Month: January 2022

Reckitt, the Maker of Lysol, donates over $300,000 in Lysol Wipes through the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation for front-line staff and Local Community Groups

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**** Dartmouth General Foundation Release   Reckitt, the Maker of Lysol, donates over $300,000 in Lysol Wipes through the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation for front-line staff and Local Community Groups The Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation (DGHF) is doing its part to ring in a happy and healthy new year for community groups in HRM. A […]

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11 New Hospital Admissions, Seven Discharges, One Death

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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 11 New Hospital Admissions, Seven Discharges, One Death ——————————————————— Today, January 27, Nova Scotia is reporting 11 new hospital admissions and seven discharges. Nova Scotia is also reporting one death related to COVID-19: a woman in her 70s in Central Zone. “This is another difficult day for our province as another […]

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Richmond County District RCMP has charged a man with firearm offences after an incident in St. Peter’s

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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP charge man with firearm offences Richmond County District RCMP has charged a man with firearm offences after an incident in St. Peter’s. On January 18, police received a complaint of a man having been in a store on Grenville St. wearing an unconcealed handgun on his waist. Police began investigating […]

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Police remind citizens to look out for their furry friends

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**** HRP Media Release Police remind citizens to look out for their furry friends ​ With the temperature continuing to be well below freezing, police are providing some simple tips to help citizens take extra care of their pets. ​ Below are some tips to help keep Fluffy and Fido safe this cold weather season: […]

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New Homes for People Experiencing Homelessness

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**** CNS Media Release New Homes for People Experiencing Homelessness —————————————————————- The Province is taking action to help people experiencing homelessness by working with the Government of Canada and Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to create 65 new permanent supportive housing options. The former Travelodge hotel in Dartmouth is being converted to supportive housing units for […]

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The NS “2022 Truckers For Freedom Convoy” set off from Enfield this morning

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The NS “2022 Truckers For Freedom Convoy” set off from Enfield this morning This rolling event is to show opposition for trucker COVID-19 mandatory vaccine set out by Ottawa and is one of many large freedom trucker events. The info below is via the events Facebook page. “This exciting event is for ALL of the […]

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2021 – A year in review via Environment Canada

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**** Info via Environment Canada 2021 – A year in review 2021 was another year of worldwide extreme temperatures and extreme weather events. According to the World Meteorological Organization, consolidated data shows that 2021 was in fact, the seventh-warmest year on record. 2021 was the seventh consecutive year (2015 to 2021) where the annual global temperature […]

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Investigation begins into Complaint Against RCMP Officer

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**** SiRT Media Releasen Investigation begins into Complaint Against RCMP Officer —————————————————————————- On January 25, 2022, SiRT was contacted by the RCMP – Northeast Nova District, about an allegation of an off-duty officer uttering threats. In the late evening of January 24th, the RCMP received a call from a friend of the Affected Party (AP) […]

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Provincewide Restrictions Extended, Community Vaccination Clinics Closing

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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Provincewide Restrictions Extended, Community Vaccination Clinics Closing ——————————————————- The Province is extending current provincewide public health restrictions until February 14 to help limit the spread of COVID-19. There have been 369 hospitalizations and 30 deaths since the start of the Omicron wave on December 8. “We need these restrictions to continue […]

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