SaltWire Network

SaltWire Network Inc. is a Canadian newspaper publishing firm that belongs to the Dennis-Lever family based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The company operates 35 daily and weekly newspapers across Atlantic Canada. In 2017, SaltWire expanded its portfolio by merging with the Chronicle Herald's community newspaper collection, bringing its total to 35 publications, which were primarily obtained from Transcontinental Media.

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No Frills open second P.E.I. location in Summerside

1 day ago | saltwire.com | Kristin Gardiner

Article contentSUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Shoppers looking for groceries in Summerside now have a new option available. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentOn June 12, No Frills opened a new franchise location in the Granville Street Plaza. It is the second location in P.E.I., following the one in Stratford. Article contentArticle contentFranchise Owner Ken Higgins and his wife, Emily, moved from St. Catharine’s, Ont., to the city for the job.
Abandoned house near Kensington destroyed after fire

1 day ago | saltwire.com | Kristin Gardiner

Advertisement 1Article contentSUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — A June 24 fire at an abandoned house in central P.E.I. is being treated as suspicious. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle content“It had no power to it,” said Chief Rodney Hickey. “So I don’t know whether there were people living there, or squatting there. We have no idea.”Article contentArticle contentNobody was injured in the fire.
New PEI EMS depot opens in O’Leary after 2023 fire

2 days ago | saltwire.com | Kristin Gardiner

Article contentO’LEARY, P.E.I. — One of P.E.I.’s seven Island EMS depots has gotten a much-needed upgrade. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentA 2023 fire forced EMS personnel in O’Leary to respond to their own emergency that left them without an operations centre. Article contentArticle content“We were instantly homeless,” said James Orchard, general manager at Island EMS and Medacom Atlantic, regarding the fire.
P.E.I. fatal impaired driving case adjourned to next month

2 days ago | saltwire.com | Terrence McEachern

Advertisement 1Article contentA P.E.I. man charged with impaired driving causing death has had his matter adjourned in provincial court. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentThe accused, James B. Andrew, 74, of Stanley Bridge, had his court matters called in Charlottetown on June 23 before Judge Nancy Orr. Andrew did not appear in court in person. Instead, his lawyer, Brendan Hubley, appeared on his behalf.
Break-and-enter lookout in PEI sentenced to jail

2 days ago | saltwire.com | Terrence McEachern

Advertisement 1Article contentBeing a lookout during a break, enter and theft incident at a Charlottetown business and other offences have led to jail time and an order to pay $4,000 in restitution for a P.E.I. woman. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentJessica Elizabeth Arsenault, 36, appeared in provincial court in Charlottetown on June 9 for sentencing for common assault, two counts of breach of probation and two counts of failing to attend court (on Feb.
P.E.I. man sentenced for possession of a weapon, urinating inside police car

5 days ago | saltwire.com | Terrence McEachern

Article contentA P.E.I. man who lunged at a motor vehicle with a weapon and later urinated in the back seat of a police car has received a jail sentence. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentAhmed Nassar, 28, previously pleaded guilty to public mischief for causing property damage, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and breach of probation. Nassar appeared in court on June 9 for sentencing by video from the Provincial Correctional Centre.
Brier Island residents thankful for pause to 'nightmare' ferry backup plan

6 days ago | saltwire.com | Tina Comeau

Advertisement 1Province and Transport Canada will continue to work out the ferry situationArticle contentThose who depend on the ferries that cross to and from Brier Island and Long Island in southwestern Nova Scotia are thankful there will be smooth sailing ahead for the time being when it comes to getting on and off the islands.
Halifax passes new regional plan to guide growth through 2050

1 week ago | saltwire.com | George Myrer

Article contentHalifax council has passed the regional plan to prepare for a population that could reach one million by 2050. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentThe 13-4 vote Thursday night repealed the 2014 regional municipal plan for the updated regional municipal planning strategy.
Halifax MLA blasts latest delay in North End school reopening: 'Schools in affluent areas are not having the same type of wait'

1 week ago | saltwire.com | Willy Palov

Article contentA Halifax politician is calling further delays in a school construction project in her riding ‘unacceptable.’Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentHalifax-Needham MLA Suzy Hansen took to Facebook on Friday to denounce another stall in the work being done at St. Joseph’s McKay Elementary School in the city’s North End. Initial targets had the school ready to open its doors in time for the 2025-26 academic year but that has now been pushed back.
Needs more bite: Town of Yarmouth to rework barking wording in its dog bylaw

1 week ago | saltwire.com | Tina Comeau

Advertisement 1Article contentA recent discussion around the Yarmouth Town Council table noted the town would be barking up the wrong tree by completely removing the issue of barking dogs from its dog bylaw. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentAt council’s June monthly meeting, a recommended motion was: ‘That Council pass first reading to amend the dog bylaw to remove complaints about barking dogs.’Article contentArticle contentBy the end of the discussion, that motion was defeated.