Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A man is dead after police entered a home in Yarmouth this morning. Just before 7:30, RCMP officers from Yarmouth Rural and Municipal RCMP, and the Street Crime Enforcement Unit from Yarmouth and Clar...

The Sipekne'katik First Nation is planning to launch its 'Treaty' lobster fishery on Monday in St. Mary's Bay. In a release, the band says notice has been given to the Department of Fisheries and Ocea...

A Hole in One at Yarmouth Links yesterday. George Watkins aced the 15th hole, a Par 3, with a pitching wedge. His playing partners were Jon Rodney and Morgan Penney.

A tournament will take place tomorrow at the West Pubnico Golf and Country Club. It's to support the Villa St. Joseph du Lac in Yarmouth. One of the organizers, Phil Mooney, says it helps give back to...

A mobile COVID-19 testing unit will be in Yarmouth County this Sunday. The drop-in unit will be at Le Club Acadien in Ste. Anne Du Ruisseau from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nova Scotia Health says the goa...

Yarmouth's Ryan Graves is excited for a new chapter of his hockey career. The 26 year old defenseman was traded from Colorado to the New Jersey Devils last month. Graves says he's looking forward to t...

The Town of Yarmouth will explore moving to a four-day work week option for non-union employees. It was discussed at yesterday's Committee of the Whole meeting. The policy would increase hours of oper...

Yarmouth town councillors talked about the allowance of backyard fires in the town at yesterday's Committee of the Whole meeting. Staff presented a draft by-law, after reviewing best practices of othe...

It's time to race in Barrington on Sunday. The 50th Nova Scotia Marathon will run through the area and Cape Sable Island. About 500 participants are taking part in different events, with staggered sta...

The Yarmouth Shark Scramble is back this summer. The pandemic wiped out last year's tournament, which sees around 150 fishers compete to see who can catch the largest blue shark. Bob Gavel, one of the...