by Caitlin SnowA big step toward cutting carbon emissions in Victoria County. The area has received a grant of $75,000 toward their clean energy project called the Municipal EV chagrin corporation feasibility study, thanks to the Low Carbon Communities program. It’s part of a province-wide initiative that has...
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by Brad PerryJob numbers were virtually unchanged across the country to wrap up 2023. Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate held steady at 5.8 per cent in December. Employment rose among men aged 25 to 54 and women aged 15 to 24, but declined among men aged 55 and older. According to StatCan,...
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by Brad PerrySaint John police are seeking a suspect after an armed robbery at an east side convenience store. Police say a man entered the store in the 1500 block of Loch Lomond Road around 9:40 p.m. Thursday. The suspect, investigators say was armed with a weapon, demanded money and left with some cash....
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by Caitlin SnowA heavy police presence in Lower Sackville near the intersection of Cobequid Rd and Glendale Ave. Police are using a search warrant in relation to a drug and weapons investigation. The public is asked to avoid the area. We will have more information when it becomes available. Halifax District...
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A new year and lots of roster moves for the Yarmouth Mariners. The MHL trade deadline is next week, and the team has been busy. They’ve traded forwards Jean-Alexandre Tetreault and Damian Metastasio to Campbellton and Miramichi respectively, and goaltender Ben Williams was also dealt to the...
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by Randy ThomsWith 2024 now underway, a flurry of new Minnesota laws are in effect. It includes added protections for renters. Landlords fully disclose non-optional fees in a lease agreement so that applicants have a full scope of their rental costs. Rachel Sterling, a housing attorney and the communications...
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A birthday gathering for 2 young Yarmouth men. It’s for the late Colton Cook, and the missing Zach Lefave, whose birthdays are just a day apart It’s happening Sunday at 3:30 at Yarmouth Town Hall. Cook’s mother Stacey Cook says it’s about celebrating their lives. “We want to keep their memories...
READ MORE by Adam RileyA deal has been closed and a property in the Sioux Lookout area with the potential for gold mining has a new owner. On January 3rd Ashley Gold announced it has acquired the Burnhut Property, located just south of the community on Minnitaki Lake. History has mining activity in the area dating...
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by Tara ClowYou’re saving on the price of gas again this week. Diesel prices are down by 3.9 cents a litre to a maximum of 193.7. Furnace oil dipped 3.6 cents to 165.5. The maximum cost for self-serve gas went down by 1.7 cents a litre to a maximum of 154.2. Adjustments are made each week by the Energy and...
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A slight increase in the price of gas. Regular self-serve is up a cent, it’s now around $1.53 a litre. Diesel stays put, it’s averaging $1.87 a litre in the province. The price is adjusted every Friday at midnight.
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