Another jump in the price of gasoline as the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board invoked the interrupter clause.  The Board says the change is necessary due to significant shifts in the market price of gasoline, and the increase of 9.5 cents per litre took effect at midnight Monday night. The minimum price for gasoline is 209.2 cents per litre locally.  The price of diesel oil is not affected by the interruption.

 

The head of the R-C-M-Ps tactical team at the time of Nova Scotia’s mass shooting has fired heavy criticism at the force for the way it treated team members following the tragedy. Retired Corporal Tim Mills told an inquiry that it’s “absolutely disgusting” that eight part-time members of the 13 member team were sent back to general duties a week-and-a-half after the rampage instead of being allowed to decompress. Mills says a request to have the part-timers work at headquarters with the full time team members for a period of two weeks was rebuffed although he doesn’t know by whom. He says he continued to push to find out information but decided by late 2020 that he couldn’t work for a “broken organization” and he eventually retired in July, 2021.

 

A man and child who were reported missing in Abercrombie, Pictou County Monday afternoon were quickly located by Pictou County District RCMP, and both were safe.  An emergency alert had been  issued to residents of Antigonish, Colchester and Pictou Counties as part of the search.  Within an hour RCMP were reporting that the pair had been located and that the alert was cancelled.

 

An update from Pictou County District RCMP in regards to that break-in we told you about yesterday.  Police say they have recovered a recreational vehicle taken during the break-in at a property on Shady Ln. in Pictou Landing.  On Sunday, after receiving information from the public, the Pictou County District RCMP successfully recovered the RV.  RCMP got the call last Friday afternoon about the break-in and they learned that the RV had been taken, along with numerous firearms, an ATV, a 60” television, a fridge, a small utility trailer and a significant quantity of hunting and fishing gear.

 

Almost 24-thousand Nova Scotians aged 65 and older have received a 500-dollar seniors grant since the program opened. Nova Scotia first opened up grant applications in December for seniors who live independently and have an annual net household income of less than 37-thousand 500 dollars. The grants can be used to cover lawn care, small household repairs, grocery and medication delivery or transportation. Applications for the grant will continue to be accepted until the end of May.

 

Colchester East Hants Health Centre in Truro is assessing impact to its surgery and diagnostic imaging services after a flood early Monday morning in the hospital’s medical device reprocessing department. The department sterilizes surgical instruments used in all surgeries performed at facility. Pregnant patients who believe they are in labour and go to Colchester East Hants Health Centre over the next 48 hours will be assessed and diverted to the IWK Health Centre in Halifax or Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow, whichever hospital is closest for the patient. In the event of an emergency or unplanned delivery, there will be an obstetrician and nursing staff available at the Centre to support pregnancy care.