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NB Power Tells Committee About Plan To Transition To Sustainable Energy
The province’s Climate Change Committee has heard from the president and CEO of NB Power that customers are looking for rate stability, reliability and cleaner energy. Gatan Thomas telling the c...
Jul 26, 2016
Should Millennials Rent Or Buy?
For Millennials in Atlantic Canada, renting appears to be a cheaper alternative to buying a home ,at least in the short term. lexandra Baird Allen of Turner Drake and Partners says their research show...
Jul 26, 2016
IOC Won't Ban Russia From Rio Olympics
Russian athletes will not be banned from the Olympic Games in Rio following the country’s doping scandal. The International Olympic Committee held an emergency meeting today and will instead lea...
Jul 24, 2016
#MobileMuslims Campaign Aims To Clear Misconceptions About Islam
A mobile exhibition is travelling across Canada with a purpose of clearing up misconceptions that people may have about Islam. The campaign is called #MobileMuslims and it’s expected that the jo...
Jul 19, 2016
Clothesline Project Against Sexual Violence Coming To Frost Park.
A project to raise awareness on the subject of sexual violence will take place in Yarmouth next weekend. The Clothesline Project in Frost Park will be held on Saturday April 30 from 2-4pm. Citizens ar...
Jul 19, 2016
Town of Yarmouth Hosting Tourism Stakeholders Session Wednesday.
The Town of Yarmouth will host a tourism-related meeting at the Rodd Grand Hotel on Wednesday night. The focus of the tourism stakeholders session will be to create a calendar of events for visitors a...
Jul 19, 2016
New Provincial NDP Leader Visits Yarmouth.
(Photo: nsndp.ca) Nova Scotia's new NDP leader was in Yarmouth yesterday. Gary Burrill was a guest speaker at the CUPE Convention at the Rodd Grand Hotel, and attended a meeting in Brooklyn. The 60 ye...
Jul 19, 2016
Shelburne Medical Clinic Renovations Scrapped, Province Says New Building Needed.
Photo: Shelburne Mayor Karen Mattatall speaks with Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil in Shelburne on August 28, 2015, the day $1.65 million in provincial funding was announced for renovations the She...
Jul 19, 2016
Nan McFadgen Named CUPE Nova Scotia President At Yarmouth Convention.
Nova Scotia's branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees has a new President. Nan McFadgen, a licensed practical nurse from Pictou County was elected at the annual CUPE Convention held in Yarmou...
Jul 19, 2016
Tuesday Morning Sports For July 19th
In the Majors, the Red Sox and Blue Jays had the night off……The New York Yankees hung on for a 2-1 win over Baltimore. Alex Rodriguez hit a homer, the 696th of his career. In other play, i...
Jul 19, 2016
