It’s back to school today for students across the province. As classes resume, masks will be required for anyone inside school buildings or on a bus. Masks can be removed for eating and drinking and participating in physical activity. Motorists are asked to be extra cautious as school buses will be back on the road and many students will be walking to school.
Fire Monday night causes extensive damage in downtown New Glasgow
NGRP photo of fire scene at the apartment/ business complex taken at 9:55pm Monday September 6 2021 (submitted)
There was a fire Monday night in downtown New Glasgow. The fire broke out shortly before 7:30pm in the building that houses Our Turn to Cook on Provost Street. The New Glasgow Fire Department and New Glasgow Regional Police responded to the scene, and received assistance from the Stellarton and Trenton fire departments, EHS, Nova Scotia Power, Pictou County Rehab Support Unit, New Glasgow Public Works and the Red Cross. The complex also housed apartments upstairs and 12 people have been forced from their homes. Police say there is extensive fire, smoke and water damage to the building. The scene was secured shortly after 11:30pm and investigators are trying to determine the cause. Meanwhile, the Canadian Red Cross says volunteers are assisting five adults with emergency lodging and financial support for meals and other basics. The other seven tenants arranged to stay with relatives or friends in the area. One person was checked at hospital for smoke inhalation, but no major injuries were reported from the fire that started in one of the apartments in the building.
Police in Truro investigating 23-year-old man’s death as a homicide
Truro Police confirm in their investigation of a suspicious death at a Robie St address, which occurred early Sunday morning, that it is a homicide. The Truro Police Service Criminal Investigation Division is being assisted by the Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit and RCMP Forensic Identification Section. The victim is a 23-year-old man, whose name is not being released. The investigation is on going and there is no risk to the general public at this time.
Nova Scotia to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation starting this year
Nova Scotia will annually recognize September 30 as Truth and Reconciliation Day beginning in 2021. Provincial government offices, public schools and regulated child care will be closed. Businesses will have the choice, as they do on other occasions, to remain open. Premier Tim Houston says the province is taking the step to recognize the importance of honouring First Nations, Inuit and Métis residential school survivors and their families and communities. Truth and Reconciliation Day will acknowledge the legacy of residential schools and the vital role it holds in the reconciliation process.
Local sports note
Congratulations to the U13 AA Albions who took home the Provincial Championship Sunday in Enfield! They are on to the Atlantic’s in PEI in a couple weeks.
