Ground search efforts were conducted over the weekend in the area of Gairloch Rd., Lansdowne Station, as the missing persons investigation into the disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan continues. The RCMP says 78 trained searchers from nine ground search and rescue organizations, including, Colchester County, Pictou County, Halifax, Strait Area, East Hants, Eastern Shore, Musquodoboit Valley, Pugwash, and Eastern Shore, were engaged Sunday in an effort to advance the investigation and locate Lilly and Jack. Searchers continued to focus on specific areas around Gairloch Rd., where their home is located, and the nearby pipeline, where a boot print was previously located. A total of 8.5 square kilometres has now been grid-searched. The search was supported by Nova Scotia Public Safety Field Communications and EHS Emergency Preparedness Special Operations. The RCMP says any future searches will be determined based on the course of the investigation.
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Pictou County District RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person – 34-year-old Myles Dexter Clarke, who was last seen on Friday in Scotch Hill.
Clarke, who goes by the name Dexter, is described as 6-foot-0 and 178 pounds. He has blue eyes, brown hair and a full beard. He was last seen wearing a brown t-shirt, brown shorts, and boots.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Dexter Clarke is asked to contact police at 902-485-4333 or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers.
The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit has charged two people with multiple offences following a search in Westville.
Last Wednesday, as part of an ongoing firearms investigation, police went to a home in Westville and safely arrested two people after one man pointed a loaded rifle at officers and tried to flee the area on an all-terrain vehicle. A woman, who was also at the home, attempted to flee on foot.
During a search of the home, three firearms, several replica firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, knives, and swords were seized. A 41-year old Westville man and 39-year old Westville woman are facing several firearms and weapons related charges.
R-C-M-P have arrested a man in Antigonish as part an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. Police say around noon on Thursday, the Antigonish and Guysborough street crime enforcement unit, with help from the Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit, located a man outside a restaurant on Main Street who is believed to be involved in drug trafficking. When officers attempted to arrest the man, he fled on foot, but was safely arrested minutes later. He is scheduled to appear in Antigonish Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
The union representing about 55-thousand workers in a labour dispute with Canada Post says the corporation’s refusal to go to binding arbitration demonstrates it’s not interested in a reasonable outcome.
The response comes after the postal service rejected a request from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Saturday to send the dispute to arbitration.
The Crown corporation believes arbitration would be long and complicated and would likely last more than a year, adding to what it described as its significant financial challenges.
Canada Post is seeking a union membership vote on its latest offers made Wednesday, calling on Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to facilitate the ballot. C-U-P-W argues that a forced vote may fail to end the labour conflict and risks further division, prolonging uncertainty for all parties.
