Category Archives: News
Killer Allan Legere Denied Parole
The Monster of the Miramichi will not be released on parole. The Parole Board of Canada Wednesday refused supervised release for convicted New Brunswick serial killer Allan Legere according to multipl...
Jan 13, 2021
Argyle Municipal Councilors Have Speeding On Their Radar
The Municipality of the District of Argyle will be tackling speeding issues with the purchase of a new speed radar sign. Councilors have fielded a number of concerns about speeding, particularly from ...
Jan 13, 2021 Image of Dennis Point Road in West Pubnico c/o Google maps
Eight New Cases, Three In University Students
The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19, three of which are in university students. There are two travel related cases in Eastern Zone which are both in students...
Jan 13, 2021
Weapons Charges For A Man Following Tuesday Incident
A 36 year old man is facing weapons-related charges following an incident at a Starrs Road business on Tuesday. RCMP say officers responded to a call of a man with a gun at a business a little after 3...
Jan 13, 2021 An image of a BB pellet gun supplied by RCMP.
RCMP Release New Information On Search For Missing Canoeist Off Morris Island
The RCMP and Joint Rescue Coordination Centre are continuing their search for a missing man who was last seen travelling in a canoe. According to RCMP, 69-year-old Kenneth Peter Surette was seen trave...
Jan 13, 2021 Yarmouth County Ground Search and Rescue at their base of operations, January 13th 2021.
Impeachment Won’t Remove Trump, Would Stop Him Running Again
A Canada-U.S. relations expert says the impeachment process is not going to remove Donald Trump from office. There is an impeachment vote in the U-S House of Representatives Wednesday. It is the first...
Jan 13, 2021
Consultant Will Study Merging Two Local Tourist Attractions
The Municipality of the District of Argyle has agreed to some funding for the Village Historique Acadien and Muse des Acadiens des Pubnicos toward hiring a consultant. The consultant will look into th...
Jan 13, 2021 Le Village Historique Acadien in West Pubnico. (Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism photo)
Search For Missing Person Off Morris Island Enters Second Day
Day two of a search for a missing person off of Morris Island is underway. Yarmouth County Ground Search and Rescue was activated on Wednesday morning. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax ...
Jan 13, 2021 Image c/o Google maps
Canada Secures More COVID-19 Vaccines
The federal government has secured millions of more doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Canadians, the prime minister announced Tuesday. Justin Trudeau said they have reached a deal with Pfizer to buy an ad...
Jan 13, 2021
One Dead, One Missing Following Word Of Capsized Boat
A search is underway in Yarmouth County after a small boat reportedly capsized, leaving one person dead and another missing. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax were called for assistance ...
Jan 12, 2021 Image c/o Google maps
