FREDERICTON A late spring heatwave in the New Brunswick is stressing out newly planted trees in the capital. Trees Matter Fredericton, a non profit organization, is asking people to haul out their hoses. We heard there was some new planting along here and we came along and all the water bags were empty and the trees were obviously in distress the leaves were wilting, said Kathryn Downton, an organizer with Trees Matter Fredericton. The city planted 500 trees this spring, but with weather feeling like temperatures in the 40s the last few days, it’s hard to keep the waterbags placed around the trees full.
Many residents of the Halifax area may have been startled awake early Thursday morning by an emergency alert informing them of an unknown issue with a local water supply.
GLACE BAY, N.S. It didn t take long to get tested for COVID-19 in Glace Bay, N.S., on Wednesday. A stark contrast to the long line-ups and wait times across the province a month ago. Provincially, we would like to see around 5,000 or 6,000 tests a day, Andrew Heighton, the COVID response director in Nova Scotia s Eastern health zone. That s a number the province aims for in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swabs in the lab. Heighton says testing burnout, fewer COVID-19 cases being reported, and the weather are all factors people are staying away. Testing gives us the opportunity to identify any pockets that are existing in our communities, so we can put our resources where they re needed, Heighton said.
Many residents of the Halifax area may have been startled awake early Thursday morning by an emergency alert informing them of an unknown issue with a local water supply.
Two days after Nova Scotia s Liberals announced temporary rent caps in response to evictions and fast-rising rents amid the pandemic, they quietly decreased how broadly the controls applied.