Category Archives: News
Trump Wins
Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. Trump was picked last night with 289 electoral votes compared to Hillary Clinton’s 218. (as of the posting of this story) There are a...
Nov 09, 2016
Shelburne Residents Concerned About Potential Pesticide Use In Farmed Salmon; Cooke Aquaculture Responds
A critical deadline has come and gone for those concerned about the potential use of pesticides in farmed salmon in Shelburne County. A year ago federal government scientists raised concerns about the...
Nov 08, 2016
Government Funding Announced For Marketing Of Canadian Mixed Curling Championships In Yarmouth
(Photo: West Nova MP Colin Fraser and the Host Committee for the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in Yarmouth.) All levels of government are providing funding for the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curl...
Nov 08, 2016
Education Minister Suspends All Standardized Testing; Union Responds
All tests are off. Karen Casey, the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development announced today all provincial and school board level student assessments have been suspended. Government Susp...
Nov 08, 2016
Student Assessments Suspended
It seems the province may be trying to appease teachers, who are in a labour dispute with the government. Saying she is listening to teachers who are raising legitimate concerns about classroom issues...
Nov 08, 2016
Mariners Fall Two Spots In CJHL Top 20 Rankings
The Yarmouth Junior A Mariners slipped two spots in the CJHL Top 20 Rankings this week. After taking five out a possible six points last week, the Mariners went from ninth spot to number 11, the only ...
Nov 08, 2016
CRTC Gives Telcoms 90 Days To Find Solution To Spam Callers
Call screening will soon be easier for Canadians. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has given service providers 90 days to come up with technical solutions to block nuisa...
Nov 08, 2016
Par-En-Bas Jr Boys Volleyball Team Win Patriots Tournament
This past weekend the Par-en-Bas Jr Boys Volleyball team won the Patriots Volleyball tournament held in Hebbville. The team went 5-0 in the tournament and defeated Middleton 25 -10 and 25 -20 in the c...
Nov 08, 2016
Mariners Centre GM Takes Exception To Criticism of "Modified" Remembrance Day Service
The general manager of the Mariners Centre says they are pulling out all the stops to make sure the Remembrance Day service will be a memorable experience for everyone. Gil Dares says while the servic...
Nov 08, 2016
Richard Donaldson Becomes First New Argyle Warden In 16 Years
Richard Donaldson has been on Argyle municipal council for 25 years. He will serve his first term as Warden after being voted in by his fellow Councillors at the swearing-in ceremony Saturday night. D...
Nov 07, 2016
