Category: Halifax

A 44 year old New Ross man is facing weapons charges after a standoff with RCMP Sunday.

The man, who is a hunter, was in a garage where his collection of nearly 40 firearms was stored. RCMP say he allegedly fired a shot into the air earlier Sunday morning. The Mounties arrived and safely evacuated a woman and four children from the house, as well as neighbouring homes on Fraxville Road.

Several hours later the man gave up. He’s been released on conditions and will be in court December 21.

A contractor has been sentenced to jail for the death of one of his workers in Clayton Park in 2013, according to CBC.

47 year old Shaun Patrick McInnis fell from the roof of a four storey apartment building he was working on on Lacewood Drive. He was wearing a safety harness but it wasn’t attached to anything.

David Busk, owner and manager of Truss Worthy Framing and Renovations Ltd., pleaded guilty to two offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the judge gave him 60 days in jail to be served on weekends.