Category Archives: News
Barrington Tax Rates Hold Steady As Budget Announced
No tax rate increases for the Municipality of Barrington this year. The residential rate will remain $1.07 per $100 of assessment, and the commercial rate is still $2.56 per $100. Warden Eddie Nickers...
May 11, 2022
iPod Generation Is Officially Over
Apple’s foray into portable music devices has officially retired. The first iPod came out in 2001, when top music of the year was Lifehouse’s Hanging By A Moment, Alicia Keys debut song Fa...
May 11, 2022
UPDATE: Forest Fire Burning In Yarmouth County Now Deemed ‘Out of Control’
UPDATE: 3 p.m. Provincial crews remain on scene of a wildfire in Yarmouth County today. It’s been burning in the Horseshoe Lake area since Monday afternoon, and is now about 3,100 hectares in si...
May 11, 2022
N.S. public inquiry into mass shooting looks at why emergency alert wasn’t issued
The public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting spent Tuesday looking at why an emergency alert wasn’t issued. New documents provide details on an interview between the Executive Director ...
May 10, 2022
Weymouth Man Charged In Weekend Stabbing
A 24-year-old man is facing a dozen charges after a stabbing in Weymouth overnight Sunday. Joshua Osbourne Mabie is currently in custody awaiting his next court appearance on May 17th. RCMP say it all...
May 10, 2022
Summer road trips on hold because everything is so expensive? You are not alone
Is the cost of living these days forcing you to delay your summer road trip? A new survey found about 66 per cent of drivers plan to put off or limit road trips. The poll by the Tire and Rubber Associ...
May 10, 2022
Batherson and Graves Make Team Canada
Hockey Canada unveiled their roster yesterday for the men’s World Hockey Championships in Finland. Two Nova Scotians made the team, New Minas’ Drake Batherson and Yarmouth’s Ryan Gra...
May 10, 2022
Yarmouth County Forest Fire Creating Smoky Skies, Air Quality Issues
UPDATED: 12 p.m. Provincial crews continue to battle a forest fire in Yarmouth County today. In their latest update, the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables says 12 crew members and two hel...
May 10, 2022
Feds investing over $6 million in aid programs for victims of crime in Nova Scotia
The feds are pumping $6.2 million into provincial programs that support victims of crime in Nova Scotia. Justice Minister David Lametti says it will be directed towards groups who face added barriers ...
May 09, 2022
Need for family doctor up 80 per cent in parts of NS, healthcare critic says
Criticism is being levelled at Tim Houston’s government after the provincial waitlist for a family doctor hit a record high on April 1. The Progressive Conservative Party revealed it’s lon...
May 09, 2022
