(Halifax-Water-Advisory)
A boil-water advisory has been lifted for about 200-thousand people living and working in the Halifax area.
The region’s water utility issued a statement this morning advising residential and commercial customers that all appliances that store water should be flushed for ten minutes.
As well, Halifax Water says any ice cubes made during the advisory period should be tossed.
The boil order was issued on Monday night after an electrical problem at the Pockwock water treatment facility led to the release of some water that had not been properly chlorinated.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Body-Found)
Police in Saint John, New Brunswick say a body found in the St. John River east of the reversing falls is that of a 47-year-old man who had not been reported missing.
Police say they received a report yesterday that human remains had been found on the shore of the river.
The Saint John Fire Department assisted police in the recovery.
Police say the cause, manner, and time of death are all pending further investigation and the man’s identity is not being immediately released.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Contraband-Cigarettes)
A Prince Edward Island man has been fined 108-thousand dollars after he pleaded guilty to three charges related to contraband cigarettes.
James Daniel Hodder has six months to pay the fine.
He was arrested on February 6th after more than 82-thousand contraband cigarettes were seized in the Miramichi region of eastern New Brunswick.
Officials in New Brunswick say the cigarettes were worth about 21-thousand dollars, and would have generated 13-thousand dollars in federal excise revenue.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Municipalities-Report)
A new report is asking for changes in how Nova Scotia municipalities deal with a range of issues from taxation and public transit to climate change and housing.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia, the 79-page report calls for its ideas to become part of the debate around the municipal elections that are set for October 19th.
The report says municipalities are currently too dependent on property taxes as their primary source of revenue and need to diversify.
It recommends such steps as implementing municipal personal income taxes, per-kilometre levies on ride-sourcing and delivery companies, and developing municipally-owned businesses in areas such as green energy as possible revenue generators.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Offshore-Cod)
The federal Fisheries Department says it gave offshore fleets a cut of the re-instated Northern cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador to support year-round jobs.
The department says the decision recognizes our offshore fleets’ historical access to the cod fishery, and their contributions to the province’s coastal economies.
D-F-O says it also avoids a situation where foreign offshore vessels can fish, but Canadian offshore vessels cannot.
The union representing the province’s inshore fishers says offshore vessels should not be allowed in the cod fishery, and it’s calling on D-F-O to cancel the commercial cod fishery and go back to a stewardship model.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Rain-Record)
A wet, foggy and chilly June in St. John’s has broken a record set in 1891.
Environment Canada meteorologist Rodney Barney says June dumped 214.6 millimetres of rain on Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city.
In a social media post, he said it beats the previous June rainfall record of 198.9 millimetres, which was set in 1891.
July hasn’t started off much better in the city — after a rainy first few days, Environment Canada says there is a chance of drizzle today and tomorrow, and a chance of showers on Friday.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Broadcaster-Dead)
A former C-T-V Atlantic breakfast television co-host and radio broadcaster has died at the age of 68.
Scott Boyd’s daughter Ashley Boyd confirmed her father’s death yesterday.
Ashley says her father was known for his big, booming voice and for keeping people entertained and laughing.
His former co-host on the Atlantic Satellite Network — or A-S-N — Breakfast Television program Liz Rigney says she remembers Boyd for his humour and kindness.
(CTV Atlantic)
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