Category Archives: News
4-H Achievement Day Held On Saturday
Saturday was Achievement Day for the 4-H clubs in the Yarmouth area. It is the end of the 4-H year for all of the members where they show off the projects they have been working all year to complete. ...
Jul 14, 2019
Campers Taking Up Parking Spaces in Shelburne
The Town of Shelburne is doing what it can to persuade people not to camp in parking lots. The town has posted 'No Camping' signs at specific spaces that have been frequented by campers. Mayor Karen M...
Jul 12, 2019
Yarmouth Ribfest Called A Big Success
Yarmouth Ribfest is over for another year and the organizers are already working on next year's event. Wayne Hamilton tells Y95 News they were quite pleased with the event. "Surprisingly, going to a n...
Jul 12, 2019
Town Council Approves New Air Cleaning System For Fire Department
Yarmouth Town Council has approved a new air cleaning system for the Yarmouth Fire Department. The 2 systems being looked at were very similar in price but Chief John Verrall tells Y95 News that one d...
Jul 12, 2019 Yarmouth Fire Hall
Yarmouth RCMP Looking For Missing Woman
Yarmouth RCMP is asking for the public to help locate a missing woman. Fifty-seven-year-old Vera Sallans was last seen near the Yarmouth Regional Hospital on this morning (July 11). Sallans is describ...
Jul 11, 2019
Yarmouth Hospice Society To Open End Of Life Care Rooms In Yarmouth
The Yarmouth Regional Hospital will soon contain a more welcoming space to support and care for palliative patients and their families. The Yarmouth County Hospice Society, Nova Scotia Health Authorit...
Jul 11, 2019 Members of the Yarmouth County Hospice Society
Group Planning To Revive Parade Of Lights Next Month
It seems cancelling the Parade of Lights for Seafest may have been just what was needed to get volunteers interested. Councillor Steve Berry tells Y95 News he received a number of complaints about the...
Jul 11, 2019 Councillor Steve Berry
Burn Ban And Restrictions In Effect
The Department of Natural Resources has issued a burn ban for parts of the South Shore. No burning is permitted in Queens or Lunenburg Counties and burning is restricted in the Tri-Counties. DNR will ...
Jul 10, 2019 Red means no burning, yellow is burning only allowed between 7pm and 8am the following day.
Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Bag Kits Recalled
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced a recall of Eat Smart brand Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Bag Kits. Fresh Taste Produce Ltd. is recalling certain 794 G bags from the marketplace due to ...
Jul 10, 2019
Interactive Map Helps Guide Tourists in Shelburne County
A collaboration between all municipal units in Shelburne County will help tourists find their way. The 'Show Me Map' can be found at shelburnecounty.ca . Community Development Coordinator with the Mun...
Jul 08, 2019
