The city is looking to add 15 or 20 new firefighters to the Upper Tantallon or Hammonds Plains communities. It comes after devastating wildfires destroyed more than 150 homes last spring and is in response to population growth. The change would mean 24/7 coverage from full-time firefighters and...
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A theft at a historic building in Clare. Renovations to the roof of La Vielle Maison in Meteghan have been ongoing. Just over a year ago, the site won $10,000 in the ‘Next Great Save’ national contest. Treasurer Nicole Pothier says 14 bundles of shingles were recently stolen. “We’re going to...
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by Caitlin SnowA workplace injury in Halifax has put a man in hospital in serious condition. Details are few, but police say it was Tuesday afternoon near the Halifax waterfront, just after 1:30 p.m. on Marginal Rd, when the 61-year-old fell off a ladder. He was taken to hospital with what are believed to be...
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by Brad PerrySaint John police have arrested three youths following a pair of recent assaults involving a chemical irritant in the city. A 17-year-old youth was arrested for assault with a weapon on Feb. 24 after a transit driver was allegedly sprayed a week earlier. The incident, according to investigators,...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Ontario Special Investigations Unit has cleared a Dryden OPP officer of any wrong doing in regards to an injury to a fleeing suspect. The incident took place last November at a Dryden motel. The SIU says police responded to a 911 phone call traced to the Chalet Inn Motel on Government...
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by Tim DavidsonIt’s back to the drawing board for Kenora’s Official Plan and Zoning by-law. The city last submitted an official plan to the province back in 2020, but it languished on provincial desks for two years. The city’s Chief Administrative Officer Kyle Attanasio says they are now putting out a contract...
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Music lovers are excited about Weekends at the Opera House beginning March 22nd on the South Shore. The Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society says the first show with Grammy winner Allison Russell with special guest Aysanabee is already sold out! After performing in Lunenburg, Russell will also open...
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by Caitlin SnowNova Scotia has expanded the incentive for doctors to stay in the province. The province says now family physicians and specialists who want full-time practices in the HRM, can earn up to $75,000. It’s part of an expansion to the physician incentive program to encourage more doctors to...
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by Evan TaylorThe community of Liverpool is putting on a homecoming for some of its top athletes, most notably Sarah Mitton who recently won a gold medal in shot put at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. On Thursday, March 7, at Queens Place Emera Centre there will be a...
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RCMP are trying to track down two people after a report that items were taken from a Port Hawkesbury drugstore. Police say on January 27th at about 3:45 p.m., the pair left Shoppers Drug Mart on Reeves Street with over $2,000 worth of goods. They’ve released surveillance photos of the suspects....
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