Category Archives: News

There is a steady stream of voters in Nova Scotia. Elections Nova Scotia says more than 20,000 people have cast their ballot through advance voting. There is seven days of advance polls and people can...

Efforts to upgrade safety equipment on fishing boats in Nova Scotia are facing a major hurdle. The Gulf Nova Scotia Fleet Planning Board is putting up $1.3 million dollars to purchase 1200 immersion s...

Two of the three main party leaders will be in Western Nova Scotia this weekend. The PC’s Jamie Baillie will be in Yarmouth tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. He’ll be campaigning with candidate ...

A Yarmouth County man had his show-cause hearing in Yarmouth Provincial Court adjourned until June 5th. 41 year old David Lloyd Gordon Benjamin was scheduled to appear yesterday. Benjamin will remain ...

Work on the sewer separation project on Main Street in Yarmouth is nearing completion. The stretch is expected to be re-paved by June 1st. Mayor Pam Mood says she’s heard concerns from store own...

A long weekend coming up and wouldn’t you know it…gas prices have gone up. The price of a litre of regular self-serve jumped by 4.4 cents to $109.5 cents in parts of the Yarmouth area. Die...

Town Council approved their 2017/2018 budget Thursday night. The residential rate is $1.64 per $100 of assessment, three cents lower than last year. Commercial rates are down five cents to $4.26 per $...

A back deck fire in Yarmouth County this afternoon. It happened at a residence on the Israel Allen Road in Pembroke. The Yarmouth Fire Department responded around 3:30. No one was home at the time. Pl...

The provincial health authority wants Nova Scotians to be ‘tick aware.’ Blacklegged ticks that can carry Lyme disease are found throughout the province, but the population is higher in Yar...

Dragonboating is back at Lake Milo. It will happen every Monday and Wednesday at 6pm, starting on Victoria Day. It’s free for the public as all the equipment is provided by Yarmouth Recreation. ...