The Yellow level Snowfall Warning was continued by Environment Canada this morning with rain changing to snow this morning and ending late this afternoon . The agency says we could see rainfall amounts of 10 to 15 mm and 10 to 15 cm in snow. The northeasterly winds will be gusting to 80kh this morning before becoming light late this afternoon
Guysborough County District RCMP is seeking information on the whereabouts of Tyler Coty Read, who’s currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. The 36-year old Read, who’s from Sipekne’katik (sah-BAY’-ghen-nah-gah-dee), was last known to be in Stellarton.
He’s facing charges of Intimidation of a Justice System Participant; Assault with a Weapon; and Fail to Comply with Release Order (three counts)
Read is described as 5-foot-11, 200 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Tyler Coty Read is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Pictou County District RCMP is taking part in a candlelight vigil marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Friday. The vigil, organized by the Pictou County Interagency on Family Violence, is being held at the Trenton Fire Department located on Main St. at 6 p.m. The vigil is to remember those women who have lost their lives due to violence and acknowledge the work that must be done to make communities safer.
Nova Scotia’s minimum wage is set to increase twice next year. The wage will rise to $16.75 per hour on April 1 and then to $17.00 per hour October 1. Minimum wage is currently $16.50 per hour. Labour Minister Nolan Young says the increase is an attempt to address cost of living concerns for Nova Scotians.
The provincial government is not considering implementing a basic income program for Nova Scotia residents. Deputy Minister of Social Development Craig Beaton says the government’s targeted investments to reduce poverty are just as effective as a basic income program. Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird with Basic Income Nova Scotia disagrees and says the province’s income supports are insufficient. She told a government committee meeting Tuesday that the province could save billions in health-care and justice costs by eliminating poverty.
