Author Archives: Evan Taylor
BREAKING: Nova Scotia Implements New Gathering Limit of 10
Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang announced the gathering limit is being increased from 5 to 10. "Nova Scotians have done the hard work to flatten our curve and with that, we will soon be g...
May 29, 2020
Lunenburg Fire Department Tests Out New Drone
The Lunenburg Fire Department spent Wednesday night training with a new drone they will use to assist with fires and search and rescue. Trucks gathered in the parking lot of the Lunenburg War Memorial...
May 28, 2020 An aerial shot taken with the Lunenburg District Fire Departments new drone on May 27, 2020. Photo: Lunenburg District Fire Department/Facebook
HWY 3 Closed as RCMP Recover Car From Water Near Mahone Bay
RCMP closed a stretch of Highway 3 Thursday after a car struck a power pole before landing in the water in Maders Cove. Lunenburg District RCMP received the accident call at 1:22 p.m. Corporal Dan Smi...
May 28, 2020 Emergency crews assist with a vehicle that struck a power pole and went into the water in Maders Cove. Photo: Evan Taylor
Second Tropical Storm Before Official Hurricane Season
The Atlantic coast is getting an early preview of what could be an active hurricane season as Tropical Storm Bertha makes its way toward the Carolinas. Bertha is unlikely to reach Atlantic Canada acco...
May 27, 2020 A map of the projected path of Tropical Storm Bertha from May 27, 2020. Photo: Canadian Hurricane Centre.
UPDATE: Under Control, Firefighters Respond to Forest Fire in Cornwall
Update 4:47 p.m. Cornwall and District Fire Chief Michael Wilson says his department with aid from others extinguished the fire at 3:15 p.m. He estimates around 1600 square feet of forest was destroye...
May 27, 2020
NSHA Reopens More Services
The Nova Scotia Health Authority is resuming more of their services as the frequency of COVID-19 cases continues to drop. "Over the past few weeks our teams across the organization have been working o...
May 27, 2020 South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater, NS. Photo: Evan Taylor
Bridgewater Police Seize Four Firearms Following Arrest
The Bridgewater Police Service received calls this morning reporting that a man was uttering threats near a business on LaHave Street. Police eventually located a 51-year old man who matched the descr...
May 26, 2020
Firefighters Continue Fight Against Springfield Fire
Firefighters returned to action near Springfield in Kings County this morning as a forest fire continues to burn. The Springfield and District Fire Department received a call reporting the fire yester...
May 26, 2020 An aerial photo of the forest fire near Springfield, Nova Scotia (May 25). Photo: NS Department of Lands and Forestry/Twitter
Bridgewater Finding New Ways To Communicate
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Bridgewater is finding new ways to pass along important information. The town recently posted a Facebook video shedding a light on the issue of abandoned shop...
May 25, 2020
Major Fire Underway in Springfield
Update 5:58 p.m. Dahl Dispatch is reporting that the fire has jumped over a road in the area and is still considered "very active". Update 2:58 p.m. At least 4 additional tankers have been requested a...
May 25, 2020 Smoke billows from a forest fire near Springfield, Nova Scotia. Photo: Submitted by Ash Arenburg
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