Premier Tim Houston says police are investigating the theft of an undisclosed amount of money from his riding association’s bank account. Houston said yesterday that he learned money had gone missing from the Pictou East Progressive Conservative riding association on Monday and immediately reported the incident to police in New Glasgow. A spokesman for the New Glasgow Regional Police would not discuss any details about the case on Wednesday but confirmed that police received a report of fraud on Monday. The premier says he doesn’t know exactly how much money was taken, but he added that the amount is probably in the thousands of dollars.
Voting for the Municipal elections has been taking place since Sunday afternoon in the six municipalities within Pictou County. Electors can vote electronically (internet and telephone) through until Saturday, October 19th at 7 p.m.
You should have received a Voter Information Letter in the mail — and if you did not, or if you need assistance, contact the help desk.
The toll free number for the Help Desk is 1-833-901-0007.
As of Wednesday morning, 10.3% of voters in the Town of New Glasgow had cast their ballot already in the election. The other voter participation rates so far are 12.4% in Town of Pictou; 8.5% in Municipality of Pictou County; 13.6% in Town of Stellarton; 12.2% in Town of Trenton; and 10.6% in Town of Westville.
Since making landfall as a Category 3 storm last evening, Hurricane Milton has been downgraded to Category 1.
But he is still boasting destructive power.
The U-S National Weather Service has multiple reports that cranes in the city have collapsed due to high winds in St. Petersburg — roughly 80 kilometres south of where Milton made landfall in Siesta Key.
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue confirmed there are no reports of injuries.
More than 2.8-million homes and businesses remain without power as of early Thursday as the storm batters the state, with the number of outages expected to grow.
Don MacLean has been sworn in as chief of the Halifax Regional Police, making him the department’s first permanent African Nova Scotian chief. The 31-year-veteran of the police force had been serving in the role on an acting basis for about one year. MacLean says it’s an honour and a privilege to lead the city’s police force. He says the force has the responsibility of staying responsive to the evolving needs of residents.
There’s a new initiative at a grocery store in New Glasgow to make everyone more familiar with the original language of Mi’kmaw. The Westside Sobeys, in partnership with Pictou Landing First Nation, is making QR codes available for some items in the store so customers can scan those codes to hear the Mi’kmaw pronunciation of the items – items like corn, carrot, potato and water.
In the Maritime Hockey League, the Pictou County Weeks Crushers host Truro at 7:00pm tonight.
