Motorcycle accident on Cabot Trail

A man has been airlifted to hospital in Halifax with serious injuries after a motorcycle accident on the Cabot Trail.

RCMP say the man crashed his bike into a guard rail between Pleasant Bay and MacKenzie Mountain around 11:00 yesterday morning. No other vehicles were involved. The Cabot Trail was closed for several hours in the area.

Some homes abandoned after floods to be torn down

They’ll begin tearing down 18 derelict homes in the flood zone next month.

The announcement yesterday came a day after a fire in one of the damaged buildings on St. Peter’s Road wich is considered suspicious. The damaged buildings have been a target for vandals and fire bugs.

Residents have been increasingly concerned fires could spread to still occupied homes.

Municipal Affairs Minister Derek Mombourquette confirmed yesterday the houses will start coming down next month and the process should be done by early in the fall. He said the families have agreed to their disaster relief payments.