Gasoline prices went down overnight in Nova Scotia while diesel prices increased.

Gas prices dropped by 5.0 cents per litre.

That puts the minimum pump price for regular self-serve gas at 184.3 cents per litre in the local area.

Diesel prices increased by 3.1 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price for diesel at 200.1 cents per litre locally.

 

 

New Glasgow Regional Police Major Crime Unit continue to investigate the suspicious disappearance of Lynn Adel Oliver on the 45th anniversary of her disappearance.

On Saturday, August 25, 1979, at approximately 11:40 am, Lynn Adel Oliver left her place of work at Quality Cleaners in New Glasgow, for lunch and did not return.

She has not been seen or heard from since.

Lynn had expressed concern for her physical safety and was described as nervous at work that day.

She had previously given a friend and co-worker a note with instructions to call her mother immediately if she ever went missing.

Additional information was within the note.

Lynn Adel Oliver is caucasian; 5-feet-5-inches tall; 105 lbs; with green eyes and brown hair.

She was 22 years old when she went missing and left behind a two year old son.

Anyone with information regarding the person(s) responsible for the disappearance of Lynn Adel Oliver is asked to contact the New Glasgow Regional Police or you can call the Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program at 1-888-710-9090.

 

 

Colchester County District RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 29-year-old Justin Rushton.

Justin was last seen in the 3300 block of Highway 4 in Glenholme at 6 a.m. Thursday.

He is described as approximately 5-foot-11, 135 lbs, with black hair and blue eyes.

He has tattoos on both arms, both hands and his chest.

He is believed to be wearing long black Adidas shorts and a black ball cap.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Justin Rushton is asked to contact Colchester County District RCMP or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers.

 

 

Nova Scotia is mounting a four-week ad campaign urging people to be prepared for hurricane season.

John Lohr, minister responsible for the Emergency Management Office, says people should plan ahead and prepare an emergency kit with food, water, medications and important documents.

Environment Canada meteorologist Bob Robichaud says tropical storm Franklin is currently in Bermuda and picking up steam as it moves north-eastward.

But he says It’s too soon to determine if the storm will make landfall in Atlantic Canada.

 

 

July’s historic flooding in Nova Scotia caused more than 170 million dollars in insured damages, an initial estimate from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification shows.

Severe thunderstorms drenched parts of the province with more than 250 millimetres of rain, causing damage to roads, homes and bridges while killing four people.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada created a separate web page called Nova Scotia Floods to help people understand insurance coverage and the various stages of the claim process.

The bureau says insured weather damages in Canada routinely exceed two billion dollars annually, with water damages responsible for most of the losses.

 

 

Due to the upcoming weather, the Emancipation celebration has been moved to the Ward One Community Centre in New Glasgow on Saturday from 4:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.

It’s a celebration that reflects the African Nova Scotian community and is hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pictou County and Pictou County Kids First.