New Waterford Community Press

Pick up your copy of this week's New Waterford Community Press on newsstands now! - October 14, 2016 Edition In this week's paper, Massive storm causes property damage, plays havoc with local residents (story and pictures), Municipal, School Board elections set for Saturday, Lingan to hold open house on Wednesday, Positive transition for students at New Waterford Elementary School, Nova Scotia Nurses' Union calls on government to take threat of violence in workplace more seri...ously, New Business: Thomson and Son Electrical Ltd opens shop in River Ryan, Local hockey players begin high school league action this weekend, Minor Hockey season begins this weekend, Head wins eighth NSSBL title with Moosehead Dry, Stephen "Ness" Timmons recognized by Cape Breton University and more! Papers can be purchased at the following stores: - Community Press Office - Fraser's The Store - Mary's Gifts, The Store - Needs Convenience - Plummer Avenue - Pharmasave - Lawtons Drug Store - Needs Convenience - Emerald Street - Sobeys New Waterford - Sobeys Fast Fuel - Dolly's Convenience - Ocean Fuels, River Ryan Be sure to share this post with your Facebook! CBRM Official Site - Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board - Nova Scotia Power - Nova Scotia Nurses' Union - New Waterford Minor Hockey - Dartmouth Moosehead Dry Baseball - Cape Breton University - goCAPERSgo - #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines

Do due technical issues beyond our control there will be no community press this Thursday. We apologize our loyal readers and advertisers and assure you that we are working on this issue and hope to have things resolved ASAP.

Hello Facebook friends. The New Waterford Community Press has a brand new Facebook page. This page was recently hacked, forcing us to make a new Facebook page. The new page is www.facebook.com/nwcommunitypress. ... Please, we encourage all those who like this page to now like our new page. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please note that if anyone received message from this page is the last few days that it was spam message and not from our staff. The new facebook page will have the same news, event coverage and more as this page had. Again, we encourage everyone to like the new page and unlike this page. Thank you for understanding. - Community Press Staff

The Capers Fall Classic basketball tournament gets underway today, Thursday, at Centre 200 in Sydney, hosted by Cape Breton University. The Capers open the tournament tonight at 8 p.m. against the University of Maine - Fort Kent Bengals. The tournament continues until Saturday. ... For more information, see story on the tournament in the Oct. 14 New Waterford Community Press. #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines #Capers #CapeBreton #Sydney

Today, Thursday, is Credit Union Day at the New Waterford Credit Union. Events take place at the location from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be a free personal shredding service. ... Watch the Oct. 28 New Waterford Community Press for more coverage of Credit Union Day in New Waterford. #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines

Kendra Coombes was elected as District 11 councilor Numbers: Kendra Coombes - 2,106 = 55 per cent support ... Lowell Cormier - 1,697 = 45 per cent support Cecil Clarke was re-elected as mayor of the CBRM: Numbers: Cecil Clarke - 22,250 Rankin MacSween - 20,911 Lorne MacNeil was elected as school board representative for District 11 Numbers: Lorne MacNeil - 1,908 Tracey Wilson - 1,800 Watch the Oct. 21 New Waterford Community Press for full coverage of the municipal and school board elections. #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria

The New Waterford Skating Club CanSkate program begins today, Sunday, at 5 p.m. at the New Waterford Community Press. #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines

The Cape Breton High School Hockey League opens today, Sunday, with Glace Bay High School hosting Sydney Academy at 7:30 p.m. at the Bayplex in Glace Bay. Eight local hockey players from the New Waterford will play in the league this year, all eight will hit the ice tonight for the game. See full story on the start of the high school league as well as the local players in the Oct. 14 New Waterford Community Press.... Glace Bay High School - Sydney Academy - #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines #Sydney #GlaceBay

The New Waterford and District Fish and Games Association meetings will resume today, Sunday, at 1 p.m. at the New Waterford Fire Hall. #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines

The third annual autumn tea and sale for Island Breast Friends will take place today, Sunday, from 2-4 p.m. at the New Waterford Fire Hall. Tickets are $10 each. #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines

The New Waterford Minor Hockey season officially starts at the New Waterford & District Community Center today, Saturday. Regular ice times begin today. See full story on the start of the New Waterford Minor Hockey season in the Oct. 14 New Waterford Community Press.... Watch the New Waterford Community Press for weekly coverage of New Waterford Minor Hockey. #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines

The ice is officially in at the New Waterford & District Community Center for the season. Shout out to Kevin, Joey, Walter and the entire staff at the community centre for their hard work in getting the ice ready and the continuous hard work throughout the season. Watch the New Waterford Community Press for coverage of news and events from the New New Waterford & District Community Center. ... Note: The picture is not of this year, but of previous years. #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines

The Combined Christmas Giving committee will be accepting applications from those in the New Waterford and surrounding area needing assistance for Christmas. Applications will be accepted today, Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Salvation Army in New Waterford. For full information on the application process, see ad in the Oct. 14 New Waterford Community Press. ... #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines

It's Election Day! The municipal and school board elections take place today, Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The candidates for District 11:... Councilor: Lowell Cormier and Kendra Coombes School Board: Tracey Wilson and Lorne MacNeil Mayor: Cecil Clarke and Rankin MacSween Polling Stations: Depending on where you live in the New Waterford and surrounding communities. Check you voter card. - Breton Education Centre - New Waterford Elementary School - New Victoria Volunteer Fire Department (Hall) For more information on the election, see story and ads in the Oct. 14 New Waterford Community Press. Watch the Oct. 21 New Waterford Community Press for full coverage of this year's election. #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #CBRMElection

Burning restrictions for wildfire risk season ends today, Saturday. All Domestic Burning and Campfires must adhere to daily Nova Scotia Burning Restrictions. These restrictions can be found by visiting http://novascotia.ca/na/forestprotection/wildfire/burnsafe/.

PRESS RELEASE: New Video Helps Families Prepare Fire Escape Plan Fire safety starts at home and the province wants to help families prepare.... A new video called Don't Wait: Plan Your Escape! is now available on the Fire Marshal's website. It shows families how to plan a safe evacuation from their homes in the event of a fire or other emergency. "We hope that no family will face a real fire or emergency at home," said Zach Churchill, Minister responsible for the Office of the Fire Marshal, in a news release. "Having an escape plan and practicing it can save lives." Provincial staff worked with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency to record the video. "I'd like to thank everyone who made this video possible," added Churchill During Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15, Churchill is reminding Nova Scotians to: -- have smoke detectors near all sleeping areas and test them regularly -- change smoke detector batteries every six months and replace units that are over 10-years-old -- use carbon monoxide detectors and check them regularly -- place fire extinguishers in the kitchen, furnace room, and near any fireplaces or wood stoves. To view or download the video, visit http://novascotia.ca/dma/firesafety/. - Source: Nova Scotia Government #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines - NewWaterford Volunteer Fire Dept - Scotchtown Vol. Fire & Rescue - New Victoria Volunteer Fire Dept

For those wanting to make a donation after Monday's storm, here is information as to how you can donate.

Residents who have waste disposal questions as they begin to clean up from the storm are encouraged to contact the Waste Management Hotline at (902) 567-1337. Educators are available to respond to inquiries 8:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday.

The Waste Management Facility located on SPAR Road in Sydney has extended the hours of operation this weekend. The Site will be open 8am to 6pm on the followin...g days: Friday, October 14, 2016 Saturday, October 15, 2016 Sunday, October 16, 2016 Monday, October 17, 2016 Residents who have questions are encouraged to contact the Waste Management Hotline at (902) 567-1337. Educators are available to respond to questions from 8:30 am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Notice to residents

New Waterford & District Community Center schedule begins tomorrow, Saturday.

Minor Hockey Scoreboard returns to the Community Press The New Waterford Community Press' Minor Hockey Scoreboard, a weekly feature for New Waterford Minor Hockey Association (NWMHA) teams, will be returning to the paper this month. Coaches, managers or parents from New Waterford Minor Hockey teams, between the atom and midget divisions, can submit their teams score results to the Community Press' Jeremy Fraser weekly for publication in the paper.... There are requirements in order to have team scores printed. The following information must be provided; where the game was played, when the game was played, along with the goal scorers for both teams and the goaltenders who played for both teams. This information can be found on the official game score sheet, which are given to coaches following each game. All results must be sent to the email address [email protected]. The weekly deadline to submit score results is Tuesdays by 10 p.m., unless otherwise noted in the previous Community Press. Results sent after 10 p.m. will not make the Friday edition and will be held off until the following week. IS YOUR TEAM ATTENDING OR HOSTING A TOURNAMENT? Want an article done for the Community Press? If any NWMHA teams are attending or hosting a tournament and want an article done for the paper, they are asked to contact Jeremy Fraser at [email protected]. Please give at least one weeks notice prior to team tournaments. Although tryouts for teams are well underway, the minor hockey season official starts this weekend, Oct. 15-16, in New Waterford. Watch the New Waterford Community Press all season for full coverage of the New Waterford Minor Hockey Association. New Waterford Minor Hockey - #NewWaterford #Scotchtown #RiverRyan #Lingan #NewVictoria #VictoriaMines