A serious crash killed a man from Port Hawkesbury and closed the Canso Causeway on Saturday. The accident reportedly happened around 3pm near the weigh station on the mainland side. The causeway remained closed well into Saturday evening with RCMP expecting to reopen the crossing to one lane of traffic around 9pm. Fire Halls on both sides of the causeway were opened to feed and warm-up stranded travellers. Apart from confirming the fatality of a man from Port Hawkesbury – the RCMP have not released any other details about the crash.
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NS Minimum Wage Increase in Effect
As of yesterday, Those earning minimum wage in Nova Scotia are being paid 15 cents more per hour. As of April 1st the minimum wage for experienced workers rose from 10-dollars-and-70-cents to ten-eighty-five per hour. Minimum wage for inexperienced workers who have less than three months experience in any given job also went up from 10-dollars-and-twenty-cents per hour to ten-thirty-five. Minimum wages went up in all three maritime provinces on Saturday with Nova Scotia still trailing its neighbors in rate of pay. As of yesterday the minimum wage in PEI rose to 11.25 per hour while New Brunswick’s minimum wage rose to 11 dollars.