by Joe ThomsonNova Scotia Power says it will be all hands on deck this weekend as they respond to power outages caused by hurricane Lee. Matt drover is the senior director of energy delivery with the utility company. He says that with the high winds Lee is bringing with it, it’s all but guaranteed that some...
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More arrests for fishing violations in Southwest Nova Scotia. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says arrests were made September 7th and 10th for Fisheries Act infractions. To date, 655 traps have been seized, and thousands of lobsters dumped back into the ocean. DFO says enforcement will...
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by Tim DavidsonThe second phase of twinning the Trans-Canada Highway west of Kenora has begun. Preliminary design work of the 8.5 kilometer section between the road to Shoal Lake #39 and the Rush Bay weigh scales is taking place. As well, a class environmental study to review the four lane alternatives for...
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by Joe ThomsonThe Nova Scotia RCMP have asked the public to help them find a Lower Sackville woman who has been missing for nearly two weeks. Lise LeBlanc was last seen on September 3 in Lower Sackville. She was wearing a red hoody, blue jeans and black rubber boots. The 43-year-old woman is described as...
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by Tara ClowDon’t forget to be kind to one another today because Becca told me to. Rebecca Schofield is recognized on the third Friday of September each year. In 2017, a motion was passed in the Legislature for it to officially be known as Rebecca Schofield Day. The Riverview teen spread her love by...
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by Tim DavidsonLake of the Woods District Hospital is getting just over a million dollars to upgrade it’s aging building. President and CEO Ray Racette says some of the money will go towards enlarging the emergency room. “The Emergency Department is the last major area we have to expand,” explains Racette....
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by Brad PerryFire officials say a stubborn blaze at a Saint John metal recycling facility should be fully extinguished Friday. Platoon Chief Brian Wilson said the fire in a pile of crushed cars at American Iron and Metal (AIM) was brought under control earlier in the day. “It’s in the final stages of...
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by Tim DavidsonA second First Nation community in the far north has been connected to the provincial power grid. North Caribou Lake is part of the $1.9 billion Wataynikaneyap Power project. The community is now off diesel generators, which chief Cornelius Benson says are unsafe, unreliable and inadequate to...
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by Tara ClowCharges have now been laid after a fatal crash earlier this year. On April 19, a 16-year-old girl from Upper Letang was killed in a crash on Route 778 in Pennfield. A 17-year-old from St. George appeared in court on September 12 and was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing...
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The Yarmouth Mariners open their MHL regular season against the Summerside Western Capitals tonight. The Mariners will raise their 2023 MHL Championship banner at Mariners Centre ahead of the contest. They went 12-0 in the playoffs last year, becoming the first team in league history to...
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