by Tara ClowThe wells for some Memramcook residents have dried up due to the drought, and that has forced them to find other ways of getting water. Mayor Maxime Bourgeois says the Village council will vote this morning on a temporary water distribution system, “Offering a service where residents will be...
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by NewsFour suspicious fires are being investigated in Pictou County. RCMP say calls started to come in around 9:50 p.m., October 3, and continued throughout the evening. The first, was a barn near Germain Road and Highway 104 in Broadway. Another suspicious structure fire happened at this property,...
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by Tara ClowDips and increases for fuel this week. The maximum cost for regular self-serve is down 2.8 cents a litre to around $1.50. Diesel dipped 1.4 cents to a maximum of $1.66. Furnace oil increased 3.6 cents a litre to a maximum of around $1.66 This is a result of the weekly price adjustments by the...
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by Tara ClowA significant gain for Charlotte Country Hospital Foundation, thanks to community support that remains strong. The 12th annual 98.1 Charlotte FM radiothon was held yesterday. Donors came out in droves, helping the radio station raise over $72,000. This will mean the addition of much-needed...
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Your opinion is needed on active transportation in Clare. A survey is available on the municipal website. It asks questions about your experiences walking, running or biking in the area, and what changes you’d like to see. It’s part of the updated active transportaton plan, which the...
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by Caitlin SnowThe CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada says bringing two world class sprint canoe championships to Lake Banook in Dartmouth this summer is a wonderful opportunity. In a phone interview with our newsroom from Australia, Casey Wade told us the entire federation is thrilled. “I can’t walk around and meet...
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by Bryan TaitStriking postal workers are going back to work. Sort of. The president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced Thursday night that the nationwide strike action would end. Jan Simpson said starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, the union would switch to rotating strikes. She said...
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The price of gas is down slightly Friday morning. It fell by just over two cents a litre at midnight. That makes the price below $1.40 in most areas. Diesel didn’t change, it’s averaging $1.55.
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by Bryan TaitA Nova Scotia charity plans to dish out as many as 1,200 turkey dinners Friday afternoon. Souls Harbour Rescue Mission is hosting its annual Thanksgiving meal at six locations around the province from noon to 2 p.m. The following locations are hosting the meal: Lower Sackville:222 Sackville...
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by Jacob MooreAfter the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia, some significant progress is being made to improve policing, emergency management. But more work is needed in some areas, like dealing with intimate partner violence, and offering mental health supports to the family of shooting victims. That is...
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