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Today marks 37 days since West Dalhousie Wildfire reported
Today marks 37 days since the wildfire broke out due to lightning in the area of West Dalhousie. The West Dalhousie / Long Lake wildfire remains as “Being held” at an estimated 8,468 hectares. Many residents remain evacuated from the West Dalhousie community as fire crews continue to put out hot spots within the active […]
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Pull over!
When an emergency vehicle with their lights and sirens are activated, you must pull over to give them as much room as possible, while doing so safely. Over the last week I’ve heard from numerous police officers, firefighters and paramedics, who have been expressing their concerns about motorists not pulling over while they are responding […]
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Officer deploy taser in Greenwood
Kings District RCMP have charged a man with assault causing bodily harm and other offences in Greenwood. On September 15, at approximately 3:12 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of an assault at a shopping plaza bus stop on Central Ave. Officers learned that a man was struck in the face by another man on […]
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Command post moved back to community centre in West Dalhousie
The Long Lake wildfires complex is being held at an estimated 8,468 hectares. No new reports of damage. The incident command post moved back to the West Dalhousie Community Centre yesterday – a piece of important community infrastructure that was saved earlier in the firefighting effort. Infrared camera scans are continuing and showing good progress […]
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Man charged in multi-year investigation into sexual assaults at Waterville Youth Centre
The Nova Scotia RCMP held a press conference updating media on the ongoing investigation today at Dartmouth Headquarters, that has been focused on youths who have been sexually assaulted while residing at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre in Waterville. Youths who were incarcerated at the Waterville Youth Centre between the years of 1989 and 2015 […]
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Update from DNR on West Dalhousie Wildfire
The Long Lake wildfires complex is being held at an estimated 8,468 hectares. There are no new reports of damage. Re-entry begins for 17 more residences outside of the active wildfire zone today. Dry conditions will continue to persist for this week. Staff have used drones with infrared cameras to inspect the northern part of […]
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Results from Deed Tax Transfer Poll for Kings County
The Municipality of The County of Kings is considering implementing a Deed Tax Transfer. Currently Kings is the only county who does not have one in all of Nova Scotia. On September 4th I posted a poll looking for feedback from residents, these results are from this morning, September 16th and are as follows! There […]
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Missing Person Found Safe via RCMP
⚠️ Final Update – Good News: The 38-year-old woman who was reported missing on September 13 from Windsor has been found safe. The RCMP thanks Nova Scotians for assisting with missing persons files through social media shares and offering tips. File #: 2025-1366284
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Mobile home heavily damaged following fire in Greenwood
Shortly before 1PM on Sunday afternoon, Kingston Firefighters were alerted of a mobile home on fire in Greenwood. This prompted automatic mutual aid from Middleton, Aylesford & Nictaux fire departments to assist. Prior to the fire departments arrival, reports indicated that the structure was fully involved and everyone was able to safely evacuate. “We had […]
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