Category Archives: News
Yarmouth Cartoonist's Memories Of Mad Magazine
On Thursday, it was announced that Mad Magazine would cease publication after 67 years. The iconic satire magazine was rebooted last year with issue #1 and the final original issue is out in August. Y...
Jul 08, 2019 Yarmouth's Mike Holmes, who worked on Mad Magazine
Workplace Wellness Growing In Importance, Says Advocate
It's time to talk about mental health in the workplace. Recent figures show that 70 per cent of Canadians report that work affects their mental health, and 78 per cent say they often miss work because...
Jul 08, 2019
Halibut Seizures In Shelburne County
Nine thousand pounds of fresh halibut was seized recently in Shelburne County. DFO Supervisor Noel d'Entremont says the seizures were the result of two separate inspections and investigations in May a...
Jul 05, 2019
Province Waiting On Feds Before Renos At NSLC Cannabis Outlets Can Begin
A delay in edible cannabis regulations means customers won't see any product on the shelves when it becomes legal later this year. Finance Minister Karen Casey expects it will take 60 days for produce...
Jul 05, 2019 (Acadia News file photo)
Now There are Three. MODY Finally Joins Other Two Units In Approving Funding Request For Community Navigator
Council for the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth (MODY) unanimously approved a funding request from the Yarmouth and Area Chamber of Commerce (YACC) for a Community Navigator position to focus...
Jul 05, 2019 Yarmouth municipal councillors vote on a funding request at a special meeting on thursday July 4.
-Y95 News photo)
NS Government Still Unclear About NS To Maine Ferry Service
Nova Scotia's Minister of Transportation remains optimistic, but unsure, when ferry service between Nova Scotia and Maine might begin. The CAT sits idle at its dock in Yarmouth because US Customs and ...
Jul 05, 2019 (The CAT ferry sits idle in Yarmouth as seen through a window of the Visitor Information Centre on July 4.
Y95 News photo)
Education Minister Says Meeting With Student Would Violate HR Rules
Zach Churchill says meeting with a student involved in an altercation with a teacher would go against the department's HR policies. The Education Minister made the comment in regards to a story CKBW d...
Jul 05, 2019
It's Up And Down At The Pumps This Morning
Gas is up by 2.4 cents a litre and is selling for $1.21.2 cents for a litre of regular self-serve in Yarmouth. The price of diesel is down. It's at $1.14.8 cents a litre, a drop of 7-tenths of a cent.
Jul 05, 2019
Gas Prices Change at Midnight...Here's What A Petroleum Analyst Expects
You might want to fill up before midnight. Senior petroleum analyst Dan McTeague with GasPriceWizard.com expects regular self-serve to increase by 3 and a half cents a litre with a cent and a half jum...
Jul 04, 2019
Fire Destroys Garage
Bruce Gates, chief of the Kemptville District Volunteer Fire Department, says the call came in around 12:30 Thursday morning to a property in East Kemptville. He says the barn and all its contents wer...
Jul 04, 2019
