Regional Council Getting Climate Change Action Plan Update, Today

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Regional Councillors are getting an update on the municipality’s climate change action plan, today.

Provincial Energy Minister and former councillor Derek Mombourquette is among the presenters at today’s meeting.

Scott Sharplin with the Cape Breton Chapter of the climate action group Extinction Rebellion is also making a presentation.

Councillor Amanda McDougall is presenting in her capacity as Executive Director of ACAP Cape Breton.

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Many Cancellations As Winter Storm Hits Cape Breton

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Classes are cancelled today at all schools in the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education as a winter storm hits the Island.

Classes are also cancelled at Etoile de l’Acadie in Sydney.

The Marconi and Wagmatcook campuses of the community college are closed for the day.

The Cape Breton University campus is closed this morning and the status of afternoon classes will be announced by 11:30.

Regional Police are asking people to avoid unnecessary travel this morning with roads snow-covered and limited visibility in blowing snow.

All of today’s Air Canada flights at the McCurdy Sydney Airport are either cancelled or delayed.

Marine Atlantic has delayed ferry crossings from North Sydney and Port aux Basques until at least tonight and possibly until Monday.

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Gas and Diesel Down

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

As predicted, the price of gas went down, overnight.

Gas dropped by 2.9 cents a litre and now goes for a minimum of $1.13.1 in Cape Breton.

Diesel took a big drop of five cents and now costs a minimum of $1.19.2 cents a litre on the Island.

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Local Doctor Appointed NS Deputy Health Minister

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

A local doctor has been appointed as the province’s Deputy Health Minister.

Dr. Kevin Orrell has practiced orthopedic surgery for 31 years in Cape Breton.

He was once a critic of the way the health system was being run and joined a group of doctors in May 2017 to protest what they called a crisis after six doctors left the island.

However, Orrell was later brought in to serve as the senior medical director for the Cape Breton Health Care Redevelopment project.

He’s held the position for the past year.

The project will see major work done at the Regional and Glace Bay hospitals and the closure of the hospitals in North Sydney and New Waterford.

Orrell will take up the Deputy Minister position on March 30^th.

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Price Of Gas Predicted To Take Significant Drop, This Week

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The price of gas is predicted to go down again, this week.

A dip of about 3 cents a litre is being forecast.

Meanwhile, the price of gas in New Brunswick dropped 3.1 cents a litre, last night.

Diesel there went down by 4.1 cents.

The minimum price for a litre of gas in Cape Breton is now $1.16.

Diesel now costs a minimum of $1.24.2 cents a litre on the Island.

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