Category Archives: News
NSCC Faculty Voting On Severing Relationship With Teachers Union
NSCC Faculty will decide if they are going to cut ties with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union. The staff are voting on the option to form an independent faculty and professional support association under...
Jun 07, 2018
Distracted Driving An Ongoing Problem Say NS RCMP
How many times have you seen someone driving while using a cell phone ? Likely quite often, and so have the police. RCMP officers like Constable Chad Morrison have seen people with a phone in one hand...
Jun 07, 2018
Ontarians Vote Today For Their Next Provincial Government
Residents of Ontario are going to the polls today in what looks to be one of the most hard-fought provincial elections in recent history. Premier Kathleen Wynne conceded last week her Liberals would n...
Jun 07, 2018
49th Annual Tri County VON Walkathon Deemed A Success
It was another successful year for the Tri-County VON Walkathon. The event on May 26 raised $5500. Spokesperson Derek Babin says they’re fortunate to have a very dedicated core of supporters for...
Jun 07, 2018
NSCC Staff to Vote On Who They Want As A Bargaining Unit
Teaching and support staff with the Nova Scotia Community College are voting on who they want as a bargaining unit. Right now it’s the Nova Scotia Teachers Union. But the Academic Union of the N...
Jun 07, 2018
ER's In Shelburne And Digby Closed
The Digby Hospital emergency department will be closing. It shuts down this evening at 6:00 p.m. and reopens tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. The health authority says it’s due to physician availability. M...
Jun 07, 2018
Par-en-Bas Junior Boys Win Regional Slo-Pitch Banner
The Par-en-Bas Junior Boys Slo-Pitch team captured the regional banner yesterday at Hebron Complex. PEB defeated St. Mary’s Bay in the semi-finals 13-3. They advanced to the finals defeating Heb...
Jun 07, 2018
Two Initiatives Announced To Help Support Military Families In Nova Scotia
Veterans Affairs Canada has committed $147 million over six years for the expansion of the Veteran Family Program. The announcement was made in Greenwood Friday by West Nova MP Colin Fraser. He says i...
Jun 07, 2018
Concern Over Pay Equity For Early Childhood Educators In Nova Scotia
The owner of a private childcare centre in Yarmouth says the province must move faster to address issues with pay. Jodi MacKinnon-LeBlanc of Lil’ Gems says the current formula is putting some pr...
Jun 07, 2018
Environmental Groups Call For Immediate Moratorium On Oil/Gas Exploration Off NS Coast
Critics are calling for the provincial government to hold a public inquiry into offshore oil and gas development. The Campaign to Protect Offshore Nova Scotia, also wants a moratorium placed on all ex...
Jun 06, 2018
