAX: According to a provincial release, Nova Scotia continues to reduce red tape in healthcare, housing and to support businesses as it marks the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s Red…
Pilot program for YourHealthNS announced
From a press release HALIFAX: About 12,000 patients at four clinics across the province will have access to their medical records through the YourHealthNS app in a new pilot project.…
Province makes proposal to protect NSP ratepayers from power rate increase
From a release HALIFAX: The government is protecting Nova Scotians from another significant increase in power rates this year. In a release, the province said Nova Scotia Power has a…
ADVERTORIAL: Mortgage rate card from Darren Aiken
The following is an ADVERTORIAL from: EAST HANTS: Here are the mortgage rates as supplied by Darren Aiken with Mortgage Intelligence: The above was an ADVERTORIAL from:
Deagle Gammon looks ahead at 2024 with a big puzzle ahead
FALL RIVER: The biggest puzzle awaits HRM councillors. In an interview looking back at 2023 and the tasks ahead in 2024, the Deputy Mayor and representative for Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley…
Lower Sackville man removed as Fall River-area school bus driver after charges laid by police
FALL RIVER: The Lower Sackville man charged with drugs and firearms related offences was a school bus driver for the Lockview Family of Schools, a spokesperson confirmed. Parents of students…