Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A new street name in Digby. The town says they've assumed a private road previously owned by Sean Fredericks. The new name of the street is 'Penny Lane.' Residents of the street will receive a written...

A bit of a longer wait to check out the new Barrington RecPlex. A soft-opening was planned for this week at the new $8.9 million facility on Sherose Island. Due to ongoing construction delays and comm...

A statement weekend for the Yarmouth Mariners. They took three of a possible four points against the league-leading Truro Bearcats. It started with a commanding 6-1 victory on home ice Friday night. O...

Tourism revenue was up slightly in our region in 2025. Numbers are still coming in, but data until the end of September shows some growth. That's according to Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Assoc...

Another life-changing night for a Nova Scotian. Heather Ross-Barkhouse of Shag Harbour, Shelburne County won the Nova Scotia Firefighters 50/50 on Friday night. She won a grand prize of over $1.2 mill...

The Yarmouth Mariners are hoping for a strong start to 2026. They're hosting the league-leading Truro Bearcats in their first home game of the new year tonight at 7. The Mariners finished 2025 with a ...

No real change to fuel prices to start the new year. Regular didn't move, it's still averaging over $1.27 a litre in the province. Diesel fell by less than a cent, it's around $1.55 depending on where...

Canada's Olympic men's hockey team has been set. Hockey Canada unveiled the 25-man roster for February's Milan games. Already named to the team earlier this year: 2-time gold-medalist Sidney Crosby, C...

Some brave souls will take a swim in Lake Milo on New Year's Day. The annual Yarmouth Polar Bear Dip takes place tomorrow at noon. Volunteer firefighter Stewart Deveau says all the proceeds go to the ...

A snowy end to 2025 for some. Snow squall watches are in effect for Yarmouth, Shelburne, Digby, the Valley and northern Nova Scotia. It's happening this morning for southwestern areas, and later in th...