Gas and Diesel Up
As predicted, the price of gas went up, overnight.
Gas jumped by 3.3 cents a litre and now goes for a minimum of $1.12.9 in Cape Breton.
Diesel went up by 1.6 cents and now costs a minimum of $1.10 cents a litre on the Island.
As predicted, the price of gas went up, overnight.
Gas jumped by 3.3 cents a litre and now goes for a minimum of $1.12.9 in Cape Breton.
Diesel went up by 1.6 cents and now costs a minimum of $1.10 cents a litre on the Island.
Former Regional Mayor John Morgan is hoping to return to politics.
Morgan plans to seek the NDP nomination in the provincial riding of Glace Bay-Dominion.
He says he was partly inspired to put his hat in the ring after working with Regional Councillor Kendra Coombs as she campaigns in the Cape Breton Centre by-election.
Coombs is the NDP candidate in the race.
He says he’s also pleased with NDP leader Gary Burrill’s commitment to deal with regional inequalities, including equalization for the Regional Municipality.
Deputy Regional Police chief Robert Walsh has been promoted to acting chief.
Council approved the change at last night’s meeting.
It’s not known how long Walsh will serve as acting chief with Chief Peter McIsaac off on leave for the past several months.
Mayor Cecil Clarke says it’s important to have someone in that leadership role while McIsaac is on leave.
The trial is due to start today for the second nurse charged after a patient froze to death in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital parking lot.
48 year-old Valerie MacGillivary from Glace Bay faces a count of forgery in the case.
43 year-old Tammy Carrigan-Warner from Sydney River is also charged with forgery.
Her trial wrapped up late last month and the judge is due to deliver his verdict on April 28th.
Both MacGillivary and Carrigan-Warner were fired from their jobs after being accused of making false notes about the status of patient 79-year-old Colin Francis MacDonald whose body was found on hospital grounds.
A man in his 60’s has been airlifted to Halifax hospital in critical condition after trying to help a woman who fell into the water at Uisge Ban Falls in Victoria County, yesterday.
RCMP say the woman fell into the water shortly after noontime and two people and an RCMP officer went in to help her.
Police say the woman and the two others were not hurt.