by Tim DavidsonIt’s not often you can say this, but the weather in January was actually pretty nice. There was one cold snap last month, but overall, the daily mean temperature was 5.5 degrees above average. It sat at -11.8. The coldest day in January was on January 15, when the termometer dipped to -27.5....
READ MOREWith more snow coming, the Town of Antigonish is enforcing its overnight winter parking ban. Enforced from midnight to 7 a.m., it includes all town-owned streets and parking lots, as well as all streets and parking lots on the StFX campus. The ban is in effect from December to mid-April to allow...
READ MOREAdministrative offices at the Municipality of Chester are closed Friday. The closure of the buildings at 151 King and 186 Central streets is due to issues with the water system. Staff who can do so will work from home and can be contacted by phone or email. Contact information can be found on...
READ MORE by Adam RileyIts an anniversary, but not one to be proud of. In February of 1995 a boil water advisory was put in place in Neskantaga First Nation located 433 km North of Thunder Bay, and was made long-term one year later. Now in its 29th year it remains the longest on record in Canada. A system upgrade and...
READ MORE by Caitlin SnowRemember to keep your vehicle off the street overnight Friday, with more snow on the way. Environment Canada is calling for 5 to 10 cm Friday night and Saturday morning. HRM says if your vehicle is left on the street between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., February 3rd, you are at risk of being towed....
READ MORESome areas of Nova Scotia are in for a long, snowy stretch of weather. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for eastern parts of the province including Cape Breton. The forecaster is calling for two periods of significant snowfall this weekend. Up to 20 cm is expected from...
READ MOREIt costs a little more to fill up your vehicle in Nova Scotia. Gasoline and diesel prices rose at midnight. Self-serve regular gas is up about a cent per litre to roughly $1.60. Diesel is up about 4 cents to nearly $2.00.
READ MORE by Caitlin SnowWhat does winter weather have in store for us this month? The Weather Network says Atlantic Canada got off easy in January, but that will not be the case later this month, when winter focuses its ‘fury’ on us. The national forecaster says for the first couple of weeks of February, temperatures...
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by Tara ClowAnother increase for motorists this week. The Energy and Utilities Board set its weekly prices overnight. The maximum cost for regular self-serve gas rose one cent. Diesel users are paying 3.9 cents more a litre. Furnace oil saw the biggest increase by 5.1 cents a litre. In Nova Scotia, regular...
READ MORE by Brad PerryNew Brunswick schools are preparing for a rare event coming up this spring. Central parts of our province are in the direct path of a total solar eclipse on April 8. Some Ontario and Quebec school boards have cancelled classes for student safety. New Brunswick’s education department says some...
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