Pictou County District RCMP are investigating a fatal crash Saturday on Hwy. 4 in Broadway, Pictou County.
RCMP, fire and EHS all responded to the single vehicle crash at about 4:25pm.
Police say a motorcycle travelling on Hwy. 4 left the road and collided with a power pole.
The 66-year-old Merigomish man driving the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says health care is the main agenda item as he hosts Canada’s premiers and territorial leaders at a meeting in Halifax today.
Houston says the discussions will focus on health care innovations in the hopes of producing ideas that can help provinces address the problems plaguing the health system.
The premier says there will also be opportunity to discuss other issues such as federal carbon pricing and Alberta’s proposal to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan.
The premiers and territorial leaders arrived yesterday and are set to have meetings throughout the day today.
Nova Scotia Health will be holding COVID-19 and influenza immunization and COVID-19 testing clinics this week.
Locations for COVID-19 and influenza immunization clinics include:
New Glasgow Public Health Office
Infant COVID-19 and Influenza Immunization Clinic (Under 5 years)
690 East River Rd., New Glasgow
Thursday, November 9 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Available Doses:
· COVID-19 Moderna XBB.1.5 (age 6 months and over)
· Influenza Quadrivalent (ages 6 months and over)
Note: Booked appointment required. Book online or call 902-752-5151. COVID-19 rapid tests available.
More than a year after post-tropical storm Fiona came ashore, Nova Scotia Power is still stuck with a
24.6-million-dollar bill it says threatens its profits and the financial health of the utility.
The company is asking the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to allow it to collect the Fiona-related operating costs — which includes meals, travel and overtime — from ratepayers over an unspecified period of time.
Of those operating costs, 19-million-dollars are for contracts, overtime covers 2.9-million-dollars, and meals and travel account for another two-million-dollars.
The September 2022 storm cost the utility 114-million dollars in restoration.
Creative Pictou County is asking Pictou County residents, artists, crafters, arts organizations or a community members with an interest in the arts, to take its Cultural Innovation survey online.
It’s looking for feedback on what artists need in our region to succeed; what types of programming you’d like to see in Pictou County; and how to build more arts and culture in area communities.
The survey closes on Friday through creativepictoucounty.com
The 2023 Music Nova Scotia Music & Industry Award Winners were announced Sunday.
Leading the way was Andrew Jackson who took home three awards.
Other highlights included Terra Spencer from Windsor winning Folk/Roots Recording of the year, and DeeDee Austin winning Indigenous Artist of the Year.
