Author Archives: Kevin Northup
Warnings In Place As First Storm Of 2022 Approaches
Environment Canada has issued alerts ahead of the first storm of 2022. A Snowfall Warning is in effect for Yarmouth and Shelburne Counties, as 15 to 20 centimetres of snow is expected to fall, beginni...
Jan 07, 2022
Water Migration Problem Persists At Tusket Falls Main Dam Project
Work at the Tusket Falls Main Dam refurbishment project has hit another snag. Nova Scotia Power revealing to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board last month that water migration issues continue at...
Jan 06, 2022 (CJLS News photo)
Winter Storm Watch For Yarmouth, Digby Counties
Yarmouth and Digby counties are bracing for the first snowstorm of 2022. Environment Canada issuing a winter storm watch this morning, as 20-30 centimetres of snow is expected to fall, beginning tomor...
Jan 06, 2022
Local Outreach Vaccine Clinics Today And Tomorrow
Two local vaccine outreach clinics. Today, there's a clinic at the Island and Barrington Passage Fire Hall in Centreville from 2-7. Tomorrow, another clinic from 2-7 at the West Pubnico Legion. These ...
Jan 05, 2022 NIAID / CC
Municipal Buildings Adapting Through Omicron Wave
The current wave of the pandemic has forced municipalities to adapt. Yarmouth Town Hall is closed to the public, and the situation will be reviewed week-to-week. The Municipality of Shelburne's office...
Jan 05, 2022
Mariners' Roode Named MHL Defenseman Of The Month
A Yarmouth Mariner has been named the MHL's Defenseman of the Month. Ben Roode averages over 25 minutes a game for the first place Mariners. He had four points in the month of December, as the Mariner...
Jan 04, 2022 Mariners defenseman Ben Roode battles for the puck (Ken Chetwynd Photo)
Yarmouth MLA Zach Churchill Reflects On 2021
A year of changes for Yarmouth MLA Zach Churchill. He began 2021 as the province's Minister of Health and Wellness, as the third wave of COVID-19 was gripping Nova Scotia. Churchill says he appreciate...
Dec 31, 2021
One Year Later, The Search For Zack Lefave Continues
Tonight marks one year since the disappearance of Zack Lefave. He was last seen walking in Plymouth, Yarmouth County shortly after midnight last New Year's Eve. 12 months later, there are no answers o...
Dec 31, 2021 Zack Lefave was reported missing in Yarmouth County on January 1, 2021. (Contributed Photo)
Gas Prices Jump Over Four Cents A Litre
One final price bump at the gas pump for 2021. Regular is up over four cents, and diesel climbed 4.7 cents a litre. In the Town of Yarmouth this morning, the price of regular self-serve is just over $...
Dec 31, 2021
Positive COVID-19 Cases Among Care Team At The Meadows
A long-term care home in Yarmouth says they've had care team members recently test positive for COVID-19. In a release yesterday on their Facebook page, the Meadows Home for Special Care says the faci...
Dec 31, 2021
