A man wanted on province-wide arrest warrant was arrested Monday in New Glasgow. 30-year old Justin Daniel Graham was arrested by the Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU), with assistance from the Pictou County District RCMP, New Glasgow Regional Police, the Nova Scotia RCMP Emergency Response Team, and Nova Scotia RCMP Police Dog Services. He is being held in custody and will appear in Pictou Provincial Court today.
Atlantic ministers have expressed concern about the impact that federal workforce funding cuts will have on Canadians in the region. The Atlantic workforce ministers met earlier this month and are demanding Ottawa reverse a 625-million dollar cut to workforce development programs. They say Labour Market Transfer Agreements will revert to pre-2017 levels at a time when the cost of living remains high. The ministers add that the federal government hasn’t clarified where the funding taken from the agreements will be spent.
Nova Scotia Power is gearing up to build battery systems at three sites in hopes of helping bring energy stability to the grid. The project comes as the province is moving to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. The utility expects the project will cost 354-million dollars, with 166 million come from a federal grant and the remaining 237-million-dollars from taxpayers. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved the expenditure last week.
The North Shore Chapter of the Council of Canadians is hosting a Community Forum concerning Coastal Protection and Restoration. This event is taking place as a follow-up to a post-Fiona Community Forum. Community members have raised concerns about the need to protect Northern Nova Scotia shorelines. The Community Forum is being held Sunday, June 23rd, 2pm, at Tatamagouche Library on Main Street in Tatamagouche
There are sections of Nova Scotia that are under a Heat Warning, including inland sections of western Nova Scotia and the Annapolis Valley. Meanwhile, the high temperatures in New Brunswick this week could challenge records set four years ago.
Environment Canada meteorologist Jill Maepea says the province’s all-time record highs were set on June 18 or 19 in 2020 where the temperature reached 37.3 degrees Celsius.
She says that year also saw eight heat waves while the usual number is three or four.
Temperatures this week could reach 33 degrees but the humidity might make it feel more like 40.
