New Glasgow Regional Police continue to ask for the public’s assistance in locating 73-year-old Adair Townsend. Police continue to follow up on several leads to try and locate Adair Townsend. According to witnesses she was last seen near the Mount William Road area off Highway 106 on Monday between 3:30pm to 6:00pm and was also seen near the Trenton Park at 8:30pm. Police are asking for residents in this area to check backyards and sheds and check for video. Adair Townsend also has a medical condition of a mild case of Alzheimer’s and takes regular walks on her own. Adair Townsend is described as 5 foot 2 inches tall; 110 Pounds with gray medium length hair, wearing a gray/blue coat, black Doc Martin Boots and glasses. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Adair Townsend is asked to contact New Glasgow Regional Police or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers.
The provincial government has announced plans to create seven new sites where youth can receive help dealing with mental health problems and addictions. Addictions and Mental Health Minister Brian Comer made the announcement yesterday. The new Integrated Youth Services sites will be established in New Glasgow, Amherst, Bridgewater, north-end Halifax, west-end Halifax, Sydney, and Eskasoni, serving youth in six First Nation communities. Each centre will offer counselling and peer support services, primary health care, employment and training supports, and social services such as housing and income assistance support. The services will be made available to youth between the ages of 12 and 25, and the first sites are expected to open early next year.
The Bank of Canada could lower its key interest rate as soon as June.
For now, the rate is going to stay at five per cent.
But central bank governor Tiff Macklem says a June rate cut is within the realm of possibilities because he’s starting to see the economic conditions necessary to lower interest rates.
That includes the slowdown in underlying inflation to continue.
A study from a right-leaning think tank finds Atlantic Canadians are taking home less money on average than their fellow Canadians and Americans. The Fraser Institute study finds workers across all income levels in Atlantic Canada pay higher personal income tax rates. It says based on an income of 50-thousand-dollars, the combined statutory marginal income tax rates for Atlantic Canada are around 29 per cent.
A Conservative motion demanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau take part in a televised “emergency meeting” on carbon pricing with Canada’s premiers has passed in the House of Commons. The non-binding motion calls for Trudeau sit down with provincial and territorial leaders within five weeks and come up with new ideas to counter the carbon tax. The Conservative party released a statement following the vote, saying the Prime Minister has a responsibility to listen to Canada’s premiers about the misery his carbon tax is causing Canadians.
Multiple grass/brush fires are being reported throughout the province. Fire officials ask that you respect the current provincial burn restrictions as well as your local bylaws.