A 32-year old Pictou County man is facing numerous weapons and firearms charges, including discharge of a firearm, after an incident late Monday night. Shortly after 11:00pm, New Glasgow Regional Police responded to a call of a man in distress with a possible firearm on Mitchell Street in New Glasgow. When they arrived on scene, officers arrested the 32-year old man. In their investigation, police learned that before their arrival, a shot was fired inside the home and it hit a neighbouring home. No one was hurt in the shooting. The investigation by New Glasgow Regional Police is continuing.
R-C-M-P in Antigonish say a 69-year-old man faces charges in connection with alleged hate-motivated threats in the town. Police say they arrested a man on Monday who faces charges of causing a disturbance and mischief motivated by bias, prejudice or hate. The Mounties say they initially received a report on July 24th about a man who the day before racially admonished a woman in a park who objected to his using a mobile device to record a group of women and children. They say they received another report on July 28th that a man was observed leaving garbage at the entrance to a mosque in the town.
Canada’s police chiefs say the frequency of protests linked to domestic and global issues is creating an “unsustainable demand” on policing services across the country. At its annual summit meeting in Halifax yesterday, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police called on all levels of government to provide the “moral and financial support” necessary to meet the demand for service. The association’s president says chiefs are increasingly concerned they have to pull officers away from their regular duties and dispatch them to control demonstrations. As protests become more difficult to control, he says police will need more officers, equipment and training to deal with them.
Nova Scotia is rolling out a take-home kit to test for sexually transmitted infections in hopes of reducing barriers to sexual health care. The province is seeing an increase in rates of sexually transmitted infections, and officials say the best line of attack is to make it easier for people to get tested.
The Pictou County Partnership has announced the official launch of The Sobey Foundation Community Compass+ program. The initiative aims to strengthen the community impact sector in Pictou County — doing so by providing essential resources to help build capacity, diversify revenue streams, and secure additional critical funding for local organizations.
The program will provide support to local organizations through grant writing assistance, a volunteer matching program, capacity building workshops, and social enterprise support.
