Category Archives: News
Canada To Get 300K Johnson & Johnson Doses
A shipment of 300,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in Canada by the end of the month. While the vaccine has raised concerns about possible links to blood clots, Prime Minister J...
Apr 16, 2021
Spike In Variant Cases, New Masking Requirements, One Death
Our epidemiology has changed, and most COVID-19 cases being found in our province now are variant strains. That according to Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. He...
Apr 16, 2021
Tribute Paid To Prince Philip Prior To Funeral On Saturday
The Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest on Saturday morning. Tributes were paid in the House of Commons this week to Prince Philip who died last week at the age of 99. President of the Queen's Priv...
Apr 16, 2021
Parents Organizing Prom For YCMHS Grads
A group of parents are making sure graduates get their prom this year. Last year, COVID-19 wiped out prom plans for most schools, including Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School. Sharla Pinksen, ...
Apr 16, 2021
Town Of Shelburne Sets Budget
An operating budget of $3.84 million was approved last week by Shelburne town council. Tax rates are high, but didn't go up. They remain $2.06 per $100 of assessment for residential, and $3.88 per $10...
Apr 16, 2021
Yarmouth Municipality Receives Community Spirit Plaque
A community spirit plaque has been given to the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth by Lieutenant Governor Arthur LeBlanc on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. The plaque is in recognition of those wh...
Apr 16, 2021
Police Searching Indianapolis Shooter’s Home
Update 12noon, Friday: Police are now searching the home of the man who killed at least eight people in a mass shooting at a FedEx building near the Indianapolis International Airport. They have not g...
Apr 16, 2021
Commemorative walk for mass shooting victims an ‘opportunity to heal’
A commemorative walk for the 23 victims (including Baby Beaton) of Nova Scotia's mass shooting last April has drawn an overwhelming response this week. Denise Burgess, a member of the Nova Scotia Lega...
Apr 15, 2021
Mike Deveau Becomes Chief Of Yarmouth Fire Department
After more than a year and a half as acting chief, Mike Deveau will become the chief of the Yarmouth Fire Department. The town of Yarmouth announced that Deveau would be taking the job as chief today....
Apr 15, 2021
Fundraising campaign tops $30,000 for injured fisher
A GoFundMe campaign for an injured fisher from Yarmouth has pulled in more than $30,000. Twenty-four year-old Andrew Saulnier was seriously injured last Saturday after getting caught up in the engine ...
Apr 15, 2021
