New Glasgow Regional Police is investigating a fatal house fire that occurred on Pleasant Street, New Glasgow.

On Saturday December 23 shortly after 1pm, New Glasgow Regional Police, New Glasgow Fire Department, Emergency Health Services and other supports responded to a report of a house fire on Pleasant Street, New Glasgow. 

Upon arrival of emergency services, the residence was full of smoke and fire. Fire crews continued to extinguish the fire for several hours. 

Preliminary investigation has led police to believe that the fire is not criminal in nature at this time. 

The victims were a 48-year-old-man, a 23-year-old woman, both from Pictou County.

 

 

Richmond County District RCMP are investigating after seven people, including four children, were sent to hospital and a dog died following a two-vehicle crash on Sunday evening. 

Police officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to a report of a crash near Whiteside, N.S. just before 6 p.m., according to an RCMP media release. Upon arrival, officers found a Volkswagen car and Toyota van with extensive damage.

Police said the driver of the van, a 42-year-old Halifax woman, appeared to have life-threatening injuries. Four children aged 3, 5, 7 and 9 as well as a 36-year-old passenger in the van, also from Halifax, were reported to have serious to life-threatening injuries. 

The driver of the car, a 28-year-old New Brunswick man, appeared to have life-threatening injuries, according to RCMP. A dog was also reported to be found dead in the car. 

RCMP said both drivers were removed from the vehicles with the help of fire services. 

The highway was closed for several hours overnight but reopened before 8 a.m. Monday. 

 

 

A beloved zoo in the Annapolis Valley is closing their doors. 

The closure of a zoo in Aylesford, N.S., is a big loss to the community and a sad day, say some Nova Scotians.

The Oaklawn Farm Zoo made the announcement Tuesday morning on Facebook. The owners said they are retiring and have arranged new homes for the animals.

Coun. Tim Harding, who represents the Aylesford area on municipal council, said the closure is a major loss for the community. He said the parking lot was jam-packed during the spring, summer and fall months. 

Harding said the zoo not only brought tourists to the Annapolis Valley, but also employed a handful of locals, as well as students in the summer. He also pointed to the hundreds of schools that brought bus loads of kids for field trips each year.

 

 

On Tuesday, Dec. 19, representatives from the four curling clubs in Pictou County, the Stellar Curling Club, Westville Curling Club, New Caledonian Curling Club, and the Bluenose Curling Club gathered to receive cheques totalling $25,938.62 from the proceeds of the 50/50 and program sales from the 2023 Grand Slam of Curling KIOTI National.

More than 130 volunteers worked together to make this event a success.

The Grand Slam of Curling KIOTI National took place Nov. 7-12, 2023, at the Pictou County Wellness Centre, featuring the top 16 men’s and top 16 women’s teams in the world.