Pictou County District RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 73-year-old John Patton, who was last seen on Tuesday on Highway 376 in Lyons Brook.

Patton is described as 5-foot-8, 130lbs and has grey hair. He was last seen wearing a long sleeve shirt and brown pants.

Investigators believe he may be driving a grey 2013 Hyundai Accent bearing Nova Scotia licence plate FFR841.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of John Patton is asked to contact Pictou County District RCMP or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers.

 

 

Premier Tim Houston says the Progressive Conservative win in the Preston byelection is a sign voters approve of his government.

Houston says it shows people are happy with attempts to bolster health care and that voters know his government is with them on issues that matter most.

But Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says the Tories won because they turned the vote into a plebiscite on the federal carbon tax.

The provincial Liberal party had no hand in the carbon pricing, which saw prices at the pump increase about 18 cents a litre in Nova Scotia last month.

 

 

Nova Scotia Pharmacists say there’s still more work they can do to help ease pressures on the province’s health care system.

Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists C-E-O Beverley Zwicker told a legislature committee yesterday that doctors should provide a diagnosis and pharmacists should take over prescribing and managing prescriptions.

Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia C-E-O Allison Bodnar says with more than 300 pharmacies in the province offering extended hours, the work could help prevent delays in treatment.

However, the groups say in order to continue to expand the powers of pharmacists, the one-patient one-record system needs to be in place.

 

 

The Town of New Glasgow is advising of some road closures for Pictou County Ribfest:

From 9:00 a.m. today to 6:00 a.m. Friday,

Glasgow Street is closed from George Street to MacLean Street with one northbound lane for access to TD Bank.

From 6:00 a.m. Friday to 12:00 a.m. Monday,

Glasgow Square is closed from George Street Bridge to Dalhousie Street.

The Glasgow Square Theatre parking lot will be closed from today to Monday.

 

 

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, has died.

A statement from his manager says Robertson died surrounded by his family at the age of 80.

The Band released classics like “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”