Category Archives: News
Severe thunderstorm watch for southwest N.S.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Yarmouth, Shelburne and Queens counties. Environment Canada says heavy showers and thunderstorms are tracking towards southwestern Nova Scotia Thursday ...
Jul 18, 2024
Art gallery in Yarmouth closed permanently
Yarmouth's art gallery is no more. The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia has decided not to re-open the Western Branch on Main Street. In a release, CEO Sarah Moore Fillmore says the cost of operating the sa...
May 03, 2024 The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Western Branch in Yarmouth (Acadia News)
RCMP respond to collision on Highway 103 near Liverpool
Emergency responders responded to a two-vehicle collision just outside of Liverpool on Highway 103 late Friday morning. The collision was between Exits 18 and 19, which are the primary exits into Mill...
May 03, 2024
No injuries after apartment fire in Digby
A fire at an apartment building in Digby is out. Firefighters from Annapolis to Weymouth responded just after 4 a.m. Friday to the blaze on Water Street. Digby fire chief Robert Morgan says there were...
May 03, 2024 A structure fire on Water Street in Digby on May 3, 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Everett)
Economist, Richard Saillant provides a tutorial on the Federal Equalization Program
Today on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with economist Richard Saillant about the federal Equalization program. There has been a lot of talk about Equalization including efforts in western C...
Jul 26, 2023
Bear Head Hydrogen Project Will Require up to 400 Wind Turbines
Bear Head Energy has just received environmental approval for 2 gigawatts of electrolyzer capacity that will be developed in phases and require 400 onshore and offshore wind turbines to produce green ...
Jul 19, 2023
How Saint Mary's Changed its Reputation and Shot Up the University Rankings
Saint Mary's University was just ranked third in the mainly undergraduate university community in Canada by Maclean's magazine. It joins the perennially number-one-ranked Mount Allison at the top of t...
Jul 12, 2023
Laurel Broten on Luring Foreign Investment to Canada
This week, Don and David talk with Laurel Broten, the CEO of Invest in Canada, about the importance of foreign direct investment to the Canadian economy.According to Statistics Canada, Last year Canad...
Jul 05, 2023
The Renaissance of Port Saint John
Over the past several years, the Port of Saint John has undergone a sort of rebirth that coincides with a nearly complete modernization project that saw a significant expansion of its capacity and the...
Jun 28, 2023
Monete Pasher on the Transformation of Canada's Airports
The decision by the Chretien Government in the 1990s to transfer the operation of Canada's national airport system to local airport authorities was likely one of the most important legacy decisions of...
Jun 21, 2023
