Author Archives: Kevin Northup

Members of the public will soon be allowed to speak at Municipality of the District of Yarmouth meetings. A motion to grant 15 minutes at the end of meetings was passed at Wednesday's council meeting....

Could pickleball be coming to Shelburne? The town is hosting a meeting tonight at 7 to discuss renovating the tennis courts at the Roger Grovestine Complex. This would allow for pickleball to be playe...

It will be an exciting day in Barrington. A sod-turning ceremony for the new Recreation complex in Sherose Island is happening on Wednesday, February 7th. Warden Eddie Nickerson says the community has...

A new report on a sunken vessel off Yarmouth has raised a safety concern. The 'Atlantic Destiny' sank in March, 2021 after an explosion that caused fire and flooding in the engine room. The Transporta...

A Conservative MP says the Emergencies Act ruling is a victory. A federal court determined the Liberals' use of the act to stop the Freedom Convoy in 2022 was unjustified. West Nova's Chris d'Entremon...

A number of players from Canada's 2018 World Junior team have been told to surrender to police. A Globe and Mail report says five players must report to officers in London, Ontario. It's in relation t...

The East Coast Music Award nominees are out. PEI's East Pointers lead the pack with 7 nominations, followed by Nova Scotia's Jenn Grant and Newfoundland's Tim Baker. Cape Breton's Jimmy Rankin has 4 n...

The Digby-Saint John ferry continues to be out of service. Bay Ferries says they're making repairs to the Fundy Rose's stern loading door. The ferry went out of service last Thursday, and that will co...

Yarmouth's MLA says renovations are needed soon at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital emergency department. The previous provincial government announced a redevelopment project for the Yarmouth department...

A weekend split at home for the Yarmouth Mariners. They started with a 3-2 comeback win over Pictou County on Friday night. Yarmouth fell behind 2-0 before rallying to get the victory, Jerome Nadeau h...