NS Music Week Coming To Sydney

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Uncategorized

Music Nova Scotia announced today Nova Scotia Music Week will be held in Sydney this year.

The event will take place from November 5^th to 8^th.

Music Nova Scotia estimates the annual event attracts over 5,000 local and visiting music fans, with a 2 million-dollar economic spin-off for the province, and about a million dollars brought into the host community.

Destination Cape Breton and the Cape Breton Music Industry Co-operative will be the primary partners in the 2020 edition of the event.

Music Nova Scotia says information on venues, tickets and other details will be announced over the next few months.

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Due to circumstances beyond our control, our internet stream is currently unavailable. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Coast Stream Is Down

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Attention Coastal Listeners – our Stream is currently unavailable due to a technical upgrade. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

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Local Ambulance Services Overwhelmed: Union

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News, Uncategorized

The union representing the province’s paramedics says local ambulance services are under severe strain.

IUOE Local 727 says earlier this afternoon there weren’t enough ambulances available in the Regional Municipality to deal will all of the incoming calls.

It’s reporting similar problems today in the Health Authority’s northern and western zones.

This comes after the Regional Hospital ER saw what some doctors call a crisis over the holidays, with patients being left in beds in hallways and staff having to re-purpose washrooms and other spaces for assessments.   

The Health Authority says similar problems were seen across the province because of an increase in the number of people going to Emergency Departments over the holidays.

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North Sydney woman sues municipality over demolished home

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News, Uncategorized

A North Sydney woman is suing the Cape Breton Regional Municipality over the demolition of her former home.
Sylvia Dolomont filed a lawsuit in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in October, roughly a year after her Campbell Street home was demolished.
She is seeking unspecified costs related to the replacement of the home and its contents, living and remediation expenses, along with general and punitive damages.
Neighbours have been complaining about strange odours and rats at the property since 2008.
The municipality issued a demolition order on the basis that the home was both unsightly and structurally unsound.

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