Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The Shelburne Fire Department is giving a heads up on potential smoke from road work in the area. It's from a paving plant working on Highway 103 near Exit 27. In a post on Facebook, the department sa...

The Yarmouth Mariners drafted seven new players and acquired a forward by trade at the MHL Draft. Before the morning even began in Truro, the Mariners dealt away their second round pick to West Kent i...

Funding towards energy efficiency in the province's fishing sector. Ignite Atlantic was awarded $150,000 to support electric vessel conversion in Digby and Sheet Harbour. CEO Doug Jones says they want...

Lots of infrastructure upgrades for Digby and Annapolis counties. The province giving $3.23 million to these projects. They include widened sidewalks for Meteghan Centre and an extension to safely get...

New affordable housing is coming to the Town of Yarmouth. The new units will be built on an empty lot on Shaw Avenue. It's a 24-unit development, construction is expected to begin in August and finish...

Halifax's professional women's soccer team now has a name. They'll be called the Halifax Tides Football Club, and play in the newly formed Northern Super League. In a release from the league, they say...

Andrew Lord is the new coach of the Halifax Mooseheads. The 39-year-old native of West Vancouver, B.C becomes the 14th bench boss in franchise history. Lord just won the ECHL Coach of the Year award, ...

The Yarmouth Mariners are ready for the MHL Draft in Truro. It goes Saturday, and the team will be picking third overall. Head Coach and General Manager Laurie Barron says they'll go for the best play...

The Municipality of the District of Yarmouth wants to develop a new housing strategy. A request for proposals is out for the development of a comprehensive municipal housing and investment strategy. T...

The province wants the feds to act on offshore wind. A group was in Ottawa to speak about Bill C-49, which would give the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board the power to regulate offshore ren...