Strong winds and heavy rain caused some power outages in Pictou County on Christmas Eve. 

Winds reached more than 115 km/hr in parts of the province, which caused many trees to come into contact with power lines.

Nova Scotia Power estimates 104-thousand customers lost power, 41-thousand of those were in the North-Eastern region of the province.

The vast majority of outages were restored in time for Christmas celebrations. 

 

The search for a man who fell overboard near Cape Sable Island on December 26th has been suspended. 

The man went overboard from a 12-metre vessel while fishing for lobster. There were three people on board the boat. 

Halifax’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre received a mayday call at around 8:21 a.m. 

He said the coast guard was quickly on scene to assist in the search, but as temperatures began dropping, the search shifted toward a recovery effort.

 The search effort was called off at noon Tuesday, according to spokesperson Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey of Halifax’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre. 

It will be handed off to the RCMP as a missing persons case.

 

The town of Westville is holding a contest to name its new snow plow that will be cleaning the streets this Winter.

It is a new addition to the town’s public works department. 

Westville residents are encouraged to suggest a name for the vehicle for the chance to win a prize.

Entries should be sent to contest@westville.ca and entries are accepted until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Residents are encouraged to get creative with name ideas. 

I’m the World Juniors Canada lost to Czech Republic in their first game 5-2, and they face off with Germany at 7:30 tonight in Halifax.