by Tim DavidsonThe new riding of Kenora-Kiiwetinoong will have a familiar face running for the Conservative Party. Kenora MP Eric Melillo has picked up the nomination. Melillo says the new riding has pretty much the same boundaries as the old Kenora Riding. “This riding will still cover nine municipalities and...
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by Caitlin SnowFunding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Inverness. The province and the municipality of the county will each invest more than $2.55 million in the project. A lift station that handles wastewater from south of James Street and Highway 19 will be replaced. The province says it will...
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A new mental health and addictions day hospital is open in Kentville. The hospital is offering intensive mental health and addictions care for people in Nova Scotia Health’s western zone, which includes the Annapolis Valley, South Shore and Southwest region. According to a provincial release, a...
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by Tara ClowA $28,000 request from the Peter McKee Community Food Centre for extra security. The Centre is located across from the new Bridge to Home shelter on St. George Street and has received increased crime and drug use complaints. In a letter to Moncton City Council and Health Minister Bruce Fitch,...
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by Randy ThomsA worker at New Gold’s Rainy River mine has been killed. New Gold says it happened early this morning. A statement indicates the person was operating a piece of equipment in the mine’s open pit at the time of the incident. No other details have been provided. Operations have been temporarily...
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by CJ GoaterWork on the Harbour Expressway is advancing, but it’s going to lead to some closures. The Memorial Avenue and Harbour Expressway intersection is scheduled for overnight closures for the installation of new traffic signals. They will run from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. starting on Wednesday and continuing...
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An Antigonish man has been charged with child pornography offences. The RCMP says on July 17th, police executed a search warrant at a home in Antigonish. Investigators were directed to the residence after an electronic service provider notified law enforcement that child pornography was being...
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by Tara ClowMoncton Alerts Dashboard subscribers may have received a few unusual alerts from the City of Moncton early Wednesday. The subjects of those road and flooding alerts were, “Hazard: Centennial Park Rd”, “Hazard: Grand Trunk Rd”, and Flooding: NB 114 – Moncton”. The alerts arrived via email or...
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by Evan TaylorThe Town of Bridgewater is putting on a seminar for anyone interested in running for council or mayor in this years municipal election. The seminar is taking place on August 6 at 6:00 p.m. at Town Hall. There is no fee to attend, however, anyone planning to attend is asked to register by email....
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by Evan TaylorThe Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has sent two coaches from the women’s soccer team home from the Olympics after investigating accusations they’d been using drones to watch an opponent practice. The New Zealand Olympic Committee reported a drone was flown over the women’s soccer team...
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