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Two women arrested for impaired driving

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020Pictou Advocate

Pictou County District RCMP have arrested a 45 year old woman and a 46 year old woman for impaired driving during the weekend. On May 29th at approximately 8:45 p.m., Pictou District RCMP received a complaint of a possible impaired driver in Durham. Police located the vehicle in Pictou and investigation at the scene resulted in the...

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Local fisherman catches rare albino lobster

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Heather Brimicombe

It was a once in a lifetime catch for AJ Francis on Wednesday when he pulled his lobster traps out of the water and found an albino lobster nestled among the other lobsters. Albino lobsters are often referred to as a one in a million chance or one in a million catch so it certainly...

Ready for ‘lift’ off

May 18, 2020May 15, 2020Pictou Advocate

Blocking is in place for the Ship Hector as part of The #GreatBigLift. Preparations are well under way to life the Ship Hector out of the water for repairs and restoration. Last week, the lower level of the Quay site was readied for for the blocking for the ship. The iron gates, wooden sides and...

SHINE ON

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020Pictou Advocate

Together we shine brighter Michelin, WearWell Garments, MacGregor’s Industrial Group… local businesses are making a difference every day in the fight against COVID-19. And Advocate Media wants shine a light on them and all businesses that are making a difference. In an effort to do that, Advocate Media launches the Shine On campaign, which aims...

Another fire in Pictou

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020Jackie Jardine

It’s beginning to be a habit for the Pictou Fire Department to be called to a fire at night. The latest one occurred last night, around 10:30 p.m. at the former Pictou Golf course. Fire Chief Paul Janes confirms his department was called to extinguish a grass fire at the former golf course. “We got...

Academy graduate unsung hero of the 1918 Spanish Influenza

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020Pictou Advocate

By Dr. T. Jock Murray Special to The Advocate The pandemic of influenza in 1918-1919, known as the Spanish flu, killed 40-50 million people worldwide. Nova Scotia had a low rate of deaths compared to other areas in North America and it is important to look at the factors that may have helped, and the...

Four judges appointed to Supreme Court Family Division

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020Pictou Advocate

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court welcomes four new judges to its Family Division, the first step in the move toward a single, unified court for all family law matters in the province. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti made the announcement in a news release Monday morning. The Hon. Justice Raymond A. Morse was appointed to...

Spring road weight restrictions beginning

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020Pictou Advocate

Spring weight restrictions on all provincial roads will begin on March 2, starting at 12:01 a.m. Restrictions begin at that time for Pictou County and the following counties: Halifax Regional Municipality, Annapolis, Colchester, Cumberland, Digby, Hants, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne and Yarmouth. Restrictions for Cape Breton Regional Municipality and Antigonish, Guysborough, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria...

Local RCMP officer charged with sexual assault

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020Pictou Advocate

The province’s independent Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has laid a charge of sexual assault against Cpl. Gregory Deagle of Pictou District RCMP. SiRT was contacted on December 28, 2019, by Bible Hill RCMP, regarding an allegation of sexual assault against a female known to the RCMP member. The incident is alleged to have occurred...

UPDATE: FOUND – Missing person: Help the RCMP find Emma Anderson