by Tim DavidsonBoaters are asked to drive slowly in Safety Bay this week. Moncrief Construction is replacing an underway sanitary main. The city say the contract will have divers on site doing the repairs. In the meantime, the sidewalk on the west side of 1st Avenue South will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday...
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by Tim DavidsonThere has been just over $38 million in building permits issued so far this year. That’s $11 million more than the same period last year. Mayor Andrew Poirier says that includes a housing project behind Evergreen School. “The housing development up on Brinkman Road was something that was...
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by Caitlin SnowMedic Monday is a day where the province recognizes and celebrates more than 1200 paramedics as they provide high-quality, professional and dedicated care, on the ground, in the air and over the phone. “Paramedicine is a profession that puts others first and it can be physically, mentally and...
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No winners on that record-breaking Lotto-649 Gold Ball draw for $66 million on the weekend. That means this Wednesday’s Gold Ball jackpot is now at $68-million and is guaranteed to be won. A winning ticket worth $5-million for the classic portion of Saturday’s 6/49-draw and a $1-million ticket...
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by Tara ClowA ceremony will be held prior to Dieppe City Council on Monday night in advance of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Mi’kmaq flag will be permanently installed in Council chambers at 7 o’clock. Chief Rebecca Knockwood of Fort Folly First Nation and Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc. will...
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Highway 103 in Queens County was closed for several hours following a crash. Just after 4:30pm Sunday, RCMP posted on X, formerly Twitter, that due to a collision, the 103 at Port Mouton was blocked. About half an hour later police said it would be closed for at least two hours. In an update...
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by Adam RileyOne person has been sent to hospital following a house fire on the city’s north side Sunday night. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue were called to a Rockwood Avenue South home around 8:00 p.m. with arriving crews reporting smoke coming from a second floor window. Prompting a call for additional units....
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by Adam RileyA mission to an asteroid launched seven years ago has returned with its precious cargo. In 2016 the OSIRIS-REx was launched as part of a mission to collect a sample from the Asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft arrived on the asteroid in December of 2018, collected the sample in 2020, began the return...
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by Caitlin SnowA community in Pugwash is about to get solar panels on five buildings, thanks to a provincial investment of over $120,000. The project which will produce over 77,000 kWh of solar power each year, is for five buildings in Sunset Community, which serves adults living with disabilities. “This...
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The Council of Unions is planning a province-wide Day of Action today to gain attention surrounding bargaining. The contract for more than five thousand administrative professionals working in the health care system throughout Nova Scotia expired three years ago. In an NSGEU release, Bev...
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