Category: Kentville

Middleton incident

A Kings County man has been found not criminally responsible in connection with a weapons incident at the Middleton Hospital last fall.

Local Xpress reports 60 year old Mark Baltzer faced charges of possession of marijuana and possession of ammunition while prohibited. Baltzer was arrested after going to Soldiers Memorial Hospital twice, once with an arrow and knife then with a rifle.

Baltzer was having a manic episode and was found not criminally responsible.  The judge remanded him to the East Coast Forensic Hospital in Dartmouth where the Review Board will decide when he can be released.

In 2010, Baltzer was arrested asfter telling a ferry passenger he was going to Newfoundland to kill police.

NS election leaders report

The party leaders were busy on the first full day of the election campaign.

Premier Stephen McNeil says there’s no question that gravel rural roads in the province have been neglected and are due for an upgrade.  McNeil said his Liberals will spend millions on improving not only the 100 series highways but on gravel roads as well which will add about $10 million to the costs announced earlier.

Tory Leader Jamie Baillie focused on infrastructure saying a Conservative Government would create a $2 billion infrastructure fund to build hospitals and roads and expand rural internet, with Ottawa paying half that cost.

NDP Leader Gary Burrill was talking about building new primary care clinics and hiring more doctors, nurses and nurse practioners at a cost of $120 million.