NS Roads in Running for Worst in Atlantic Canada

Three pock-marked roads from three maritime provinces are leading the pack with just six days left to vote on the worst road in Atlantic Canada. The annual contest by CAA Atlantic brings attention to roads in the region most in need of repair. As of right now Pine Glen Road in Riverview, New Brunswick is leading the vote for the worst road, followed by Mountain Road in Christmas Island Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, and Brae Harbour Road in Coleman PEI. You can register your vote on the region’s worst road by visiting the CAA Atlantic website.

Valley Woman Banned from Owning Animals

A Valley woman has been handed a lifetime ban on owning animals after the SPCA seized 18 severely distressed cats from her home in New Minas. SPCA says they discovered the animals living in squalor after a tip from the public.Investigators say it took four months just to find and trap every animal living among the garbage and debris inside the home. The also discovered the remains of three dead animals. Treating the cats for everything from parasites to amputations is estimated to have cost the SPCA 11-thousand-dollars.