Buses travelling on paved roads only once again
Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education buses will be travelling on paved roads only today-February 9, 2022. This means students will be picked up in the morning and dropped off in the afternoon at the bus stop on the paved road nearest their residence.
Twelve more admitted to hospital in Nova Scotia for COVID-19, 14 in intensive care
Nova Scotia is reporting 12 new hospital admissions due to COVID-19, while 14 people were recovering in intensive care. As of yesterday, there were 91 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and were receiving specialized care in a designated unit. Another 130 people were identified as positive upon arrival at hospital but were admitted for another reason, or were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer require specialized care. And 142 people contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital. Premier Tim Houston and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, will provide a COVID-19 update this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. The update will be livestreamed at: https://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast/
Community Mourns Loss of Francis Dorrington
The community of New Glasgow is mourning the passing of former Town of New Glasgow Councillor and Deputy Mayor Francis Dorrington. Mayor Nancy Dicks calls Francis Dorrington a true pioneer. Dorrington was the first person of African descent to be elected on the Town of New Glasgow Council and he served for 21 years in many capacities over that time. He was first elected to serve the citizens of New Glasgow in 1977 and remained in public office for two decades, until 1997. He also took on the duties of Deputy Mayor, a position he held for five terms over the tenure of his time on Town Council and he also served as Acting Mayor for a period.
Community fundraisers underway to help injured teen after collision Monday night in Pictou
Pictou County District RCMP are investigating a vehicle pedestrian accident in Pictou Monday night at about 8:45 PM. Police say a 14 year old pedestrian was injured in the collision and remains in hospital with serious injuries. An RCMP Collision Reconstructionist attended the scene. And is assisting in the investigation. Meanwhile, a number of community fundraisers are being organized to help the injured teen and his family. There’s also a GoFundMe page set up to make online donations.
Province says 1,300 public submissions received on draft terms of reference for Northern Pulp project
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The public consultation period on the draft terms of reference which Northern Pulp must use to prepare its Class II environmental assessment report closed on January 31. About 1,300 submissions were received by the Province. A proposed Northern Pulp mill revitalization and new pulp effluent treatment facility project in Pictou County was registered for a Class II environmental assessment on December 7, 2021. The submissions were sent to Northern Pulp Monday, February 7, and the company now has up to 21 days to respond to them. After the Department receives Northern Pulp’s response, it has 14 days to prepare the final terms of reference for the company to prepare its environmental assessment report. After receiving the final terms of reference, the company has up to two years to submit its environmental assessment report for the proposed mill transformation and effluent treatment facility project.
Suspicious envelopes sent to MP offices in N.S. contained chemical irritant
RCMP continue their investigation but say it’s still not clear what substance was in suspicious envelopes sent to federal constituency offices of two Conservative M-Ps in Nova Scotia. The envelopes were sent to the offices of Rick Perkins in Barrington Passage and Bridgewater and Chris d’Entremont in Yarmouth. Police say an employee at the office in Barrington Passage suffered eye and skin irritation and had trouble breathing after opening an envelope Monday morning — but the two envelopes sent to the other offices weren’t opened. Meanwhile, Halifax Regional Police say they are investigating the delivery of a number of suspicious envelopes to Halifax City Hall Monday night but there is no indication the incidents are related.
Nova Scotia launches new mental health program to help public safety workers
A new program aimed at improving the mental health of Nova Scotia’s first responders and other public safety personnel launched Tuesday. PSPNET is a free, confidential program that is designed for paramedics, police, firefighters, correctional workers, search and rescue, 911 operators, border services officers and others in the public safety field. It addresses anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress. The program includes a combination of secure email and phone calls, and runs eight to 16 weeks depending on need of the individual.
