New Glasgow Regional Police have charged two people for not following public health orders.
Police say on Sunday night at around 8:30, officers stopped a car for speeding on the Trenton
Connector Road in Trenton. A 30-year-old woman was charged for speeding and fined $295. Upon further investigation, police allege the driver was travelling from Colchester County for non-essential business. The woman was also charged under the Emergency Management Act for failing to comply with an order that restricts travel within their municipality and fined $697.50.
On Monday morning at 10 a.m., police where called to business on East River Road over a report that a man was not wearing a mask. A 35-year-old male was later charged under the Health Protection Act for failing to wear a mask in a public place that covers their nose and mouth. He was fined $2,422.