Second wave plan for long-term care short on details: NDP’s Burrill
HALIFAX: NDP Leader Gary Burrill and NDP Health spokesperson Susan Leblanc have written to the Minister of Health and Wellness to get answers on how a potential second wave of…
Province renews Treaty Education partnership
MILLBROOK: Nova Scotia, Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey, and Millbrook First Nation have renewed a memorandum of understanding creating a partnership to teach treaty education to children in all Nova Scotia schools. The…
Community food literacy and access receives provincial support
HALIFAX: Access to nutritious food has never been more important. One way government is helping Nova Scotians is through the Community Food Literacy and Access Fund. With an investment of…
Province invests to protect farm workers
EAST HANTS: Many East Hants farmers, like those across Nova Scotia, have made improvements to health and safety to help protect their workers and prevent the spread of COVID-19. They…
COVID19: Province announces three new cases
HALIFAX: The province announced three new cases of COVID19 were identified on Oct. 23, bringing its total active cases to six. The three new cases are all related to travel…
Back-to-back: LHS repeats as Capital region JV girls soccer champions
DARTMOUTH: It’s back-to-back junior varsity girl’s soccer championships for the Lockview High Dragons girl’s soccer team. On a sunny, but windy which made it cold Friday afternoon Oct. 23, the…
Using cellphones while driving lands two men with charges
MILFORD: Two drivers were charged Oct. 16 with the use of their cellphones while driving after being spotted driving erratically and racing on Highway 104 near the Cobequid Toll Plaza.…
RCMP charge man with impaired driving after crash into power pole
SHUBENACADIE: A single-vehicle crash into a power-pole in the Shubenacadie area turned into more than a simple accident for the driver. East Hants RCMP responded to the collision on Oct.…
New trail Suspension Bridge opened to much fanfare in Waverely
WAVERLEY: The opening of the Lake William trail suspension bridge means the dream of connecting Waverley to Dartmouth through active transportation is one step closer to reality. It will allow…
Caswell’s new book aimed at helping people deal with challenging times
MAIN PHOTO: Cathy Caswell, an author from Waverley, poses with her latest book she released inside the Fall River Dairy Queen on Oct. 17. (Healey photo) WAVERLEY: With stress at…