A 44-year-old man is dead following a collision on Highway 3 in Lunenburg County on Friday.

According to an RCMP news release, emergency services responded to a report of an ATV crash in Simms Settlement at about 8 p.m.&nbsp;

A car was travelling east on the highway when an ATV began crossing the road, the release said.

The vehicles collided and the ATV ended up in a ditch, according to the release.&nbsp;

Police say the driver of the ATV, a man from Bangs Falls,&nbsp;N.S., was pronounced dead at the scene.

A&nbsp;54-year old women from Greenfield, who was a passenger on the ATV,&nbsp;was taken to hospital with serious injuries, the release says. A&nbsp;39-year-old Sherwood man,&nbsp;the sole occupant of the car, was not injured.

Atlantic hurricanes rapidly churning into intense storms over warming water, study finds

A new study says hurricanes in the Atlantic are now more than twice as likely to go from minor to major storms within 24 hours, compared to decades ago.

Swirling clouds in a satellite image over the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Fiona is pictured as a category 4 hurricane on Sept. 21, 2022, following rapid intensification. 

hurricane fiona category 4

Hurricane Fiona is pictured at Category 4 strength on Sept. 21, 2022, following rapid intensification. 

New tools to save Nova Scotia's hemlocks come into use as species continues to decline

Pesticides that can be sprayed on the bark of hemlocks will allow more of the trees to be protected against a pest that threatens to wipe out the species.

A forest of hemlock trees, with bright orange flagging tape wrapped around some of trees.

Eastern hemlocks in Kejimkujik National Park. Trees marked with flagging tape have been selected for treatment to protect them against the hemlock woolly adelgid.

Kejimkujik eastern hemlock protection area

Trees marked with flagging tape in this part of Kejimkujik National Park have been selected for treatment to protect them against the hemlock woolly adelgid.

Disaster kits could help save historical documents during extreme weather

In the age of increasingly violent storms, wildfires and flooding, the Council of Nova Scotia Archives has been working to protect some of the province’s most vulnerable artifacts and documents.

Black totes are seen piled up on one another. They each have a sign that says "Disaster Kit."

The team at the Council of Nova Scotia Archives is preparing about 70 disasters kits for archives and museum around the province.

Council of Nova Scotia Archives

A woman wearing glasses and a blue top smiles at the camera. Open boxes and people working at tables can be seen behind her.

Sharon Murray, the archives advisor at the Council of Nova Scotia Archives, has been managing the disaster kit iniaitive. 

Sharon Murray

CBRM councillors reject new provincial funding deal, saying it would cost taxpayers more

The Nova Scotia government says a new funding agreement with municipalities will save them up to $50 million, but the second-largest municipality in the province says its taxpayers will not benefit.

A woman in a grey coat and glasses speaks while surrounded by five men.

CBRM Mayor Amanda McDougall and several councillors speak outside city hall in Sydney, N.S., after holding a press conference and rejecting a new funding deal from the province.

CBRM Mayor Amanda McDougall

CBRM Mayor Amanda McDougall and several councillors speak outside city hall in Sydney, N.S., on Friday after holding a press conference and rejecting a new funding deal from the province.

Advocates disappointed Nova Scotia won't legislate tenancy enforcement unit this year

Advocates for both tenants and landlords have expressed disappointment that the Nova Scotia government will not be creating a residential tenancy compliance and enforcement unit this year.

A older white man with brown hair is wearing rectangular glasses and a blue button up shirt.

Kevin Russell, executive director of the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia says, says it takes human rights seriously.

Kevin Russell

Kevin Russell is the executive director of the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia. He says he was disappointed to hear the government will not be creating a residential tenancy compliance and enforcement unit.

Police say emergency services responded to a report of an ATV crash on Highway 3 at 8 p.m. Friday.

Man, 44, dead after 2-vehicle crash in Lunenburg County

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