HMCS Montreal set sail for a deployment to the Mediterranean and Black Sea as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two

**** Info via DND Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montreal, with the ship’s company of nearly 240, set sail for a deployment to the Mediterranean and Black Sea as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) on Operation REASSURANCE, in support of NATO assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe. ​ This […]

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Nova Scotia RCMP release annual provincial impaired statistics for 2021 / Halifax District RCMP charged​ 528​ drivers with impaired related offences in 2021

**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP release annual provincial impaired statistics for 2021 As Nova Scotia’s Provincial Police, road safety is a top priority. In an effort to keep citizens informed about enforcement on our roadways, the Nova Scotia RCMP is releasing statistics for all RCMP detachments in Nova Scotia for​ 2021​ on drivers […]

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Prince Andrew High – MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL RENAMING COMMITTEE 

**** PAH Release Prince Andrew High – MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL RENAMING COMMITTEE After consulting with students, families, staff, alumni, our School Advisory Council (SAC) and our greater school community, we are resuming the process of changing the name of Prince Andrew High School. It is our intention to have a new name officially in […]

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13 New Hospital Admissions, Eight Discharges, One Death

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 13 New Hospital Admissions, Eight Discharges, One Death —————————————————————- Today, January 18, Nova Scotia is reporting 13 new hospital admissions and eight discharges. Nova Scotia is also reporting one death related to COVID-19. A woman in her 80s in Eastern Zone has died. “This is another very sad day and I […]

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Richmond County District RCMP is asking for information related to a theft of community mailboxes from Hwy. 247 in Grande Greve

**** RCMP Media Release Richmond County District RCMP is asking for information related to a theft of community mailboxes from Hwy. 247 in Grande Greve On January 15, police received a complaint of two community mailboxes having been stolen from Hwy. 247 in Grand Greve. The community mailboxes were the older style brown metal units, […]

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Province Releases 2022-23 Five-Year Highway Plan

**** PUBLIC WORKS Media Release Province Releases 2022-23 Five-Year Highway Plan —————————————————————- Nova Scotia will invest nearly $500 million in capital spending on its highways, bridges and roads in 2022-23. The Five-Year Highway Improvement Plan includes more than 150 major construction and improvement projects for the coming year that will make Nova Scotia’s roads, highways […]

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RCMP administer Naloxone to youth in distress

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP administer Naloxone to youth in distress A Lunenburg District RCMP officer successfully administered Naloxone to a 17-year-old youth who was suffering from a drug overdose in Lunenburg County. On January 14, police and EHS responded to a complaint of a 17-year-old male youth who had just collapsed at a home […]

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Halifax District RCMP has charged two men for failing to comply with COVID-19​ health restrictions at a business in Upper Tantallon

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP charge two men for failing to comply with COVID-19​ health restrictions Halifax District RCMP has charged two men for failing to comply with COVID-19​ health restrictions at a business in Upper Tantallon. At approximately 6:10 p.m. on January 15, Halifax District RCMP were called to attend a business on Hammonds […]

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RCMP charge two men after executing search warrant

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP charge two men after executing search warrant The Yarmouth/Clare RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) has charged two men after executing a search warrant on Havelock St. in Yarmouth. On January 13, the Yarmouth/Clare SCEU executed a search warrant a home on Havelock St. in Yarmouth. Two men were arrested […]

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15 New Hospital Admissions, 12 Discharges, Four Deaths

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 15 New Hospital Admissions, 12 Discharges, Four Deaths —————————————————————- Today, January 17, Nova Scotia is reporting 15 new hospital admissions and 12 discharges since the last update on January 14. Nova Scotia is also reporting four deaths related to COVID-19: — a man in his 40s in Central Zone — a […]

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