Pastor trial in Kentville

A Toronto Pastor took the stand in his own defence yesterday in court in Kentville to deny the allegations against him.

Brent Hawkes said “it did not happen.”

He testified he remembered the complainant and two other teens bringing a bottle of moonshine to his trailer in Greenwood on the night in question in the mid-’70s, but he categorically denied performing sexual acts; and serving alcohol.

He claims that there was no sexual activity.

Big winners in Yarmouth and Kentville

A Yarmouth man has won the QEII home lottery.

Ed Cleveland Cleveland is self-employed, running his own excavator business.

His wife Darlene works in insurance and is in Newfoundland at a trade show this week.

The couple live in a barn-style house Cleveland built in his father’s backyard 18 years ago.

His 25 year old son works here in the military.

The winner of the grand prize cottage in Chester Basin is Michael Anstey of Kentville.

He and his wife Cindy have lived all over the world but returned to The Valley to retire a few years ago.