Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The Yarmouth Mariners had a perfect start to their 23rd regular season. They beat Pictou County 5-4 in overtime in their home opener on Friday night, local player Jared Pitman had the extra-time winne...

The province continues to take heat for dropping the Coastal Protection Act. The Houston government opted not to implement new laws surrounding any new development near water, turning it over to munic...

Workplace injuries are declining in Nova Scotia. The Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia says 1.37 people of every 100 covered lost three or more days of work due to an injury. Those numbers are...

Firefighters had to extinguish a blaze on a fishing vessel twice. It happened early in the morning Wednesday in Lower East Pubnico. The boat was heading out fishing when it caught fire. Local fire chi...

A power outage affected about 1,100 Nova Scotia Power customers in Shelburne on Friday morning. They said the cause was trees on power lines. The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education is dismissed ...

Lots of RCMP activity in Yarmouth County. Police carried out two search warrants Friday morning. The first was on Highway 3 in Woods Harbour and the other on Cliff Street in Yarmouth. Police confirm t...

A plan to double the province's population isn't sitting well with the leader of the opposition. The Liberals' Zach Churchill says Premier Tim Houston needs to slow down on his promise to increase the...

The Yarmouth Mariners begin their 23rd season this weekend. They're hosting the Pictou County Crushers Friday night in their home opener. The team enters the season with 10 returning players, and lots...

A scheduled power outage for some areas of Clare. Nova Scotia Power says they're replacing a broken mainline power pole on Highway 1 in Meteghan on Saturday. The four-hour disruption will begin at 9 a...

A cruise ship is coming back to Yarmouth. The 'Silver Endeavour' will return to port on Thursday, October 3. It's a state-of-the-art cruise ship, and is expected to bring a late-season boost to touris...