New Glasgow News

Hundreds took part in the Respect for Women March held in honour of Amber Kirwan on Sunday.

Andrew Totten, left, an eight-year-old from Debert with an interest in history, talks with 10-year-old Noah Mills during the opening of the Debert Military Museum on Saturday.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay says the funding for J.J. MacKay Ltd. of New Glasgow is to support the development of two new parking meter systems.

MLA Ross Landry announces that a new school will be built on the site of the current New Glasgow Junior High School.

The Secret Codes, a major new exhibition of contemporary quilts by African-Nova Scotian quilt makers, opens Saturday, 1 p.m., at Chase Gallery, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 6016 University Ave, Halifax.

The Knights of Columbus Council 1667 New Glasgow and the Father Gerald MacKenzie Council 8608 of Pictou are in the final preparation stages for their Respect For Women March, which is being held Sunday.

Emergency responders attend to 84-year-old Audrey Doggett who was located lying in the ditch of Highway 104 just before exit 20.

New Glasgow Recreation is offering a bus trip for seniors to the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo in Halifax on July 5th.

About two-thirds of the windmills the company's building are destined for Nova Scotia.

The tennis courts will be constructed near the Westside Community Centre to replace the old courts, which were in great need of repair.

The Town of New Glasgow and the Municipality of the County of Pictou, in partnership with the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors, are conducting an age-friendly assessment in their communities.

Health authorities in northern Nova Scotia are warning people that a new synthetic drug, commonly known as "bath salts," is causing harmful and psychotic effects to people using it.

An award-winning wine produced from grapes grown in Lyons Brook will be available for tasting at three local locations this week.

A specialized day school program for students with learning disabilities will be "testing the waters" in Pictou County this month.

More than 1,000 workers with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, including 763 with the Canadian Coast Guard, received notices today that their jobs could be affected by pending cuts.

"We recognize the refinery's long history of supplying customers in this region and we know that these jobs are important to the community." The Dartmouth refinery operates in the highly-competitive Atlantic Basin, said the news release, which is open to significant global competition.

Police in New Glasgow will give details today about the two adults arrested in connection with the death of Amber Kirwan seven months ago.

Nova Scotia RCMP and New Glasgow Police Service are inviting the media to attend a news conference tomorrow morning where they say a significant update will be provided on the Amber Kirwan homicide investigation.

Nova Scotia RCMP say two adults have been arrested in the homicide investigation of New Glasgow teenager Amber Kirwan.

Paradise Cove Tanning Salon in Truro closed without notice this week, leaving customers who had paid for tanning packages and employees who have not been paid upset.