HALIFAX Frustration is growing among residents of Port Morien, N.S. who say illegal dumping continues to occur at the resting place for many of their ancestors. I was horrified. This is a sacred space for our community, said Beverly Spencer, a resident of Port Morien. There are literally generations of people from this area buried here. Spencer has family members of her own resting in Black Brook Cemetery. She says the community has a memorial service every summer with many people coming from away to partake. So, it s not just a place where you occasionally come, said Spencer. It has special meaning for so many people.
HALIFAX Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a man who they say robbed and assaulted a 75-year-old. Police say a group approached the man on Monday evening outside the Sydney Credit Union on Townsend Street in Sydney, N.S. According to police, the man was assaulted in his vehicle and had his wallet taken. The victim was treated at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police say with the help of information from witnesses, they were able to identify the suspect as Daniel John Stevens of Sydney. He was arrested Friday afternoon and remanded to the Cape Breton Correctional Centre.