The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board invoked the interrupter clause again on Tuesday – this time for a decrease in diesel prices. As of midnight Tuesday night, diesel prices went down 10-cents per litre to 237.0 cents per litre locally. The price of gasoline was not affected by the interruption.
An R-C-M-P officer has told Nova Scotia’s mass shooting inquiry that he didn’t see confusion in leadership during the force’s early response. Retired Staff Sergeant Steve Halliday testified yesterday in relation to an inquiry document that showed there was confusion over who was in charge of the R-C-M-P operation. But Halliday says everybody had a function and they all knew what their role was. In the 130-page document Halliday made it clear that he believed he was in charge of the “overall operation” but he says he decided to leave another officer in control of resources as “ad hoc incident commander.”
After a four-month long investigation, the New Glasgow Regional Police Major Crime Unit has arrested a 43-year-old man from Pictou County. Police say the investigation revealed several inappropriate sexual acts, and investigators located and arrested the suspect at a New Glasgow apartment complex without incident. He’s facing charges of Uttering threats; Extortion; Voyeurism; Making Child Pornography; Obtaining Sexual Services from Consideration from a Person Under 18 Years of Age; and Sexual Exploitation of a Young Person. The man is currently being held in custody and the investigation continues.
New Glasgow Regional Police are asking for public’s help in locating a stolen vehicle and identifying a suspect. On Monday, police received a report that a silver 2009 Toyota Corolla with Nova Scotia licence plate GWF 624 was stolen from the parking lot of a residence on Washington Street in New Glasgow. Police say the vehicle has some unique details – a black bike rack on the rear and a dent in trunk. Police determined that the theft took place on Monday morning at 6:52 a.m.. That’s when a person was seen entering the vehicle and exiting the parking lot, driving off in the stolen vehicle. The suspect was dressed in all black with black and white shoes, with his face covered in a black face covering.
The Nova Scotia government is providing more than one-million dollars in funding to 25 rinks in need of upgrades and repairs. The investment is being made through a Rink Revitalization Fund set up last year to help pay for improvements to curling rinks, arenas and permanent seasonal outdoor rinks that are open to the public. Recipients of funding include:
– Antigonish Arena Commission – $68,400
– District 13 Recreation and Planning Commission – $120,000
– Hector Arena Commission – $9,000
– Stellar Curling Club – $15,180
– Town of Trenton – $11,691
– Westville & Area Recreation and Planning Commission – $38,333.33
Pictou Centre MLA Pat Dunn say that with an investment by the province, CHAD Transit, Pictou County will be receiving more than $170,000 in funding. The money is from the Communty Transportation Assistance program and is aimed at providing safer and more accessible transportation services to residents. The region is among twenty-seven municipalities and community organizations benefiting from a $5 million initiative to improve the transportation sector across Nova Scotia.
In Truro, the Colchester East Hants Health Centre’s labour and delivery care is back up and running after a flood halted some services on Monday. A flood in the hospital’s medical device reprocessing department, which sterilizes instruments used in surgery, caused the temporary halt in delivery and labour care. The flood was caused by a break in the hospital’s water system, but it was repaired by yesterday. One mother had to be transferred to a nearby hospital during the temporary pause in service.
