by Brad PerryNew whale-safe equipment and acoustic technologies will be tested by snow crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The federal and provincial governments announced a joint investment of nearly $3.4 million this week. The three-year project is being run by the Association des crabiers acadiens...
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by Caitlin SnowTwo people were found safe and sound after spending two nights on a deserted Nova Scotia Rd. RCMP say it was November 11 around 2:30pm when they received the report of a stranded vehicle in Parrsboro. The Kia Forte had been stuck since the previous Thursday night on Harrison Settlement Rd. It...
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by Tim DavidsonBoth the Red Lake senior boys volleyball and the St. Thomas Aquinas senior girls basketball teams are OFSAA bound. The Rams won their best of three NWOSSA championship against the Marathon Falcons. Red Lake is heading to Kitchener next week for the All-Ontario Single A championships for the...
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by Caitlin SnowA federal judge has ruled Ottawa’s decision to list plastic items as toxic as not only ‘unreasonable’ but ‘unconstitutional’. The “label” was a key step to allow the federal government to ban certain single use plastics such as checkout bags and straws, cutlery, food service wear and stir...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Main Street Christmas Tree is in place, now all it’s needs is to be lit up. A special ceremony will be held this evening starting at 5:30. The actual lighting of the giant Christmas Tree will take place at 6 pm. The City says in order to accommodate the ceremony Main Street from 2nd to 3rd...
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by Tara ClowThe PEDVAC Foundation is gearing up for its annual Christmas Box campaign. Otherwise known as the Port Elgin Voluntary Action Council, the charity provides assistance to anyone in need during the festive season. “It has been active in the community for almost 40 years. We rely heavily on...
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by Caitlin SnowIf you suffered uninsurable losses during the wildfires, you can now apply for help. The province’s Disaster Financial Assistance Program is available to those in HRM, Shelburne County and Yarmouth County. It’s for low-income Nova Scotians, municipalities, small businesses and not-for-profit...
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by Caitlin SnowA woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a single vehicle collision in Lake Paul. Kings District RCMP say it was around 9:20am Thursday, when a Toyota Yaris was travelling north on Alysford Rd, when the roadway curved, and the vehicle ended up in a ditch. The driver and only...
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by Brad PerryA 30-year-old man convicted of forcible confinement and robbery is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Saint John police say Dustin Sacobie is accused of breaching the conditions of his statutory release. Sacobie had been residing at a community correctional centre in Saint John when the warrant...
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A major lobster processing plant in Clare is temporarily closing. Riverside Lobster in Meteghan will not operate through the fall and winter months. Parent company Champlain Seafoods says it’s due to what’s happening in the industry with lower catches. 50 local workers are affected, another 50...
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