HALIFAX Reaction is mixed to the idea of the Maritimes helping Ontario through a devastating third wave of COVID-19. The prime minister has asked the premiers to look at re-allocating resources to the largest province and leaders in the Maritime provinces are looking into whether they can help without jeopardizing the health and safety of their citizens. Some residents have mixed feelings about it. We should focus on us primarily, only us, keep our numbers down, said June Bond of Dartmouth. But many nursing students in Nova Scotia say they ll consider going to Ontario if they re called upon. If I can take my passion of nursing and use it to help the most vulnerable people right now in places where COVID is hitting the worst, then I would definitely do that, said Shanelle Partington of Yarmouth, who is in the final year of her nursing program.
HALIFAX It started snowing around the noon hour and it didn t take long for the snow to start accumulating. Snow started falling in Yarmouth, N.S., at around 8:30 a.m. Thursday and, within hours, all of southwestern Nova Scotia was under a blanket of snow. I m really loving it, said Alyssa Leblanc of Tusket, N.S. Schools in Yarmouth, the Annapolis Valley and South Shore dismissed students early as the snow continued to pile up and weather conditions deteriorated. School got done around noon time and now it s pretty snowy and the roads are icy and covered, said Colette Leblanc of Meteghan, N.S.