Recall issued for Randsland Farms Inc.’s Kale, Super Salad products
The CFIA says there have not been any illnesses reported. Continue reading
Annapolis Valley
Nova Scotia RCMP say outlaw biker gathering to be held in Annapolis Valley
The Mounties issued a tweet today advising motorists they will be conducting road safety checkpoints in the Wilmot, N.S., area. Continue reading
Dorian damage worse than first thought in Nova Scotia’s famed Annapolis Valley
Apple grower Lisa Jenereaux says her farm near Melvern Square has lost up to 50 per cent of its lucrative Honeycrisp apple crop. Continue reading
Nova Scotia orders review after man dies waiting for hospital transfer
In a statement, Randy Delorey said he is asking the Nova Scotia Health Authority and ambulance provider Emergency Health Services to conduct a joint review of David Benedict’s death. Continue reading
Brigadoon Village announces Dave’s Place arts centre to commemorate its late founder
Dave McKeage, who was the visionary behind Annapolis Valley’s Brigadoon Village, died on Dec. 30, 2018. He was 49. Continue reading
Self-described explorer documenting Nova Scotia’s abandoned roads to preserve history
By Jeremy Keefe Digital Broadcast Journalist
An Annapolis Valley man is exploring Nova Scotia’s abandoned roads and documenting his findings to preserve history and encourage others to check out what’s off the beaten path. Continue reading
Logging firm says concern for birds must be balanced against industry needs
Naturalists say they have spotted more than a dozen neotropical songbirds and filmed video of one endangered species in the Crown-owned woods located between two pristine Annapolis Valley lakes. Continue reading
Projects will help Nova Scotia prepare for rising sea levels, storms
The province and Ottawa will share $114 million in costs of improving over 64 kilometres of dikes and their aboiteaux – sluices under the dikes that allow water out at low tide. Continue reading
N.S. invests $325,000 in genomics projects to advance research in key sectors
The province says Genome Atlantic will use the funding to help researchers advance 25 DNA projects over the next three years. Continue reading
Canada’s newest minister says high-speed internet is a ‘necessity’ but can she deliver in rural areas?
Will Canada’s first-ever minister of Rural Economic Development bring faster internet to rural areas or is it all just window-dressing ahead of the 2019 federal election? Continue reading