Police looking to identify woman in Elmsdale theft
ELMSDALE: East Hants RCMP are asking the public for help in locating a suspect of a theft on Sept. 13 at the Elmsdale NSLC. S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said police received…
RCMP investigating after $10k in damage to Milford soccer field
MILFORD: Police are investigating after $10k of damage was done to a soccer field at a local school. S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said East Hants RCMP were informed by Riverside Education…
Pet of the Week – Sept. 17
Here is our Pet of the Week for Sept. 17, 2021 as selected by a random computerized draw. The other pets that were submitted will be included in the draw…
Shubenacadie, Musquodoboit Valley schools participating in Indigo’s Adopt-a-School program
More than 150 high-needs schools across Canada to benefit from grassroots fundraiser SHUBENACADIE: Two local area elementary schools are among the close to 150 across Canada that are participating in…
RCMP charge 19 for stunting across N.S. in August
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK: Nineteen drivers were charged by N.S. RCMP last month with stunting on a number of roadways across the province. The following incidents caused significant concern: · 209km/h…
Disconnect from screens, reconnect to nature – and one another – on the Trans Canada Trail
Second annual event encourages Canadians to log 28,000 hours on Canada’s 28,000 km National Trail FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: Trans Canada Trail (TCT) is proud to launch its second annual Great…
AG finds improvements needed to Halifax Fire’s inspection program
HALIFAX: Halifax Fire is not effectively overseeing and managing its fire inspection program, HRM Auditor General, Evangeline Colman-Sadd, said in a report released yesterday, Sept. 15. Halifax Fire is not…
New healthcare recruitment office seeing early returns
HALIFAX: The provincial government said on Sept. 15 that the newly created Office of Health Care Professionals Recruitment is seeing some early successes and promising leads. Two anesthetists and a…
Elmsdale Writer’s Group member releases mystery novel, Death on Darby’s Island
SACKVILLE: Who knew writing a one-act play about a hypnotist that had performed in a small Newfoundland community would lead award-winning author Alice Walsh to writing a murder mystery novel.…
COVID-19: Sixty-six cases reported Sept. 14; Sixty-one in Northern Zone
EAST HANTS/TRURO: The province reported 66 new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Sept. 14, along with 18 recoveries. Sixty-one of the cases are in Northern Zone. Fifty-nine are…