Police Still Looking For Shooter After Man With Gunshot Wound Shows Up At Regional Hospital

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Regional Police say a man showed up at the Regional Hospital in Sydney yesterday evening with a gunshot wound.

They say his injuries are non-life-threatening, but he was later sent to Halifax for further treatment.

Police say they believe it all started with a confrontation earlier in Whitney Pier, among people in two separate vehicles.

They say the people all know each other.

Police say they’ve seized the man’s vehicle and are looking for the driver of the other vehicle who’s believed to be the shooter.

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Man Arrested For Shoplifting At Mark’s Work Wearhouse

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

A 27-year-old Balls Creek man is facing a number of charges after Regional Police say he was caught shoplifting in Mark’s Work Wearhouse at the Mayflower Mall.

Police say they got called to the store at around 6:00, yesterday evening.

They say the shoplifter ran into trails in woods behind the mall but was quickly caught by officers.

Police say they found stolen goods and drugs on the man.

He faces charges including Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Possession of Clonazapam, as well as resisting arrest and 5 Breaches of conditions.

His name has not yet been released.

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Clark and Staff Meeting With Chuck Porter

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Mayor Cecil Clarke and senior municipal staff are scheduled to meet with Municipal Affairs Minster Chuck Porter today in Halifax.

The meeting comes after Regional Council held a mock cost-cutting exercise yesterday.

The exercise revealed a ten per cent cut in the operating budget would mean significant service reductions and job losses.

It was in response to a viability study paid for by the province that shows the municipality will continue to struggle financially unless significant changes are brought about.

Councillors accused the provincial government of underfunding the municipality at yesterday’s meeting.

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Police Investigating Three Attempted Break-Ins

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Regional Police are looking for the public’s help finding the person behind three attempted break-ins early this morning.

Police say they got an alarm call to Georges Country Convenience in Georges River shortly after 6 this morning, and that was followed by alarms at Noelle’s Country Market and Cabot Power Sports on Keltic Drive.

Security footage shows someone removing a power meter and smashing windows at George’s and Noelle’s, but they left without stealing anything when the alarm went off.

At Cabot, a fence was broken and someone went in and looked around before leaving empty-handed.

Police say the person involved was wearing dark clothing covering their face and they were driving a burgundy or red SUV thought to be a Chevrolet Tracker.

Anyone with information on the break-ins is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.

 

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December Unemployment Rate Unchanged From November

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The latest numbers from Stats Canada show Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 11.9 per cent last month.

That’s the same as November’s jobless rate.

However, it’s a 4.3 percentage point drop compared to December of last year.

Meanwhile, Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate was up three-tenths of a percentage point from November to 7.6 per cent in December.

The national unemployment rate fell three tenths of a percentage point to 5.6 per cent, last month.

Stats Canada says 35-thousand jobs were created in December.

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