3pm Hour – A new sleepwatcher and a spat over cell towers

Posted Jul 20, 2011 03:41:52 PM.

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Is there a sleepwatcher copycat in our city? We chat with Halifax Police’s Cst. Brian Palmeter on another sleepwatching incident in the city and a couple other crimes. Eastlink is looking at putting up a cell tower in Cole Harbour. It’s in Don Fahie’s backyard. He is against the plan citing safety concerns. Yarmouth MLA Zach Churchill chats with us on his concerns over the shipbuilding contract as well as the effect from the loss of the Yarmouth ferry. Booze sales are up yet again. Why? We ask NSLC Vice President Rick Perkins.

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