Forget therapy dogs. Try snakes at exam time
Move over, puppy rooms and yoga. At Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S., students are vouching for this unconventional way to unwind. The CBC's Frances Willick reports.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7165701?cmp=rss

Some employees laid off at Acadia University as school grapples with fiscal challenges
The Wolfville, N.S., university has not yet stated publicly how many or which positions were affected.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/some-employees-laid-off-at-acadia-university-as-school-grapples-with-fiscal-challenges-9.7125609?cmp=rss

Taking a deep dive into Acadia University's decision to close its pool
Acadia University is set to close its pool next Sunday. The 58-year-old facility is much used by Wolfville, N.S., residents and people from surrounding communities.
#university #pool #decision #closing #Wolfville #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/acadia-university-pool-closure-freedom-of-information-documents-1.7555302?cmp=rss

Kentville man charged in October crash that killed boy, grandmother
Nova Scotia RCMP have charged a 52-year-old man with 10 offences in relation to a five-vehicle crash in Wolfville that killed two people in October 2024.
#accident #crime #death #Kentville #Wolfville #NovaScotia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/kentville-man-charged-fatal-october-car-crash-in-wolfville-1.7550004?cmp=rss

N.S. man charged in 5-vehicle crash last fall that killed woman, child
RCMP said a transport truck struck four vehicles that had stopped for construction on Highway 101 in Wolfville, N.S., last October. A 62-year-old woman and a child died.
#accident #transportation #death #Wolfville #NS #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11208547/charges-wolfville-ns-fatal-crash/

No evidence cameras around Acadia University deterred bad student behaviour, report says
Surveillance cameras installed in the residential area around Acadia University for a two-year pilot project didn't have any obvious effect on property crime and student partying, according to a report from Tow...
#surveillance #crime #university #students #AcadiaUniversity #Wolfville
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/wolfville-surveillance-cameras-acadian-university-neighbourhood-1.7530357?cmp=rss

Greenwich, Wolfville fire departments will not merge, despite years of talks
A three-year-long saga that began with an abrupt council decision to close the Greenwich department has ended with a decision not to merge with the Wolfville department.
#government #politics #fire #department #Greenwich #Wolfville
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/annapolis-valley-fire-departments-merger-1.7511986?cmp=rss

Snapshots from #Wolfville, NS. 📸

Interfaith meeting in Wolfville postponed over U.S. border concerns
The North American Interfaith Network was set to hold its first in-person conference since COVID-19, but a recent poll of its attendees showed most of them aren't comfortable making the trip.
#meeting #travel #border #covid #Wolfville #US
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/north-american-interfaith-network-wolfville-meeting-defer-1.7498136?cmp=rss

As community interest in saving Wolfville pool rises, university says repair costs have doubled
Acadia University says the cost to fix its aging pool in Wolfville, N.S., is roughly twice what it thought a week ago and would require shutting the pool down for two years to complete repairs.
#repair #cost #university #pool #Wolfville #NS
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/as-community-interest-in-saving-wolfville-pool-rises-university-says-repair-costs-have-doubled-1.7461100?cmp=rss