Power outages, road closures in Glace Bay as crews replace broken power pole

Written by Donnie Antle. Posted in Local News

People living near Reserve Street in Glace Bay can expect power outages today as Nova Scotia Power crews replace a broken pole.

The pole was snapped in half when it was struck by a car last night.

A section of Reserve Street between Gannon and King Edward is closed as the work is carried out.

A detour is in place and traffic is being re-routed.

Nova Scotia Power estimates the work will take about 6 to 8 hours to finish.

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NS Reports Two More COVID Cases

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The province is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 today with a total of 32 active cases.

One case is in the Northern Zone and the other is in the Central Zone.

Both cases are close contacts of previously reported cases.

During a briefing this afternoon, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang told reporters he’s concerned after hearing about people not being truthful when speaking with public health investigators who are trying to trace the transmission of COVID-19. 

Strang also said today residents of two Cape Breton long-term care homes will be getting COVID-19 vaccinations next week.

The vaccinations will be given at the Harbourside Enhanced Care Home in Sydney and the Northside Community Guest Home.

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NS Reports Six New COVID Cases

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The province is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today.

Three of the new cases are in the Northern Zone and are close contacts of previously reported cases.

The three others are in the Central Zone, where one case is a close contact and the others are related to travel outside Atlantic Canada.

One of the travel-related cases involves a student at Dalhousie University in Halifax.   

There’s now a total of 32 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia.

No one in the province is in hospital with the virus.

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McDonald Becomes Top Soldier

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

A New Waterford native has become Canada’s top soldier.

Art McDonald became Chief of Defence Staff in a hand-over ceremony this afternoon.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last month McDonald was tapped to replace outgoing General Jonathan Vance in the role.

McDonald has served as the chief of the naval staff and commander of the Royal Canadian Navy since June of 2019.

Vance announced in July he was planning to retire by the end of last year.

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CBU Student Among Eight New Reported COVID Cases

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

A student at Cape Breton University is one of eight new cases of COVID-19 being reported in the province today.

Another case involves a student at St. FX in Antigonish.

Both cases are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.

Three other new cases are in the Central Zone and are also related to travel outside the region.

One of those cases involves a student at St. Mary’s University in Halifax.

The other three cases are in the Northern Zone and are close contacts of earlier reported cases.

There’s now a total of 30 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia.

No one in the province is currently in hospital with the virus.

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