If you live in Inverness County, you’re now being asked to conserve water. As dry conditions continue with no end in sight, the municipality has issued a water conservation advisory. You’re asked to help keep the water supply up during this time. If you see a water leak, report it to the...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick sits around the middle of the pack when it comes to gas taxes. That is according to a new report out from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). It finds that just over one-third of the price you pay at the fuel pumps is taxes. That works out to about 48 cents in federal and...
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by Alex AllanGas and diesel prices are expected to be heading in different directions, according to an industry source. Regular self-serve gasoline is expected to rise by less than a cent per litre, while diesel is expected to fall by around four cents Thursday night. Maximum prices in the province currently...
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The Nova Scotia SPCA has cancelled contracts with eight of 16 municipalities. It includes by-law enforcement in Yarmouth County, Clare, Wolfville, East Hants, Pictou County and Stewiacke. Chief of animal operations Heather Woodin says officers were enforcing two sets of legislation, and the...
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by Alex AllanThe Archie 2025 event is bringing basketball fans, golfers and celebrity guests to Charlotte County this week in support of the World’s Oldest Basketball Court project. It’s running from Thursday to Saturday and will be the fourth year of the multi-day event. The Archie includes a youth...
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by Jacob MooreWhen the province cut ties with the Nova Scotia Firefighters School, Jessica Gillis had mixed feelings. She and her family have been advocating for years for better conditions at the school since her brother, Skyler Blackie, died after a faulty fire extinguisher blew up in his face at the school...
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The McIntyres Mountain quarry is expanding. The project in Kingsville, Inverness County received environmental assessment approval, which has 33 conditions. It’s owned by Municipal Enterprises, and supplies high-quality aggregate for roads. Aggregate was added to the province’s strategic...
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by Alex AllanIt has now been three years since Angela Breau went missing, and the RCMP is renewing its call for help from the public. Breau, who was 66 at the time, was last seen on August 6, 2022, shortly before 2 p.m. at a residence on Elmwood Drive in Moncton. She was reported missing on August 14, and...
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by NewsA small drop in the amount of people needing a family doctor. Nova Scotia Health says nearly 1,600 more people were attached to a provider in the month of July. As of August 1, 87,879 were on the Need a Family Practice registery. That’s about 8.3 percent of our population. The next registry...
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A somber tribute to lost fishers is coming up in Guysborough County. The Provincial Seamen’s Memorial Service will be August 10th at 2 p.m. in Canso. The rain location will be the Canso United Baptist Church. Each year, the names on the memorial are read as wreaths are placed in memory of those...
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