20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (559+ words) You want it You pay for it The imminent closure of five rural Nova Scotia libraries has municipalities working to find funding solutions to keep the doors open. Annapolis Valley Regional Library (AVRL) announced on June 1 it would be closing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (147+ words) RCMP in Nova Scotia say they arrested two men for allegedly threatening to take firearms to a courthouse “with an intention to cause violence.” Annapolis District RCMP say the alleged comments were made in April and reported to police in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (597+ words) The Nova Scotia government says that the board responsible for libraries in the Annapolis Valley needs to better explain to the public why it has decided to close several branches. Meanwhile, the CEO of the organization says the “deeply upsetting…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (320+ words) Five public libraries in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley will be permanently closed later this month because of a lack of funding. The 11-branch Annapolis Valley Regional Library system says the decision was made after the provincial government confirmed there will…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (467+ words) A number of those who have been forced to evacuate due to the wildfire in Annapolis County will be allowed back in to their homes on Tuesday, Nova Scotia officials say. “Residents in the Trout Lake and Highway 10 area are…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (138+ words) Bezanson says he learned on Tuesday that the home he shares with his wife, three children and three cats was destroyed. He says in a direct message on social media that he and his family had been bracing for the…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (420+ words) While the Long Lake wildfire in the Annapolis County, N.S., continues to grow, the province says no further homes have been damaged. “The Long Lake wildfires complex is now estimated at 8,278 hectares and is still out of control,” an update from…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (91+ words) The provincial government says the wildfire, which is still burning out of control, caused the destruction on Sunday. The lost homes were on West Dalhousie, Morse and Thorne roads, though not all of the buildings are primary residences. Premier Tim…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (179+ words) Some who call Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley home are keeping a close eye on an out-of-control wildfire to see if an evacuation order will be expanded in the area. The province’s Department of Emergency Management asked people on Sunday night…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (185+ words) Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources says a large wildfire in the Annapolis Valley remains out of control and is still estimated at more than 32 square kilometres in size. In a social media post on Saturday, the department says conditions…...