by CJ GoaterThe city’s green pin program has taken another step towards coming to fruition. City council has approved the additional required cost to acquire two tandem garbage trucks at committee of the whole. The trucks were first approved in 2021, but supply chain issues have delayed the production and...
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by Brad PerryThe owner of a Saint John scrapyard has been sentenced after pleading guilty in connection with the death of a worker in 2022. American Iron & Metal (AIM) faced four charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act in the death of 60-year-old Darrell Richards. Richards was injured at the...
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by Caitlin SnowThere will be more maintenance on the Canso Causeway swing bridge. There will be closures for twenty minutes at a time Thursday, February 15 and Friday, February 16 from 9- 11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Traffic control will be on site and emergency services have been informed. Motorists are asked to...
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by Randy ThomsA Minnesota man has been killed in a collision south of International Falls. It happened Tuesday at around 2:30 p.m. on Highway 53 near Lambert Road. The Minnesota State Patrol says a small car crossed the centre line and came into collision with an oncoming transport. The driver of the car was...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Sioux North Warriors won two of the four gold medals up for grabs at the NorWOSSA winter court sport championships. The Warriors won the Junior Girls volleyball title with a three sets to one victory (23-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-6) over the Fort Frances Muskies. Sioux North also took the senior...
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A free newspaper database will be launched on Heritage Day in Antigonish. In a release, museum curator and StFX instructor, Dr. Barry Mackenzie, says historical issues of community newspaper, The Casket-founded in 1852- are only available mostly on microfilm. It has taken about three years to...
READ MOREThe historic St. Peters Canal looks quite different these days. Last month water was removed for lock maintenance. Parks Canada says draining is routine work done about every 10-15 years. Asset Manager for the Cape Breton Field Unit, Robie Gourd, estimates roughly 450-thousand cubic feet of...
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by Caitlin SnowThere will soon be 15 new provincial parks all over Nova Scotia, with two others expanding. This will put the province more than halfway to its commitment of having 205 provincial parks. Minister Tory Rushton says, “Nova Scotia is one of the most beautiful places on earth and they are taking...
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by Tara ClowSaint John Transit says it will be reviewing its safety protocols and training programs following a fatal collision. A 71-year-old woman died after being struck by a bus at MacLaren Boulevard and Itty Bitty Way on Tuesday evening. City spokesperson Erin White says they are cooperating with the...
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A new airline is expanding its services to Atlantic Canada for the summer. Canada Jetlines has announced it will offer routes to Toronto and Florida from Halifax Stanfield. Twice weekly flights to Toronto and Orlando will start the first week of June and will run until late October. The...
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