Sackvillian recounts long walk across NS border during TransCanada blockade
Plenty of Tantramar-area residents were stuck waiting for hours last week while an ongoing protest blocked the TransCanada highway.
Some people never made it to work that day, including Amherst Hospital staff and nearly 80 teachers, while others had a hard time getting home.
One of those people is Rory Fraser, an arborist with Woodpecker Tree Care.
Fraser left his home early enough to get into Nova Scotia without trouble, but as the situation developed it became clear that he was going to have to get creative if he was going to help his wife tuck their two young kids into bed that night.
With the help of his employer (Kevin Anderson) and his sturdy work shoes, Fraser managed to hike across the border and make it home in time for dinner.
Here’s Fraser recounting the adventure…
Fraser says he witnessed an altercation between a healthcare worker and the protestors early on his way to Amherst.
“There was a number of of cars and big trucks kind of backed up and it was starting to get kind of busy there. Some people were irate. It was interesting to see that starting already…I also had to stop for a moment while there was traffic there, and the person in front of me got out and was talking to the protesters when I first arrived, and she came right back to the car.… Continue
COVID Update: Higgs optimistic that NS border could be included in delayed first phase of reopening; second dose eligibility opens up; one new case
There was just one new case of COVID-19 in the province on Monday. The case was in the Fredericton region and traced to a previous case.
The active case count in the province dropped to 111, with three of those in people isolating outside the province.
Zone 1 had no new cases reported Monday, and has 40 active cases of COVID-19.
Testing was low again on Sunday, with just 864 tests conducted. Just under half of those were in Zone 1.
ATLANTIC CANADA & CUMBERLAND
In Nova Scotia, there were 14 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Sunday, and the total number of active cases in that province dropped to 182. The Cumberland Health Network had no new cases for the fourth day in a row. There are currently 3 active cases in Cumberland.
PEI has reported no new cases since last Thursday, and has 6 active cases of COVID-19.
Newfoundland and Labrador reported 2 new cases on Monday… all traced to travel. That province now has 70 active cases of COVID-19.
FIRST PHASE OF ‘PATH TO GREEN’ 4-5 DAYS OUT
In a news conference Monday afternoon, Chief Medical Officer of Health Jennifer Russell and Premier Blaine Higgs announced that the first phase of the province’s Path to Green plan will not come into effect until the province hits its target of 75% of eligible people vaccinated with at least one dose.… Continue