The Spectator

Valley Journal-Advertiser and Annapolis Valley Register reporter Kirk Starratt.

COLUMN: Look to the heavens: You never know when or where you’ll find ...

There are several initiatives in the works to help improve patient flow at the Valley Regional Hospital’s emergency department.

VRH emergency department in Kentville sees ‘unprecedented’ number of ...

Nasif Sarowar attended the Truro Masjid in Valley, joining prayers for the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks on March 15.

Truro man mourns colleague slain in New Zealand terror attack

Kingston-raised cook Jennifer Crawford is a finalist on the 2019 MasterChef Canada show. - Courtesy CTV

‘Food is my favourite thing’: Kingston contestant vies for MasterChef ...

Gabriel Stoddart is seven and loves speed skating. He says he skated his fastest-ever round at the Mar. 16 Annapolis Valley Speed Skating Club mini-meet in Kingston.

‘It was really, really fast’: Young speed skaters join Team NS on ice ...

Clayton Dauphinee, originally from Nictaux, holds a photo of his parents, Hazel and Frank Dauphinee.

Berwick man pushing for more accountability around accessibility

RCMP are warning Nova Scotians to be wary of phone scams they’ve labeled ‘holiday heartstring scams’ after reports began coming in from Kings County.

Greenwood man in custody after fleeing police pursuit

WENDY ELLIOTT: Gender parity in cabinet is about more than numbers

The Town of Middleton is looking for input for two giant Highway 101 signs that would boast about the town’s claims to fame. They may hire a consultant to help with the project and that might include a public consultation process.

Four candidates in running for vacant council seat in March 30 ...

A woman, whose name has been withheld due to privacy concerns, describes her experience being a victim of human trafficking, having been pimped out as a prostitute by a man who called himself her boyfriend in Toronto.

Taken away: Kings RCMP working to educate public about warning signs ...

News

Bill Preston, a concerned Hantsport resident who has been lobbying the government to act on the issue at the Halfway River for more than a year, is hopeful the culvert system being installed will solve the community’s concerns.

Work underway in Hantsport to install concrete culvert at Halfway River

Updated 4 hours ago

RCMP charge Auburn man for driving with blood alcohol four times legal limit

Published Mar 18, 2019 at 1:18 p.m.

Numerous RCMP vehicles and officers were on the scene in Lower West Pubnico on March 16 after a report of shots being fired. PHOTO COURTESY OF LORNE D'ENTREMONT

Man charged following report of shots fired in Lower West Pubnico

Updated Mar 17, 2019 at 2:21 p.m.

‘Food is my favourite thing’: Kingston contestant vies for MasterChef title

Updated Mar 16, 2019 at 12:22 p.m.

The spectacle of a burning wind turbine in West Pubnico could be seen for miles around the afternoon of March 15. Frankie Crowell Photo

West Pubnico wind turbine destroyed by fire

Carla Allen
Updated Mar 18, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

With large chunks of burning nacelle components and melting fibreglass blades falling from 80 metres above, there wasn't much the West Pubnico Fire Department could do when a wind turbine fire was reported the afternoon of March ...

Truro man mourns colleague slain in New Zealand terror attack

Fram Dinshaw
Updated Mar 15, 2019 at 5:49 p.m.

A Truro man paused to remember a fellow scientist who was one of those gunned down during Friday prayers in Christchurch. Nasif Sarowar said his former colleague Abdus Samad was a “resourceful person,” who moved from Canada to New ...

Shoal Harbour River on Friday, March 15.

Clarenville council takes steps to prevent flooding from Shoal Harbour River

Jonathan Parsons
Updated Mar 18, 2019 at 3:17 p.m.

SHOAL HARBOUR, N.L. – It’s an issue that threatens to cause serious damage at a moment’s notice. This winter, for residents of Riverview Extension in Shoal Harbour, the possibility of Shoal Harbour River flooding their homes and ...

Four candidates are vying for one council seat in Middleton. They are, from left, John Bartlett, Mark MacFadyen, Dan Smith, and Philip Townsend.

The Candidates: Four in running for vacant council seat in Middleton

Lawrence Powell
Updated Mar 15, 2019 at 2:51 p.m.

Four candidates are running for a lone council seat in Middleton left vacant by Brad Reid mid-way through his first term. When nominations closed at 5 p.m. March 5, John Bartlett, Mark MacFadyen, Dan Smith and Philip Townsend had filed papers with ...

Annapolis RCMP Crime Report looks at the weekly calls for service police answer.

Special delivery to seniors residence in Bridgetown highly unusual

Contributed
Updated Mar 15, 2019 at 10:20 a.m.

March 4, 2019 Lawrencetown – RCMP received a call about two white horses on the road. Members responded and could not find the white horses or any colour horses for that matter. March 5, 2019 Bear River – A break-and-enter into a ...

The Discovery Aspiring Georpark Board with MHA Neil King, Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation Minister Christopher Mitchelmore and MP Churence Rogers.

Federal and provincial governments give $517,500 to Discovery Aspiring Geopark

Jonathan Parsons
Updated Mar 14, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

In efforts to become recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark destination, the Discovery Aspiring Geopark Inc. (DAGI) is half-a-million dollars richer as it continues its path to certification. In an announcement on March 8, the federal and ...

VRH emergency department in Kentville sees ‘unprecedented’ number of patients admitted in single day

Kirk Starratt
Published Mar 14, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

Steps are being taken to avoid future crowding situations at the Valley Regional Hospital’s emergency department in Kentville. ...

Kentville Town Council has voted to reinstall a digital advertising sign at the foot of Burgher Hill. The sign was removed one year ago but says the decision is contingent upon repair and refitting costs not doubling from the original price tag of nearly $18,000.

‘They depend on that sign’: Kentville council’s ‘yes’ to reinstall digital sign contingent upon cost

Sara Ericsson
Published Mar 14, 2019 at 4:29 p.m.

Kentville Town Council says the digital advertising sign will go back up someday so long as repair and refitting costs don’t double. ...

John Wilson, a long-time volunteer and president of the West Hants Historical Society, recently handed the reins of the organization over to Kel Hancock.

West Hants Historical Society celebrates Windsor man’s devotion to promoting local history

Carole Morris-Underhill
Updated Mar 14, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

John Wilson thought March 13 was going to be just a regular Wednesday at the West Hants Historical Society’s museum. It was anything but. ...

From left, New Life Church pastor Albert Trask, MP Churence Rogers, tenant Angela Bursey, MHA Lisa Dempster and MHA Colin Holloway at the official opening of the New Life Community Church Housing project in Clarenville on Monday.

A ‘beautiful’ blessing: New Life Community Church housing project officially unveiled in Clarenville

Jonathan Parsons
Updated Mar 13, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

For Angela Bursey, her home is worth everything. Bursey is a resident of the New Life Community Church apartments developed in the community as affordable housing. “It meant a million dollars, put it that way,” said ...