SYDNEY, N.S. Police in Nova Scotia say they fined a woman for failing to comply with health orders after breaking up a social gathering Friday morning. In a news release, the Cape Breton Regional Police Service says they got a call early this morning about a social gathering that exceeded provincially-mandated limits. Police say officers arrived at the North Sydney residence at about 5 a.m. The release says the officers gave a 25-year-old woman a summary offence ticket for failing to comply with regulations set out in the province s Health Protection Act. Cape Breton police say the ticket carries a fine of $1,000.
FREDERICTON Flood forecasters in New Brunswick are keeping a close eye on the Saint John River but say the forecast for the Easter long weekend looks favourable. Geoffrey Downey, a spokesman for the province s River Watch program, says a massive ice jam at Perth-Andover, near the border with Maine, remains in place but is starting to erode. There was a big channel running through it yesterday, which is good, so it s not holding back any water, Downey said Thursday. He said, however, that there have been reports of people on the ice jam taking photos. We can t stress enough how dangerous that is, and (it) becomes dangerous for anyone who might have to go to rescue them, Downey said.
HALIFAX The MLA for Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston says it was only eight days from when her father was diagnosed, to when he died, of COVID-19. He left us very quickly. Very, very quickly, said Francine Landry. She says despite testing positive, her 89-year old father had a positive outlook until the end. He was a resident at a long-term care facility in Edmundston. Landry says it s been difficult to grieve during the more restrictive red phase. The reality is, the virus can hit any family, anyone. Rich or poor. It doesn t matter. It takes lives away from loved ones, she said.
HALIFAX Members of 12 Wing Shearwater and the Royal Canadian Navy in the Maritimes have been given authorization to wear a special memorial patch for the month of April, to honour the service members who died in a military helicopter crash last April. The patch was created in memory of the six crewmembers killed when a Cyclone helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of Greece on April 29, 2020 during deployment on HMCS Fredericton. Sailor First Class Shane Cowbrough is wearing his to remember his daughter, Sub. Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough. For me, it s something special that I can put on my uniform, he says. We re drawing close to that time. I know a lot of people in Nova Scotia especially will be having their moments, not just the Stalker 22 (tragedy), we have the Portapique shooting as well that we re coming up on again.