STEWIACKE: Colchester District RCMP is investigating a complaint of Break, Enter and Theft that occurred between May 22 and May 24, from the garage of a residence on Pleasant Hill. The suspect(s) entered a garage and took construction tools, including a power drill, from within. The door was not locked at the time. The investigation […]
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ENFIELD: Anthony Balzan has only had his dog guide, Hero, for a few months, but it’s drastically changed his life that short time. Living with retinitis pigmentosa, Balzan has no peripheral vision. Anything to his sides, below, or above his line of vision can be extremely hazardous. Having Hero by his size, a sight guide dog trained by the Lions Foundation of Dog […]
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UPPER RAWDON: Firefighters from three counties spent seven plus hours of their Tuesday night May1 5 battling a major conflagration of tires at Country Hills Auto and Recycled Parts on Highway 354 in Upper Rawdon. At about 6:20 p.m., a 911 call was received of a large fire at the location, with it nearing the […]
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MUSQUODOBOIT VALLEY: Eighty-one-year-old Myrna Burgess has been located safe and sound on the night of May 16. RCMP confirmed the news on the morning of May 17 in a release to media. Halifax Ground Search and Rescue searchers on ATVs found Burgess inside her van near Ship Harbour at about 9:30 p.m. May 16. Police […]
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KENNETCOOK: Here’s a look at the monthly fire calls for fire departments in Mount Uniacke; Kennetcook; Elmsdale; Enfield; Nine Mile River; Maitland; and in Stewiacke. This month, Shubenacadie Fire joins in providing call reports to us for the column. A reminder to readers that the departments in the report provide the breakdown of calls to […]
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ELMSDALE: On May 11, 2018, the Serious Incident Response Team was contacted by the East Hants District RCMP in relation to an incident resulting in serious injuries. The incident involved an RCMP member on patrol in Elmsdale, NS who activated his emergency equipment in an attempt to stop a motorcycle driving without lights at night […]
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ELMSDALE: An investigation into an injury collision has been referred by East Hants District RCMP to the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT). In the evening of May 11, an RCMP member on patrol observed a two-wheeled, off-road vehicle without lights on Hwy 2 near the Hwy 214 intersection with a driver and a passenger. The […]
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KENNETCOOK: Here’s a look at the monthly fire calls for fire departments in Mount Uniacke; Kennetcook; Elmsdale; Enfield; Nine Mile River; Maitland; and in Stewiacke. This month, Shubenacadie Fire joins in providing call reports to us for the column. A reminder to readers that the departments in the report provide the breakdown of calls to […]
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North Noel Rd., Nova Scotia . At 10:16 a.m., a logging truck collided with a small pickup truck on Hwy. 354 in North Noel Rd., near Findley Rd. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a 92-year-old man from Kennetcook, died at the scene. The occupant of the logging truck was not injured. East Hants District […]
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Phylecia Ferguson and Autumn Heukshorst part of N.S. contingent in Ottawa MILFORD: Two Hants East Rural High (HERH) students aren’t letting being from small town East Hants deter them as they head to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa. Autmn Heukshorst and Phylecia Ferguson, who’s in Grade 11, will both be attending the national science […]
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