Attempted Robbery in Glace Bay

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Cape Breton Regional Police have two men in custody after they say a woman was attacked while leaving the Bank of Montreal in Glace Bay, yesterday afternoon.

 

Police say they got the call at around 2:40.

 

They add the 71-year-old was heading to her vehicle in the parking lot at the Legion on Union Street when she was pushed to the ground by a man who attempted to steal her purse.

 

They say the man couldn’t get the purse and fled and the woman suffered facial injuries after hitting the ground.

 

 Police say they got a description of the man another man who may have been involved in the incident.

 

Officers later arrested two men matching the descriptions in the area.

 

They add the incident remains under investigation.

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Halifax Strike Will Affect CB Patients

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The Cape Breton District Health Authority says a number of local patients will be affected if there’s a nurses’ strike in Halifax.

 

District spokesperson Greg Boone says they’re currently making contingency plans in the event of a strike.

 

Boone adds they’re working to take as many Cape Breton patients back from Halifax as possible.

 

He adds the District’s ability to transfer patients to Halifax for specialized care will be affected by a strike.

 

23-hundred registered nurses in Halifax will be in a legal strike position on Thursday.

 

However, their union is threatening that they’ll walk of the job earlier if the province brings in back to work legislation.

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Many Cancellations in Advance of Blizzard

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Cancellations are starting to roll in, in advance of today’s spring blizzard.

All classes are cancelled in the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board, today.

The Marconi Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College and Etoile de l’Acadie in Sydney also closed for the day.

However, Cape Breton University is open this morning and will announce the status of afternoon classes at 10:30.

Marine Atlantic has cancelled all crossings for today and tomorrow due to forecasted high winds in the Cabot Strait.

All today’s flights from the Sydney McCurdy Airport to Halifax are cancelled from 9:15 on and Maritime Bus isn’t running, today.

The Department of Transportation is warning that high winds may cause delays and interruptions at the Canso Causeway, today.

Cape Breton Regional Police are reminding drivers that the winter parking ban remains in effect until March 31^st.

Vehicles can’t be parked on the street between the hours of 1and 6:00 in the morning, as well as during any snowfall and within two hours from the time snow stops falling.

And, all green cart and garbage collection in the CBRM is cancelled today and will take place on Saturday, instead.

 

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Hynes Gets 3 Years For Role In McKinnon Case

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

A Glace Bay man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in the Brett Elizabeth McKinnon case.

The 21 year-old Glace Bay woman disappeared in the summer of 2006, and her remains were later found in the Passchaendale area of Glace Bay in November of 2008.

34 year-old John Wayne Hynes told a Sydney court in January that he helped Thomas Ted Barrett from Glace Bay dispose of MacKinnon’s body.

Besides the prison sentence, Hynes is also banned from owning firearms for the rest of his life, and must submit a DNA sample to the national registry.  

He was awarded credit for time served, which leaves another year to be spent in prison.

Meanwhile, Barrett has been charged with second-degree murder in McKinnon’s death, and is facing a similar charge in the 2012 death of Laura Jessome from Bras d’Or.

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Hynes Sentencing Scheduled to Conclude, Today

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The sentencing hearing for a former Glace Bay man who pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact in the murder of Brett Elizabeth MacKinnon is scheduled to wrap up, today.

34-year-old John Wayne Hynes told a Sydney court in January that he helped 38-year-old Thomas Ted Barrett from Glace Bay, dispose of MacKinnon’s body eight years ago.

 Barrett is charged with second-degree murder in connection with McKinnon’s death and faces a similar charge in the 2012 death of 21-year-old Laura Jessome from Little Bras d’Or.

The judge reserved his decision in the Hynes case on Friday after hearing arguments from the Crown and the defence.

The Crown is recommending a sentence of three years in a federal prison while the defence is looking for a conditional sentence which will allow Hynes to serve his time in the community under strict conditions.

McKinnon was last seen in early June of 2006, and the Glace Bay woman was reported missing on July 13th of that year.

 Her skeletal remains were found in November of 2008 on a hiking trial in the Passchendaele area of Glace Bay.

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