Pictou County District RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating 13-year-old Marcus Fievet, who was last seen on Monday in Pictou.

Marcus is described as 5-foot-2 and approximately 95 lbs., with short blond hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a light blue hoodie and black jeans. Marcus also goes by the nickname “Grey.”  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Marcus “Grey” Fievet is asked to contact Pictou County District RCMP or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers.

 

 

The premier is defending his government’s historic 1.2-billion-dollar deficit.

Tim Houston says his government has been focused on growing the economy while making major investments in health care.

The deficit released Monday is significantly higher than the 697.5-million-dollar deficit projected in February’s budget.

Houston says Nova Scotians should feel confident that their government understands their needs and is willing to invest in them.

 

 

An omnibus bill has been tabled by the Nova Scotia government that deals with issues as diverse as domestic violence and protests that block logging roads.

An Act to Protect Nova Scotians includes one new piece of legislation and amends seven other acts.

Proposed changes would make it illegal to block access to forest access roads on Crown land and would also enable victims of domestic violence to enter a new lease if they want to stay in their rental unit when the abuser has left.

Premier Tim Houston says the government isn’t giving important issues short shrift by packing them into one bill, but both the Opposition N-D-P and Liberals disagree.

 

 

The federal government says it will begin a buyback of assault-style firearms from individual owners with a pilot project in Nova Scotia.

The pilot will be open to eligible firearm owners in select areas of Cape Breton to ensure it runs smoothly before it’s launched across the country.

Eligible firearms owners can file a declaration of interest through a web portal starting October 1st.

Ottawa has outlawed approximately two-thousand-500 types of guns, saying they belong on the battlefield and not in the hands of hunters or sport shooters.

 

 

The Town of New Glasgow held a ceremony Tuesday to raise the Culture Days flag at the Glasgow Square Gazebo. Culture Days runs through October 12th — a nationwide celebration of arts, culture, and community. You can find details on Culture Days events by going to https://culturedays.ca/en