Category Archives: News
Changes To Yarmouth's Seafest This Year Include No Pageant
The biggest change and most popular to Seafest is the return of the street parade, scheduled for Saturday July 20 beginning at 6:30. Seafest chairman David Outhouse says a revised route has been appro...
Jul 04, 2019 (Last Year's Seafest Pageant. Y95 News photo)
Yarmouth Receation Keeping Kids Safe In The Heat
It's hard to slow kids down despite the temperature. Environment Canada issued a heat warning saying Humidex values will reach the mid to high 30's for today and tomorrow. Yarmouth Recreation operates...
Jul 04, 2019
Town Councillor Wants To See Youth Enjoying Facilities Behind Former School...Again
Steve Berry sees no reason why ball games, basketball and ground hockey couldn't be played again behind the former South Centennial School. Berry, who was elected to council in a byelection in April i...
Jul 04, 2019 (Behind the former South Centennial School.-Y95 News photo)
It's going To Be A Scorcher
It's going to get really hot for the next couple of days. So much so that Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning saying Humidex values will reach 36 degrees are expected for the next 2 days. Hea...
Jul 04, 2019
Minister Unveils Canadian Rural Economic Plan
The federal government has unveiled their plan to grow Canada's rural economies. Minister Of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan laid out the details during an announcement at Ross Farm. The ...
Jul 03, 2019 Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan at Ross Farm June 27, 2019
Missing Keji Canoeist Located
The 46-year-old man missing from Keji since Monday night has been found. RCMP released a statement to say Bradley Hall was located safe and sound. Hall and a nine-year-old girl had planned a three day...
Jul 03, 2019
*Updated. Province Makes Major Announcement In Clare
The province has announced that Villa Acadienne, a long-term care home in Meteghan will be replaced. Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey, who made the announcement at the facility, also said 10...
Jul 03, 2019 (Villa Acadienne, July 3, 2019.-Y95 News)
Site Selection Process Underway For Ecole Wedgeport
The Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) is conducting technical surveys of a couple of potential sites for a new Ecole Wedgeport this week. It was announced in April of 2018 when the province r...
Jul 03, 2019 Parents and community members gather at Ecole Wedgeport last January to discuss what they'd like a new school to offer.-Y95 News photo)
Take A Walk, Literally Or Virtually, Through History At Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery
Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery is rich in history. There are 10,000 people buried there and the stories are brought alive during walking and virtual tours which began on Canada Day. The virtual tours, whi...
Jul 03, 2019 Jennifer Cunningham is back this year as tour guide at Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery. - Y95 News photo)
Two Vehicle Crash In Digby County Claims Life
RCMP say at approximately 1:45 p.m on Tuesday July 2 Digby RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Hwy 101 in Gilbert's Cove. In a release police say the preliminary investigation determined one ...
Jul 02, 2019
