Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Rankin Says Highway Improvements Will Help Health Care, Housing
Liberal Leader Iain Rankin was in Antigonish Wednesday, beginning the day campaigning with a major commitment to improving two of the province's major highways. Rankin says a provincial Liberal govern...
Jul 21, 2021 Liberal Leader Iain Rankin making an announcement in Antigonish on infrastructure commitments. Photo: Rankin Campaign Office.
Dr. Strang Clarifies Concerns Over Mixing Vaccines
Multiple media outlets have been reporting that the World Health Organization is opposed to the mixing of COVID-19 vaccines, but Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang says that isn't the c...
Jul 14, 2021 Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health; photo courtesy Communications NS
Ambulance Shortage Shows No Signs of Improvement
Over the past year the IUOE 721, the union which represents EHS paramedics in Nova Scotia has been raising the alarm about ambulance shortages. The IUOE issues a #CODECRITICAL when there is limited am...
Jul 14, 2021 An EHS ambulance outside of South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater, NS. Photo: Evan Taylor
Alcohol Believed To Be A Factor In Western Shore Boat Crash
Over the weekend Lunenburg RCMP says they responded to an incident that saw a boat crash into a rock wall. Police say that the boat had been heading to shore around 10:30 p.m. on July 10, when it stru...
Jul 13, 2021 An RCMP boat in Chester, NS. Photo: Nova Scotia RCMP.
Queens General ER Closed For First Time Ever
The Queens General Hospital Emergency Room had a perfect record of being open until this Monday. Due to physician shortages, the ER was forced to close down Monday at 6 a.m., it reopened again this mo...
Jul 13, 2021 Queens General Hospital in Liverpool, NS. Photo: NSHA
Premier Urges Nova Scotians To Rebook Second Doses
At today's provincial COVID-19 briefing Premier Iain Rankin emphasized the need for more Nova Scotians to move their appointments for second doses up. The Premier expressed concern that many Nova Scot...
Jul 12, 2021 Premier Rankin stressed the need for more Nova Scotians to move up their second dose appointments at the July 12 COVID-19 briefing. Photo: Nova Scotia Government.
RCMP Investigate Fatal Motorcycle Collision On Highway 103
Lunenburg District RCMP say a 63-year-old Halifax man was killed in a motorcycle collision Sunday evening. RCMP were first alerted to the collision near Exit 7 along Highway 103 around 5:15 p.m. They ...
Jul 12, 2021 (CKBW News photo)
Lumberjacks Hope Draft Picks Will Bolster Scoring
The South Shore Lumberjacks hope their new draft selections will help them rebound from a disappointing season last year which saw them finish last in the regular season before the remainder of the se...
Jul 12, 2021 The home of the South Shore Lumberjacks, The LCLC in Bridgewater, NS. Photo: Evan Taylor
Vaccine Clinics Being Offered In Western Zone Next Week
Nova Scotia Health is planning to host three COVID vaccination clinics in the Western Health Zone next week. The clinics will operate out of the following locations: Digby Neck Consolidated School (62...
Jul 09, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccines being administered at a NSH clinic in Cape Breton. Photo: Nova Scotia Health.
Mahone Bay, Berwick and Antigonish Receive $14.9 Million To Build Solar Farms
The federal and provincial governments both announced that they will be making significant investments into a solar garden project being taken on by three Nova Scotia towns. The towns of Mahone Bay, B...
Jul 08, 2021 zak zak / CC
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