Author Archives: Kevin Northup

Summer vacation is officially over as students return to school today in our area. Mask-wearing is optional to start the year, and sports and extra-curriculars are back to normal. The last three schoo...

The Southwest Nova Pride Festival is happening next month in Yarmouth. The event is returning after a hiatus due to the pandemic. A committee is putting together a host of events, including a fun day ...

In this week's edition of The Weekender, we feature a two-part interview with a Ukrainian-Canadian man, who left his life of fishing in Meteghan to go back to his home country to help evacuate citizen...

The Wedgeport Tuna Tournament continues today. As of late last night, 133 tuna had been caught by sixteen boats, the heaviest being a 570 pound bluefin by the boat 'Lucky Strike.' Final weigh-ins and ...

It's the final weekend of the Coal Shed Music Festival on Water Street in Yarmouth. The organizer of the festival says he's received a lot of positive feedback over the last two weekends on the waterf...

The best axe-throwers in the world are at Sandy Wickens Memorial Arena today through Sunday. They've travelled to Barrington for the World Axe-Throwing Championships. At least ten nations are being re...

The price of gas is down this morning, while diesel ramped up nearly ten cents per litre. Gas is around $1.64 a litre after the adjustment, depending on where you fill up. Diesel is back over $2.00 in...

A cyclist from Digby is the top Nova Scotian fundraiser for the Great Cycle Challenge Canada. Dr. Neil Pothier has raised nearly 12-thousand dollars during the month of August, his initial goal was 50...

An invasive plant has been a nuisance in Yarmouth County this year. It's called a 'tansy ragwort,' and is also known as a 'stinking willie.' The Town of Yarmouth is asking residents to do what they ca...

The Yarmouth Mariners begin training camp today. Fourteen players are back from last year's squad that finished first in the MHL's Eastlink South Division, but fell in the opening round of the playoff...