Author Archives: Kevin Northup

Over half a million dollars for a commercial fishing port in western Nova Scotia The province is giving $600,000 to the Digby Harbour Port Association for upgrades to protect the area from climate cha...

Lots of projects are planned in the Municipality of Yarmouth. Council approved the over $17 million capital project list. That includes over $13 million for the Mariners Centre expansion and ice surfa...

Ottawa is looking to build more homes in Atlantic Canada. About $13 million will go to 28 projects aimed at modernizing home building. The government says it will help builders, suppliers and trades w...

A new ultrasound unit is well within reach in Shelburne. The Roseway Hospital Charitable Foundation says the community has raised $300,000. The latest donation was $30,000 from the Yarmouth Hospital F...

A pair of decorated Olympians will carry the Canadian flag in Milan. Quebec's Mikael Kingsbury and BC's Marielle Thompson have been chosen as flag bearers at the opening ceremony for the Winter Games....

A special election won't be needed to fill a council seat in Shelburne. Angie Shand was acclaimed in District 4 of the municipality after 'Nomination Day' on Tuesday. Shand was the lone candidate who ...

The province needs to improve how it reports on healthcare. That's according to Auditor General Kim Adair, who's made a dozen recommendations on Nova Scotia's 'Action for Health' plan. She looked at 1...

Your GST cheque is changing. It will now be called the 'Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit.' Ahead of the return of parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a 50 percent payment increase ...

There's now no timeframe for Barrington's new recreation centre to open. Construction on the multi-purpose add-on to the Sandy Wickens Memorial Arena on Sherose Island began in the spring of 2024. The...

The coach of the Yarmouth Mariners says he's sick and tired of losing hockey games. The team lost 4-3 to Amherst Friday on the road and 8-4 to the Crushers Saturday at home. The Mariners have dropped ...