Category: Sydney

Debate at City Hall these days is around a city charter for CBRM, or lack of debate.

The proposed charter is expected to be introduced in the spring sitting of the legislature, but some council members are upset they haven’t had a chance to debate its contents yet.  They told the Local Xpress they got a two page document three weeks ago which hasn’t been made public and haven’t had a chance to discuss it.

Councillor Kendra Coombes says a two-page document was given to councillors last month and contained some information but no context no detail.

A troubled veteran, fighting P-T-S-D, apparently killed his daughter, wife and mother then turned the gun on himself in Upper Big Tracadie.

The RCMP says 33 year old Lionel Desmond shot himself after shooting 31 year old Shanna Desmond, their 10 year old daughter Aaliyah and his 52 year old mother Brenda Desmond.

D-N-D says Desmond was a retired corporal who did one tour of Afghanistan in 2007, and was released from the military in 2015.