The Municipality of the County of Antigonish is reviewing the size of its council and the electoral district boundaries in preparation for next year’s municipal election. Stantec Consulting Ltd. has created a website to inform community members about the process as well as an initial survey to...
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by Brad PerryA heads up to New Brunswickers who received a free Energy Efficiency Kit from NB Power. Anyone who received a white and green power bar in their kit is asked to stop using it immediately. NB Power says the precautionary move comes after they received reports of power bars that are damaged. This...
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by Adam RileyOne man is in hospital with what are believed to be life threatening injuries and another man remains behind bars following a serious assault Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. when city police responded to a report of an injured male. Upon arrival officers located the man...
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by Caitlin SnowIt will cost a little less to fill up your tank this morning. Gas dropped by 5 cents a litre after the Utility and Review Board involved the interrupter clause. Regular self-serve is now 183.3 a litre. Diesel is unchanged at 211.3.
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by Brad PerryYou may have another party to choose from when the next federal election rolls around. Centre Ice Canada announced Wednesday has begun the process of launching a new party. The Canadian Future Party pitches itself as a centrist option for voters tired of the Liberals and Conservatives. Dominic...
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by Brad PerryThe union representing Saint John’s striking inside workers said it is concerned for the safety of those needing emergency help. 911 operators and dispatchers in the city’s Public Safety Communication Centre are among the roughly 140 city workers on strike. Non-unionized staff have been brought...
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by CJ GoaterLakehead University PhD student Tristen Brown has been awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, a national award for doctoral students. The scholarship will see Brown receive $50,000 per year for three years to support his studies. Brown’s academic career began at Lethbridge College in...
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Number 63 is putting on the “C”! The Boston Bruins announced Wednesday that Hammonds Plains native Brad Marchand has been named their 27th captain in the franchise’s history. He succeeds Patrice Bergeron who announced his retirement in July. Now entering his 15th NHL season, all with Boston,...
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A group of athletes are heading to the National Special Olympic Winter Games next year. The curling team from Yarmouth won gold at the provincial event last year, and are now fundraising to head to Calgary in February. Team member Emily Demings says it would mean a lot to go. “I started curling...
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Two people have been charged with drug and firearms-related offences in the Valley. RCMP say on September 15th, police executed a search warrant at a property in New Minas. Officers seized cocaine, methamphetamine, magic mushrooms and benzodiazepines, a conducted energy weapon, edged weapons, an...
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