page 4 page 10 Tender goes Jimmy Rankin out for Lennox coming to page 15 Passage Bridge Port Hawkesbury Latest from RABA porthawkesburyreporter.com Vol. 41, No. 33 August 15, 2018 146553 Photo by Grant McDaniel Judique on the Floor Days packed a whole lot of good times into a few days late last week, and the commu- nity festival found a great parade marshall to lead festivities last Saturday. Dil- lon MacMillan is seen here traveling in style. For more on the festival, see pages 13 and 14. Photo by Corrine MacLean Photo by Jake Boudrot The Marble Mountain Family The Serpentine Reptile Zoo offered this python for viewing Fun Day took place last Sun- and pictures during the Petit de Grat Acadian Festival on day. For more on the event, August 12. For more on the festival, see pages 11 and 12. see pages 23. Inverness County examining municipal water study by Adam Cooke an independent report by G.A. communities in our municipality, verness County – specifi cally, the department require this specifi c Isenor Consulting Limited on the how we could have them operate Judique and District Volunteer amount of fi nancial assistance to county’s water delivery is now in much more effi ciently, because we Fire Department. complete its truck purchase. WHYCOCOMAGH– Municipal the hands of municipal staff and just very recently went through The municipality had origi- councillors in Inverness County will soon reach a formal Inver- a rate increase. And I hope we nally approved a loan guarantee are awaiting details on a recent ness council session. all agree that we need to work in the value of $230,000 in April, PRICE: $1.55 +HST study of their municipal water “What we’ll do is send the re- more effi ciently with our water, to assist the Judique department systems, while offering fi nancial port to our staff…who will take through such things as replacing in its purchase of a new truck. support to one of the largest wa- that study and bring it back to us the meters and also installing However, at the request of the de- ter users in the system serving in terms of what could probably new meters for customers that partment, councillors voted last the Judique area. take place,” explained Warden don’t already have them.” Thursday to allow for a new loan At their latest regular monthly Betty Ann MacQuarrie. In the meantime, councillors guarantee of $280,000. council meeting, held Thurs- “They had several suggestions have voted to increase the value As with all loan guarantees, day at Whycocomagh’s Keltic as to how we could have our wa- of a municipal loan guarantee to council’s move will only come into Quay, councillors learned that ter utilities in each of the seven a key water-user in southern In- effect should the Judique-area fi re Superior Cleaning Services Ltd Serving the Strait area for over 40 years PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT !! Call For An Cars, Trucks, Vans Eye Exams • Spectacles Appointment (7 passenger), Paul Miller Cube Vans Owner Contacts Today 46 Paint Street, Port Hawkesbury [email protected] Port Hawkesbury P.O. 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If you need immediate help, who are using illegal drugs that what they are taking may call the toll-free Mental Health Crisis Line at 1-888-429-8167. contain dangerous cutting agents which could lead to seri- To reduce the risk of an overdose, never use drugs alone MIDDLE RIVER: At 8:42 p.m. on August 11, Victoria ous harm or death. and always carry Naloxone. To find the closest pharmacy County RCMP received a call from two hikers indicat- “With illegal drugs, you can’t be sure of what you’re tak- that offers kits, visit the Nova Scotia Take Home Naloxone ing they had become lost on the Gairloch Mountain in ing,” said Cpl. Curtis Kuchta of Inverness County District Program website at http://www.nsnaloxone.com/where-to- Middle River. RCMP. “For example, earlier this year, Inverness Street get-one.html. One hiker was a 26-year-old man, and the other was Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) seized a substance deter- The Nova Scotia RCMP’s first priority is getting help to a 22-year-old woman. Cape Breton, Cheticamp and In- mined to be five per cent cocaine and 95 per cent cutting those who need it and they encourage everyone to call 911 verness Ground Search and Rescue teams along with agents.” if they experience or witness a drug overdose. The Good RCMP Police Dog Services attended the scene to assist Substances that have been detected as cutting agents in Samaritan Drug Overdose Act provides some protection with the search efforts. drugs seized in Nova Scotia include methamphetamine, for people who seek emergency help for an overdose and Due to the rough terrain, the Joint Rescue Coordina- phenacetin, levamisole, lidocaine and benzocaine, to name anyone at the scene when help arrives. For detailed in- tion Centre (JRCC) was engaged in search efforts and a few. Police are also concerned about seeing fentanyl used formation on the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, attended the scene. The hikers were located Sunday as a cutting agent in the future. visit Health Canada’s website at https://www.canada. morning by a JRCC helicopter at 7:30 a.m. Both were “These cutting agents are dangerous, and it’s important ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-abuse/prescrip- medically assessed at the scene before being airlifted for drug users to know that what they’re buying isn’t al- tion-drug-abuse/opioids/about-good-samaritan-drug-over- to Cape Breton Regional Hospital as a precautionary ways what the dealer says it is,” said Cpl. Dal Hutchinson dose-act.html. measure. of Nova Scotia RCMP. “We’re asking people to think seri- Anyone with information about drug trafficking is asked Victoria County RCMP would like to thank its part- ously about the many risks of taking drugs and to reach to contact Nova Scotia RCMP at 1-800-803-RCMP (7267). ners for bringing this search to a successful conclusion. out to addictions resources for help.” Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia For more information on how to access addictions re- Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a sources, visit Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Mental secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Health and Addictions Web page at http://www.nshealth. Tips App. Inverness council questions J-class County considering mobile road process electronic speed signage by Adam Cooke by Adam Cooke mate from DTIR had put each of these signs at an approx- WHYCOCOMAGH: On the heels of concerns aired by imate cost of $3,500 each, noted that the issue is currently municipal councillors at their latest regular monthly in the hands of county staff with the hope of having an meeting, Inverness County officials are hoping repre- WHYCOCOMAGH: The electronic speed-monitoring update for council in the weeks to come. sentatives from the provincial Department of Trans- signs that greet motorists travelling along Trans-Canada “It’s our communities that are going to benefit by slow- portation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) can an- Highway 105 through this Inverness County community ing down our traffic,” the warden suggested. “It’s some- swer questions related to J-class roads in the county. could soon appear in other parts of the municipality. thing that would benefit all of our county.” During the latest regular monthly meeting of Inver- During this month’s regular monthly meeting of Inver- While MacQuarrie noted that such signage would only ness Municipal Council, Chief Administrative Officer ness Municipal Council, held at Whycocomagh’s Keltic be “appropriate” in communities with a speed limit of (CAO) Keith MacDonald pledged to raise the issue at Quay, Warden Betty Ann MacQuarrie and Chief Admin- 70 kilometres per hour or less, District 4 councillor John the next meeting to be held between municipal staff istrative Officer (CAO) Keith MacDonald updated council MacLennan suggested that the current electronic signage and DTIR officials. MacDonald’s comments came in on the progress of discussions with the provincial De- serving Whycocomagh has had mixed results since it was response to concerns raised by councillors Alfred partment of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal first launched by local RCMP. Poirier, John Dowling and Jim Mustard with regards (DTIR) regarding the potential purchase of temporary “You come into the 70 (km/h zone), and the 70’s there, to the provincial-municipal cost-sharing process for J- mobile electronic signage. and then you come half a kilometre, and you’re going 70.