Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The Shelburne County Arena is back open. It had to close in August due to problems with the ice chiller. It cost about 150 thousand dollars to get things up and running last Friday. The money came fro...

An unexpected donation to the Yarmouth Hospital Foundation. With the Canadian Senior Curling Championships taking place here, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation gave ten-thousand dollars. Mary Surette, t...

Both Nova Scotian teams are off to the championship pool of the Canadian Senior Curling Championship in Yarmouth. Theresa Breen's women's squad finished the round-robin at the top of their pool with a...

You can help the Yarmouth Fire Department help others. Tomorrow night, a fundraiser is being held in the Canadian Tire parking lot on Starrs Road. The department's ladder truck will be lit up, and oth...

Nova Scotian teams are dominating the Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Yarmouth. Glen MacLeod's men's team is 4-0, and Theresa Breen's women's squad are 4-1 through three days of play at Marin...

The Salvation Army in Yarmouth could use your help. If you've been out shopping, you've noticed their Christmas Kettle campaign is on. Major Wilson Sutton says donations are down about 15 percent comp...

Twenty-nine of our country's best junior hockey players will meet in New Brunswick this weekend. They've been selected to take part in Team Canada's selection camp for the upcoming World Junior Hockey...

The Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships are underway at Mariners Centre. Twenty-eight teams are here for the men's and women's competitions this week. An opening reception was held at the cu...

Hundreds of fishers are now on the water for Dumping Day. The start of lobster fishing in LFA 34 was delayed by a week due to weather. Many gathered at the Cape Forchu Lightstation this morning to wat...

First place overall, and a seven game winning streak. The Yarmouth Mariners stayed hot with a pair of overtime wins in Campbellton 7-6 and Miramichi 5-4 over the weekend. Co-captain Ben Roode scored t...