Category Archives: News
Non-Native Lupins Pose Risk To Biodiversity
Many people might mistakenly believe the purple and pink Lupins that appear across Atlantic Canada every summer have always been here, in reality, they are a non-native plant that can harm native spec...
Jul 01, 2021
Podcast: Darrell Bricker On The 'Empty Planet' And What It Means For Atlantic Canada
The conventional wisdom around the global population, backed by the United Nations' own projections, is that it will continue to grow in the coming decades. Economies around the world are banking on t...
Jul 01, 2021
Residential School Discovery In BC
More human remains found near a former residential school. The Lower Kootenay Band said in a statement Wednesday that the remains of 182 people were found in unmarked graves close to the former St. Eu...
Jun 30, 2021
HGTV'S "Trading Up" Coming To Yarmouth
Yarmouth is getting ready to trade up. CEO and founder of Freshco retail maintenance Mandy Rennehan is returning to her hometown of Yarmouth and bringing HGTV with her. The first season of HGTV's "Tra...
Jun 30, 2021 Mandy Rennehan is returning to her hometown for HGTV's "Trading Up"
Acadia First Nation Will Walk On July 1
Acadia First Nation has announced that they will not be celebrating Canada Day this year. They will walk in remembrance of the indigenous children who died in residential schools and for those who sur...
Jun 30, 2021
Four new cases of COVID-19
The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. Three cases are in Eastern Zone, close contacts of previously reported cases, one in Central Zone, travel relat...
Jun 30, 2021
Water Back In Pool At 'Mariners On Main'
Water has been put back in the pool at the former YCMA building in Yarmouth. The facility, which closed near the start of the pandemic, is targeting a September re-opening under the new name 'Mariners...
Jun 30, 2021 Photo from left to right: Councillor Wade Cleveland, Councillor Trevor Cunningham, Argyle Warden Danny Muise, Councillor Nicole Albright, Mayor Pam Mood, Yarmouth Warden John Cunningham. (Courtesy - Mariners Centre)
Tourism campaign launches to attract visitors from Quebec, Ontario
Tourism Nova Scotia is launching a more than $2 million marketing campaign aimed at attracting visitors from Ontario and Quebec. The province says about $2.25 million will be spent on the “Do Mo...
Jun 30, 2021
Canada Speeds Up Zero-Emission Vehicle Sales Target
The Liberal government is accelerating its goal for all new car and light-duty truck sales in Canada to be zero-emission vehicles. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said they now intend to hit the targ...
Jun 30, 2021
Former poet laureate honours residential school children
It’s a day to listen and amplify Indigenous voices. In partnership with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, radio stations across the country are taking parting in “A Day to Listen...
Jun 30, 2021
