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RCMP searching for second vehicle in fatal Memramcook crash
Posted 16 November 2023

RCMP searching for second vehicle in fatal Memramcook crash

A second vehicle is now sought in connection with a fatal crash in Memramcook that left a 17-year-old Moncton boy dead. The crash happened on September 29, at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Route 106 in Memramcook. An RCMP investigation has led police to determine a second vehicle was involved in...

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Carolyn Bolivar Getson appointed as President of Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities
Posted 16 November 2023

Carolyn Bolivar Getson appointed as President of Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities

Mayor Carolyn Bolivar Getson of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg has been elected as the new head of the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM). This comes as she continues to fulfill her duties in her existing mayoral position. In her dual role, Mayor Getson will actively...

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Highway 105 closed from Ear Falls to Red Lake
Posted 16 November 2023

Highway 105 closed from Ear Falls to Red Lake

The highway from Ear Falls to Red Lake has been shut down. Highway 105 to the intersection of Highway 125 is closed because of the weather conditions. Traffic control is in place and the Ministry of Transportation is asking motorists to avoid the area. There’s no indication how long the road...

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Saints girls play Manitouwadge in NWOSSA final
Posted 16 November 2023

Saints girls play Manitouwadge in NWOSSA final

The St. Thomas Aquinas senior girls basketball team will be trying to advance to the All-Ontario single “A” championships over the next two days. The Saints are hosting Manitouwadge in the best-of-three NWOSSA championship. Game one is at 12:30 this afternoon at the TA gym, with game two at 6:00...

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Yarmouth County to enforce 2-bag recycling Nov 20
Posted 16 November 2023

Yarmouth County to enforce 2-bag recycling Nov 20

If you’re not sorting your recyclables, you’ll want to get in that habit. Starting Monday, municipalities in Yarmouth County will increase enforcement on 2-bag recycling. Gus Green with Waste Check says they heard from the recycling facility in Kentville that too many bags were ‘co-mingled.’...

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Highway 105 speed limit to lower just south of Baddeck
Posted 16 November 2023

Highway 105 speed limit to lower just south of Baddeck

You’ll soon have to slow down a bit on Highway 105. The province has agreed to reduce the speed limit to 70 km/h just south of Baddeck by the Tim Hortons and Irving near Wagmatcook First Nation . According to Strait of Canso News, Warden of Victoria, Bruce Morrison says after 20 years of...

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Two local sailors awarded by Sail Manitoba
Posted 16 November 2023

Two local sailors awarded by Sail Manitoba

Two members of the Black Sturgeon Sailing Club received awards at the Sail Manitoba Awards Ceremony at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame last  week. Liam Cox was the Provincial 15 and Under Male Optimist Champion. Quinn Haines was awarded the Most Improved ILCA Sailor Trophy. Both Cox and Haines...

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Shelburne hosting Business Excellence Awards
Posted 16 November 2023

Shelburne hosting Business Excellence Awards

Shelburne County’s business community is set to be recognized. The Business Excellence Awards are back for the first time in 5 years. They’re taking place tonight at the River Hills Golf and Country Club in Clyde River. Heidi Wagner with CBDC Shelburne says there are 5 categories at the sold-out...

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NS small businesses look for more after fall legislature: CFIB
Posted 16 November 2023

NS small businesses look for more after fall legislature: CFIB

The fall sitting of the legislature didn’t do much for small businesses in the province, according to the Canadian Federation of Independant Businesses (CFIB). Before MLA’s met at Province House, 80 percent of small businesses said the cost of doing business were their top concern. “Small...

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Housing starts trend up in October
Posted 16 November 2023

Housing starts trend up in October

Canada’s annual pace of housing starts rose one per cent in October compared with September. That is according to new figures released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). October’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 274,681 units, up from 270,669 units in...

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