Four people have died in a three-car collision on Highway 103, just east of Bridgewater.

R-C-M-P say they were called to the scene of the crash on Saturday evening.

A west-bound SUV crossed the centre of the road and collided with an east-bound pickup truck, and seconds later, a car, also travelling east-bound, crashed into the truck.

The collisions resulted in the deaths of the 71-year-old man driving the SUV, two female passengers, and the 31-year-old man driving the truck.

 

 

Police are warning of a high-risk sex offender who will be relocating from Ontario to Nova Scotia.

Forty-three-year-old Michael Russell was convicted of sexual interference and sentenced to a three-and-a-half year prison term.

Police say he’s served his sentence and now plans to reside in the Scotsburn area.

They describe him as five-foot-11, 225 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair.

Russell is bound by a Prohibition Order that prevents him from attending daycares, school grounds, playgrounds, community centres, public parks and public swimming areas.

He is also not permitted to contact or communicate with anyone under the age of 16 years, unless he does so under the supervision of an appropriate person.

In an effort to increase public safety further, Pictou County District RCMP has made an application for a Peace Bond – and if the applications are granted, Russell would be placed on additional conditions so that he can be monitored in the community by  officers.

 

 

A new multi-use facility in Trenton will house the Pictou County Sports Hall of Fame.

The province has announced it is investing almost 1.5 million dollars in the project, and Ottawa is providing 2.2 million dollars.

The centre will feature new exhibits highlighting the accomplishments of African Nova Scotian and Mi’kmaw athletes from Pictou County.

The county has produced a high percentage of the province’s top athletes, in sports ranging from hockey to long distance running.

 

 

The federal government is hoping to reach a deal this summer to develop the Atlantic Loop energy project, but Nova Scotia isn’t on board.

Documents shared by a federal source close to negotiations show the project would include a six-billion-dollar power line connecting Quebec and New Brunswick, a seven-million dollar line connecting New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

A spokesperson for Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the federal government is offering a 4.5-billion dollar loan that Nova Scotians would have to pay back.

Houston’s office said the province can’t support the arrangement because Nova Scotians would ultimately pay for Quebec infrastructure.