Category Archives: News
Potential exposure list includes six Central Zone locations
Public Health is advising of a potential exposure to COVID-19 at six locations in Central Zone. Anyone who worked at or visited the following locations on the specified dates and times should book a C...
Jun 18, 2021
Second Year Of Virtual Events For Heartland Tour
The Nova Scotia Heartland Tour is going virtual for the second year in a row. Yarmouth community leader for the tour, Jack Harding, says the pandemic is not slowing the annual fitness campaign down. "...
Jun 17, 2021
Strang says health officials are watching New Brunswick
The province's top doctor and premier say they're keeping an eye on what happens in New Brunswick. Officials in New Brunswick have re-opened their province with no isolation to anyone from the Atlanti...
Jun 17, 2021
14 new COVID cases (June 17)
Nova Scotia is reporting 14 new cases of COVID-19 and nine recoveries. Twelve cases are in Central Zone. Eleven are close contacts of previously reported cases and the other is under investigation. On...
Jun 17, 2021
Concerns About Rising House Costs, Survey Finds
A survey has found home ownership is now out of reach for about three-quarters of Canadians. Housing prices have hit an all-time high and are rising in all corners of the country with no end in sight,...
Jun 17, 2021
Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance To Seek Intervener Status In Indigenous Court Challenges
The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance are seeking intervener status in Indigenous court challenges against the province and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. In a release today, the allian...
Jun 17, 2021
Halifax company running Harbour Hopper loses $4M in pandemic
The CEO of Ambassatours Gray Line, Dennis Campbell, says the tourism company lost $4-million since the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020. The Halifax-based business, famous for such attractions as the...
Jun 17, 2021
Rebate helps seniors pay tax bill
The province is helping low-income seniors with their municipal residential property taxes. The program offers eligible seniors a rebate of up to $800. "We are pleased to once again be in a position t...
Jun 17, 2021
New commuter ferry announced for Bedford-Halifax
The province is unveiling a new commuter ferry route for Bedford and Halifax through a $3.3 million joint investment with the municipal and federal governments. Nova Scotia will invest over $1.1 milli...
Jun 17, 2021
Vehicles being targeted in Sackville, Tantallon & Cole Harbour
RCMP say they are getting many calls about thefts from unlocked vehicles in Cole Harbour, Sackville and Tantallon. Between June 1 and June 14, Halifax RCMP received 18 complaints of thefts. A total of...
Jun 17, 2021
