Mount A student death

The body of a Mount Allison University student was found Saturday near the railway bridge on Bridge Street in Sackville.

The university announced the death of 20 year old freshman Theo Stylianides and ordered flags on campaus down to half staff.

The RCMP have not released the cause of death but say foul play is not suspected.

Parrsboro water rates

People in Parrsboro will see an increase when their next water bill arrives.

The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has OK’d a rate hike of 10.8 per cent for the current year, six per cent next year; and 7.6 per cent the following year.

The Parrsboro water utility had 649 dollars more in expenses than it did revenues for the year ending March 31, 2016; and projected its 305 thousand dollar surplus to be cut to 22 thousand by the end of 2018/19 under the old rates.