Category Archives: News
School Bus Red Light Violations Still A Problem In Tri Counties
The numbers are troubling. School bus red light violations in the Tri-County Regional School Board increased by 46 per cent last year. The 2015/2016 school year numbers show a 96 per cent increase in ...
Nov 10, 2016
Minister Decides Against Mediator In Dispute With Teachers Union
The Minister of Labour and Advanced Education will not appoint a mediator at this time to try and resolve a dispute with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union. Kelly Regan says she will continue to monitor t...
Nov 09, 2016
Beyond The Poppy: Canadian Blood Services Urge Donations
With Remembrance Day this week, Canadian Blood Services wants you to give blood in honour of those who’ve given their lives. Atlantic Director of Donor Relations, Peter MacDonald, says they have...
Nov 09, 2016
Clinton: We Owe Trump 'An Open Mind And The Chance To Lead'
U.S. democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has delivered her concession speech in New York after her stunning loss to Donald Trump. Clinton says while this election outcome is painful, and i...
Nov 09, 2016
Section Of Main Street In Yarmouth To Be Closed Sunday
Some residents of Yarmouth will be without water on Sunday. Aberdeen Paving says Main Street from Cliff to John streets will be closed from 6am-8pm due to on-going work on the sewer separation project...
Nov 09, 2016
New Yarmouth Elementary School Will Be like No Other
The architects are now in the construction drawing phase for the new elementary school in Yarmouth. It is being built on the site of the former Junior High School at the corner of Parade and Brunswick...
Nov 09, 2016
Yarmouth Mayor'Shocked" As U-S Election Results Unfolded
Yarmouth mayor Pam Mood was among the many Canadians following last night’s coverage of the U-S election that saw GOP candidate Donald Trump become the 45th American president. Mood was in Halif...
Nov 09, 2016
West Nova MP Colin Fraser Introduces Private Members Bill On Remembrance Day
The Member of Parliament for West Nova wants to elevate the status of Remembrance Day. Colin Fraser introduced Bill C-311 in the House of Commons last week. The private members bill is seeking to reco...
Nov 09, 2016
Car In Yarmouth County Lake-RCMP Investigating
Yarmouth Rural RCMP are investigating after an abandoned vehicle was discovered in a lake on Highway 308 in Bell Neck. In an email, Cpl Dal Hutchinson says a Chev Aveo was found with the back end of t...
Nov 09, 2016
Digby's New Warden Commits Continuing Relationship With Regional Partners
Jimmy MacAlpine is the new Warden of the Municipality of Digby. The five member council voted him in over former Warden Linda Gregory at the swearing-in ceremony Monday night. Gregory was later named ...
Nov 09, 2016
