A drought that dried up wells across the Tri-Counties is the top local news story of 2016.
It received 74 per cent of the vote in our poll at CJLS.com.
Hundreds of residents experienced little or no water in their well over the summer.
Water tokens were given out by the town of Yarmouth to people in the municipality of Yarmouth and Argyle, Mariners Centre and other businesses offered free water fill ups and schools and provincial parks opened for shower use.
Some of the lowest rainfall amounts ever were recorded in certain areas, and some wells are still recovering.
The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources issued burn bans for most of the summer, meaning a normal activity like a campfire became illegal due to the dry conditions.
The Lake George dumpsite issue came in second place with 17 per cent of the vote.
