Millville blaze

Flames destroyed a store in Millville early yesterday morning.

The store at Eyking Farms was reported around 2:30am by a passerby.  The store is a total loss.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.  Nobody was hurt.

The store which included a processing facility, was attached to several greenhouses, two of which were also damaged.  Large oil and propane tanks inside and outside the building fueled the flames and a lack of water hindered the fire fighting efforts.

Eskasoni sex case

A 29 year old Eskasoni man is due back in court tomorrow for a bail hearing after being charged with a number of sex offences.

Stephen Andrew Francis is facing nine counts of sexual assault and nine of sexual interference in connection  with kncidents alleged to have occurred between 2012 and 2015 at Eskasoni.  He’s also charged with failing to attend court last December.