Ingonish Beach blaze

The RCMP are investigating a fire that destroyed a building on the Fresh Water Lake Trail in Ingonish Beach.

Thje blaze broke out around 5:00 Sunday morning in the building which houses a washroom and change facilities.  The Cape Breton Post reports the trail is still open.  Parks Canada will be rebuilding but there’s no timeline on that.

Port Hastings drug bust

An Ontario couple is facing drug charges after the RCMP pulled a car over for a seatbelt infraction.

Mounties in Port Hastings say the officer then noticed unstamped tobacco in the vehicle and then found two pounds of marijuanna.

A 55 year old man and a 48 year old woman will be in court in Sepotember on drug trafficking counts.