Parents support teachers

A parents group formed about two weeks ago to support teachers says it already has around 400 supporters.

The Nova Scotia Parents for Teachers says parents would be inconvenienced if there’s a teachers’ strike — but she says members are far more concerned about what’s happening to the quality of education and the conditions under which teachers are working.

Gas station holdup

The Ultramar on Victoria Road in Dartmouth was held up last night by a man with a knife. Police say he got some cash and cigarettes from the woman behind the counter and fled. Nobody was hurt.