by Caitlin SnowAn internet outage affecting thousands of customers. It’s due to a fibre break from construction near Bayers Lake in Halifax, at Highway 103 and St. Margarets Bay Rd. In an email to customers, Purple Cow says the problem spans across Nova Scotia, impacting all providers. Crews are working to...
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by Evan TaylorThe province of Nova Scotia has announced the recipients of this year’s Age-Friendly Community Grants. The grant aims to support community-wide efforts to create age-friendly environments and promote healthy aging. This year there are 44 organizations receiving support totaling $530,000. Seniors...
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by Jacob MooreThe province will give three municipalities in the quad counties $102 million to upgrade water infrastructure, roads, sewers and create shoreline developments. Agriculture Minister Greg Morrow, on behalf of Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr, made the announcement in the Guysborough council...
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by Tim DavidsonIt’s going to cost just over $146,000 for architectural and design plans for a new clubhouse at the Sandy Beach Golf Course. Dryden city council approved the bid from Boreal Architecture in its Request For Proposals. CAO of the city Roger Nesbitt says they want the design plans done sooner...
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A sure sign of summer! The Halifax Common Aquatics Facility will open Saturday. Located on the common between Cogswell Street and Bell Road, it has a 25m five-lane pool, three climbing walls, beach entry with play features and large universal change rooms. Activities like lane swimming, swimming...
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by Tim DavidsonA major infrastructure project is to start next week in Keewatin. Moncrief Construction says it will begin storm sewer work and road improvements on 10th Street on Monday. The work will take place from Ottawa Street up to Highway 17. The project is expected to complete by mid August. In the...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Fort Hope First Nation (Eabametoong) to working to get it’s dog population under control. It’s estimated that there as many as 600 dogs in the community of 1,600 people, many running loose. Earlier this month, PetSmart Charities of Canada and volunteers from Cat Lake went to the community to...
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by Tim DavidsonA group called Keep Highway 17 North is seeking support from city council for their proposal for twinning the Trans-Canada Highway west of the city. Rob Giguere says they would like to seek an entirely new highway built north of the current Highway 17 all the way to the by-pass. “Obviously we’re...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick’s child and youth advocate is welcoming tighter rules for cellphone use in classrooms. The province recently announced changes to Policy 311 which will take effect in September. During class time, students will have to place their phones in a designated area on silent. Cellphone...
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by Brad PerryJail time for a Moncton man charged in a drug trafficking investigation more than three years ago. Mounties said they searched a home on Route 132 in Greater Lakeburn in February 2021. Officers seized crystal meth and hydromorphone pills, along with drug-trafficking paraphernalia, ammunition, a...
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