Aaron Beswick

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Aaron Beswick

Advertisement oopSkip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentOn Saturday morning, a fisheries tip line got a report of a man carrying elver-harvesting equipment, as well as a pistol on his hip, in southwest Nova Scotia. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) did not notify the RCMP. While the report was taken by a DFO employee, no one from the federal department would follow up with the concerned citizen until after a media request was received from The Chronicle Herald.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Aaron Beswick

Advertisement 1  •   •  Article contentTo be generous to the thieves, it was dark and church bells are often made of valuable metals like brass. But still, the black and mottled century-old cast-iron bell belonging to Holy Rosary Church in Cape George is neither shiny nor smooth and gold coloured, something that had Murray MacEachern scratching his head Monday as he looked at the bell in his garage.

3 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Aaron Beswick

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentA convoy of dozens of vehicles has been showing up at rivers along the Eastern and South shores, where its occupants have fished elvers en masse without licences. Commercial elver licence holders and sources within DFO have said the fishers originate from the Sipekne’katik First Nation. Neither Chief Michelle Glasgow nor councillor Gerry Augustine, whose portfolio includes band fisheries, returned The Chronicle Herald’s requests for comment.

3 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Aaron Beswick

Advertisement 1  •   •  Article contentThe men who broke into Kate McEachern’s Cape George shed while stealing her community’s brass church bell might consider themselves lucky they didn’t wake her up. But their problems have just begun, as they have now made a rather persistent enemy. The Canadian Armed Forces veteran who recently returned from a second tour near Ukraine’s front lines has a message for them.

3 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Aaron Beswick

Advertisement 1  •  Article contentCraig MacDonald carried a Y-shaped stick through Truro’s Victoria Park. With one branch clasped tight in each hand, the free end jiggled in front of him as he walked. Then the free end turned down. “There’s water there,” MacDonald said. By walking back and forth with the stick and marking each time it bent down, MacDonald mapped out what he believed is flowing water about seven feet down.