Pictou County District RCMP continue to investigate Friday’s fatal collision on Hwy. 104 in New Glasgow.

RCMP say that at about 5:40pm, a vehicle travelling eastbound on the highway struck a deer, and was then hit from behind by a transport truck.

The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, a 42-year-old woman from New Glasgow, was taken to hospital by ambulance. She was then flown by LifeFlight to Halifax, where she later died of her injuries.

The driver of the transport truck, a 61-year-old New Brunswick man, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene and is assisting in the investigation.

 

 

New Glasgow Regional Police have charged a young person after graffiti was found throughout the Town of New Glasgow.

Last Tuesday, Police responded to the downtown area where officers discovered buildings and structures that had been spray painted with black spray paint.

The investigation led to the identification of one young person from Pictou County and police executed a Search Warrant Thursday at a residence in Pictou County where paint and paint supplies were seized.

The young person has been charged with 17 counts of mischief under $5000 and one charge of mischief over $5000 and will be appearing in Provincial Court in Pictou today.

 

 

Nova Scotia Power is proposing a plan to have its ratepayers pay the bill of almost 25 million dollars in damage costs caused by post-tropical storm Fiona.

It is suggesting in documents that ratepayers begin paying starting in 2025 over a five year period, and this would include 1.7 million in interest.

The utility argues it should not have to cover the costs for the 2022 storm because they met the regulator’s definition of being “prudently incurred,” and the storm couldn’t have been predicted.

The utility has already said the storm cost it a total of 114 million in repairs to power lines and other damaged equipment.

 

 

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are being held in Los Angeles, hosted by Anthony Anderson.

The ceremony is usually held in September but was moved because of last year’s Hollywood strikes.

The top nominees this year are “Succession” on the drama side and “Ted Lasso” on the comedy side.

The show will be aired on Fox.