by Brad PerryClothing donation bins may soon be removed from municipally-owned land throughout St. Stephen. A staff report was presented to council during the July committee of the whole meeting last week. CAO Jeff Renaud said the report was in response to a previous request made by the committee. Renaud...
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by Tara ClowThe Premier for Prince Edward Island has revealed a few of his priorities for First Ministers’ meetings in Ontario this week. Rob Lantz says Islanders and visitors deserve affordable access to his province. He plans to speak with the prime minister about promises to lower toll fees on the...
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by Jacob MooreTwo big figures in the Atlantic Canadian theatre scene died on Friday. Mary Vingoe was born in 1955 in Dartmouth. In a Facebook post, her family says she died after a three-year-long fight with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. She was an actor, a director and a playwright. She...
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by Brad PerryThe number of measles cases in the Sussex region has risen to 14. Public Health has reported one new case of the virus since last Thursday. An outbreak was declared last Monday, five days after the first case was reported on July 9. That first case was believed to be related to another person...
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by Evan TaylorBridgewater Police say both speed and alcohol may have played a role in the crash that caused major damage to the Arby’s restaurant on Dufferin Street. Officers patrolling the area early Sunday morning heard a loud crash and were shortly after called to the scene. A vehicle had veered...
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A great white shark has been detected off Richmond County. ‘Jason’ is a 500 pound, 9 foot long sub-adult shark. He was tagged off Mahone Bay on July 16, and his latest ping had him off the coast of Isle Madame just after midnight on Monday. OCEARCH says their science team collaborated with the...
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by NewsThe first phase of decommissioning a landfill in Shelburne is almost complete. The town says the Morvan Road project included monitoring well installation and sampling, with more samples to be collected this fall and next spring. That work is part of an environmental review to make sure nearby...
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by Brad PerrySome homes and businesses in the Kenora area will be without power for much of Monday morning. Hydro One says a planned power outage will take place in the area from 8 a.m. to noon Central Time. More than 2,700 homes and businesses will be impacted, according to the utility’s outage map. The map...
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by Jacob MoorePremiers from across the country are meeting in Muskoka, Ontario. The summer session happens from Monday to Wednesday at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville. Premier Doug Ford says it’s never been more important for the premiers to work together and protect Canada’s economy. They hope to address...
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by Jacob MooreAll travel restrictions due to the Red Lake 62 fire have been lifted. Forest Fire and Emergency Services says they were lifted on Saturday. Red Lake 62, the largest in the region, is still out of control at more than 31,000 hectares in size. In total 47 fires are burning across Northern Ontario...
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