The Hants Journal

Cindy Day talks to some Cubs about the weather as they prepare for a winter camping trip.

CINDY DAY: Curious Cubs made my day!

The Valley Maple Leafs took on the Sackville Blazers Feb. 8 in Windsor. Pictured keeping the pressure on the Blazers is Kyle Keddy (No. 19).

Valley Maple Leafs lose to Blazers in Friday night action

Investigators are shown at the scene of a South Rawdon in this Apr 2017 file photo, where the remains of Laura Ross were found.

Crown withdraws murder charge against Upper Sackville man

Crews work on repairing an Irving gas station at the intersection of Sackville Dr. and Beaver Bank Rd. in Lower Sackville on Friday, Feb. 1. 38-year-old David Raymond Farrell of Windsor is facing multiple charges after he stole a truck and crashed it into the store after being pursued by police. He has been ordeder to undergo a 30-day psychiatric assessment.

Judge orders 30-day assessment for alleged driver in Highway 101 ...

President of the Treasury board and Kings-Hants MP Scott Brison announces $4.4 million in federal funding towards a Windsor-West Hants hockey arena/indoor soccer field facility.

Kings-Hants MP Scott Brison retiring from politics Feb. 10

Wendy Elliott. File

WENDY ELLIOTT: Points to ponder before opting out of vaccines

Mr. Bumble and Widow Corney scold Oliver for not being grateful for what they provide him at the workhouse and announce plans to sell him.

SLIDESHOW: Oliver takes the stage in Windsor as Quick As A Wink ...

Bill Francis, right, was one of many current or former cabbies to show up Friday to give Neil Harpham, left, an emotional send-off shortly before Harpham ended his life by medically assisted suicide.

His time to go: Well-known P.E.I. businessman ends ‘wonderful’ life on ...

A fundraiser is underway to help offset costs associated with Holly Shute’s recent cancer diagnosis. Her husband, Troy Frizzel, has been her rock during her surgery and treatments.

Fundraiser launched to help Hants County couple dealing with cancer ...

Somewhere out there, trashcans are tweeting about their states of existence. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Send me more uplifting trash, please

Jackie Sexton, owner of Bumble Bee Child Care in Three Mile Plains, says the close proximity of convicted sex offender Eddie Henshaw, who was recently granted bail based on recent charges stemming from new allegations, has impacted her business.

Three Mile Plains daycare impacted by proximity of convicted sex offender on house arrest for new charges

Updated 9 hours ago

West Kings and District High School is gearing up for its 2019 musical, Chicago, in which the lead roles will feature Cassandra McCall cast as Roxie Hart, Noah Bradbury as Billy Flynn, and Sophie MacMillan as Velma Kelly. - LAURYN LEBLANC

‘A show for the ages’: Chicago ready to wow West Kings audience

Published 4 hours ago

Members of Team Nova Scotia pose for a group photo following a Canada Winter Games pep rally at Pier 21 on Jan. 26. The first wave of Nova Scotia athletes leave on Thursday morning for the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta. The Opening Ceremony is Friday night. Competition begins on Saturday.

Annapolis Valley athletes representing Team Nova Scotia at Canada Games

Updated 5 hours ago

Heavy rainfall in late January created a lake of floodwaters at the Valley Drive-In in Cambridge, where renovations are now slated for the property and buildings, including its canteen and projection room.

‘Totally upgraded’: Valley Drive-In gets facelift after flooding damages property

Updated 5 hours ago

News

RCMP

Shots fired complaint in Barrington Passage leads to attempted murder investigation

Published 3 hours ago

The Kentville law courts. - File

Kings and West Hants Court Report, Feb. 14

Published a day ago

Susan Surette-Draper, the president of Les Amis de Grand-Pré, left, and Sally Ross, the group’s secretary, presented to West Hants council Feb. 12 explaining the importance of the Sainte-Famille Cemetery in Falmouth.

‘It’s very peaceful there:’ Sainte-Famille Cemetery receives municipal heritage designation

Updated a day ago

BMO Capital Markets announced Thursday it had hired Brison as vice-chair of investment and corporate banking. - Herald file

Scott Brison gets corporate banking job with BMO

Updated 13 hours ago

Sports

Members of Team Nova Scotia pose for a group photo following a Canada Winter Games pep rally at Pier 21 on Jan. 26. The first wave of Nova Scotia athletes leave on Thursday morning for the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta. The Opening Ceremony is Friday night. Competition begins on Saturday.

Annapolis Valley athletes representing Team Nova Scotia at Canada Games

Updated 5 hours ago

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Avon View’s boys’ hockey team to honour graduating players Feb. 16

Published Feb 09, 2019 at 11:40 a.m.

Tyler Fancy of Kentville goes for a pitch during 2018 Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League action in Truro. The Wildcats are looking for a new head coach and president Sandy VanBlarcom says the team will likely have to bow out of the upcoming season if they cannot find one.

‘An urgent call’: Wildcats ‘likely’ to miss baseball season unless new coach hired

Published Feb 08, 2019 at 4:14 p.m.

Carter Davidson takes a shot on the Colts net and, despite the crowd, manages to sink it.

Windsor Royals one win away from advancing to second round of playoffs

Published Feb 07, 2019 at 2:52 p.m.

Business

Carolyn Burton and Monica Snow.

Clarenville mother and daughter recognized for social enterprise

Updated 10 hours ago

Cape Breton songstress, the late Rita MacNeil, opened the tea room in 1986. In a post on their official Facebook page, it was announced that the iconic tourist stop will be closed this season.

Rita’s Tea Room in Big Pond to close

Updated Feb 04, 2019 at 7:35 p.m.

As the Crossing restaurant in Kingston has announced its doors will remain closed, people like Rhonda Shee are expressing surprise and sadness on social media at the seemingly sudden closure. Shee, who lives in Porters Lake, says it was her favourite restaurant, despite the drive.

‘We will miss their fine service’: The Crossing restaurant closes in Kingston

Updated Jan 29, 2019 at 10:51 a.m.

John Peters pours a glass of Cashmere Pilsner, a 5.0 per cent beer brewed at Hill Top Hops’ Brewhouse.

Hants County’s Hill Top Hops’ Brewhouse now open for business

Updated Jan 28, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

Living

Evergreen Theatre is offering up a long list of concerts this year that manager David O’Leary hopes will bring good crowds up the mountain to East Margaretsville throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The first show is Joel Plaskett, followed by Lennie Gallant, and then Old Man Luedeke.

Margaretsville’s Evergreen Theatre offers great line-up for the year ahead

Published 8 hours ago

Cindy Day talks to some Cubs about the weather as they prepare for a winter camping trip.

CINDY DAY: Curious Cubs made my day!

Published Feb 09, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Wallpaper is still a hot commodity, and if you’re thinking of decorating some walls with, pick a pattern that’s simple and light. If the paper is too bold or dark, the room will look even smaller. - Getty Images/iStockphoto

Growth Spurt: how to make a small room look bigger

Updated Feb 08, 2019 at 9:59 a.m.

What a treat! Captain Derek Wickham was flying from Ottawa to Halifax the morning of Dec 31, 2018, and snapped this special photo: the last sunrise of 2018! He was piloting a Bombardier CRJ 900 as the sun came up over the horizon.

CINDY DAY: Sundial points to solar noon

Published Feb 07, 2019 at 4 a.m.

Opinion

Does Canada want to become known as a country that not only ignores bribes, but is open to them, Russell Wangersky asks. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Canada shouldn’t stand for corruption

Published 15 hours ago

Wendy Elliott. File

WENDY ELLIOTT: Points to ponder before opting out of vaccines

Published Feb 09, 2019 at 8:34 a.m.

Go ahead, put your phone down for awhile, Russell Wangersky writes. Or better yet, don’t have one in the first place. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Life, unplugged

Published Feb 09, 2019 at 6 a.m.

A virus can live for two hours in the air where an infected person has sneezed or coughed. —

EDITORIAL: Hope it doesn’t spread

Published Feb 08, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Community

West Kings and District High School is gearing up for its 2019 musical, Chicago, in which the lead roles will feature Cassandra McCall cast as Roxie Hart, Noah Bradbury as Billy Flynn, and Sophie MacMillan as Velma Kelly. - LAURYN LEBLANC

‘A show for the ages’: Chicago ready to wow West Kings audience

Published 4 hours ago

Newport Station District School students Alisa Cochrane, Andrew Harvey, Bashir Jarmash and Peter Chase look over some of the 1,993 Canadian books that arrived at the school in 1994 after the school won a nation-wide contest. It was estimated the books were valued at $20,000. Also pictured is school secretary Bev Shanks.

Hants History for the week of Feb. 5, 2019

Published Feb 07, 2019 at 6:29 p.m.

A fundraiser is underway to help offset costs associated with Holly Shute’s recent cancer diagnosis. Her husband, Troy Frizzel, has been her rock during her surgery and treatments.

Fundraiser launched to help Hants County couple dealing with cancer diagnosis

Updated Feb 07, 2019 at 10:46 a.m.

Students in the newly established Cool Climate Wine and Viticulture program at the Nova Scotia Community College Kingstec Campus in Kentville harvest icewine grapes for the first time.

NSCC Kingstec Cool Climate Wine and Viticulture students harvest first icewine grapes

Published Feb 06, 2019 at 1:29 p.m.

Recent Stories

RCMP

Shots fired complaint in Barrington Passage leads to attempted murder investigation

West Kings and District High School is gearing up for its 2019 musical, Chicago, in which the lead roles will feature Cassandra McCall cast as Roxie Hart, Noah Bradbury as Billy Flynn, and Sophie MacMillan as Velma Kelly. - LAURYN LEBLANC

‘A show for the ages’: Chicago ready to wow West Kings audience

Members of Team Nova Scotia pose for a group photo following a Canada Winter Games pep rally at Pier 21 on Jan. 26. The first wave of Nova Scotia athletes leave on Thursday morning for the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta. The Opening Ceremony is Friday night. Competition begins on Saturday.

Annapolis Valley athletes representing Team Nova Scotia at Canada Games

Heavy rainfall in late January created a lake of floodwaters at the Valley Drive-In in Cambridge, where renovations are now slated for the property and buildings, including its canteen and projection room.

‘Totally upgraded’: Valley Drive-In gets facelift after flooding damages property

Carter Davidson, No. 24 with the Windsor Royals, maintains control of the puck during the Feb. 3 game against the Cumberland Colts.

Windsor Royals advance to second round of NSRJHL playoffs

Valley Maple Leafs officially eliminated from playoff contention

Evergreen Theatre is offering up a long list of concerts this year that manager David O’Leary hopes will bring good crowds up the mountain to East Margaretsville throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The first show is Joel Plaskett, followed by Lennie Gallant, and then Old Man Luedeke.

Margaretsville’s Evergreen Theatre offers great line-up for the year ahead

Jackie Sexton, owner of Bumble Bee Child Care in Three Mile Plains, says the close proximity of convicted sex offender Eddie Henshaw, who was recently granted bail based on recent charges stemming from new allegations, has impacted her business.

Three Mile Plains daycare impacted by proximity of convicted sex offender on house arrest for new charges

Avi Adam is the youngest player on the U18 Nova Scotia hockey team that will face off against the rest of the country at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta.

‘It was super emotional’: Wolfville hockey player youngest named to N.S. Canada Winter Games team

['Kings South NDP candidate Stephen Schneider']

Candidate nomination meeting set for Kings-Hants NDP

Carolyn Burton and Monica Snow.

Clarenville mother and daughter recognized for social enterprise

Roy Beals has led an extraordinary life as a hunter, fisherman, trapper, and artisan, amassing a large collection of trophies and works of art. He’s the subject of an exhibition at Macdonald Museum in Middleton starting Feb. 18.

Life of Lawrencetown’s outdoorsman Roy Beals subject of museum exhibit