by Brad PerryIrving Oil employees will pay tribute to their former president and chairman on Friday. Arthur Irving passed away on Monday at the age of 93 after a battle with cancer. A procession of company fleet vehicles is scheduled to take place starting at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Starting at Dedication Street,...
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A new fisheries simulator is coming to NSCC in Shelburne. It’s the first of its kind in the country. The province says it will allow students to practice operating a fishing vessel on land. It will have navigation for both fishing and aquaculture, and help students in trainign and support. NSCC...
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by Brad PerrySaint John police are investigating after a man was found unconscious and seriously injured on an uptown street. First responders were called to the 100 block of Exmouth Street shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday. “Upon arrival, a man was observed face down and unconscious,” police said in a news...
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by Randy ThomsStarbucks Cafes will be leaving Safeway stores in northwestern Ontario. They will be shutdown on June 1st. The decision to close the kiosk was made by Sobey’s, Safeway’s parent company. In an email to Acadia News, Corporate Affairs Manager Sarah Dawson says they regularly review operations and...
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Yarmouth’s comic book and gaming convention will be bigger than ever. Y-Con is moving to the Mariners Centre for its fourth edition. Organizer Malcolm Seaboyer says the event has grown each year. “We had 556 attendees last year, so we’ve moved to a larger space at Mariners Centre this year....
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by Tim DavidsonIt’s going to cost more to replace furnaces and the HVAC system at the Dryden Library and city hall. Public Works manager Blake Poole says the city’s portion of the project will increase by almost $129,000. “Just in the last two weeks, the NOHFC informed us that they would not support the full...
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by Tim DavidsonThe city is going to have to dig up the portion of road at the intersection of Gould Road and Railway Street again. Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Greg Breen says they did put fill in that area just before the winter, but there has been significant settling there. “That project was...
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The emergency department at Roseway Hospital in Shelburne is reopening Friday morning but later than expected. In an update, Nova Scotia Health said it will open at 8:45 a.m. and not 8 a.m., as previously communicated. Roseway’s emergency department will also close at 4 p.m. Friday, reopening...
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by Tara ClowThe price at the pumps dipped for another week. Fuelling up with regular self-serve now costs 2.7 cents less. Furnace oil and diesel are also down by around one cent. Currently, New Brunswickers are paying a maximum of $1.72 per litre for regular self-serve, $1.72 per litre for diesel, and $1.43...
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A former CBRM mayor wants the job again. Cecil Clarke, who served two terms as mayor from 2012 to 2020, announced his candidacy yesterday in Sydney. Mayor Amanda MacDougall announced last month she would not be running for re-election this fall. Clarke also represented the riding of Cape Breton...
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