Category Archives: News

Efforts to have a splash park in Yarmouth are moving ahead. A not-for-profit organization will be formed after a four-person committee was elected last night at a meeting at town hall. Jana Jeffery is...

Two volunteer firefighters were nearly struck by a car near the scene of Wednesday’s fatal accident on the 103. Lake Vaughn Fire Chief George Emin tells Acadia News the driver, who he describes ...

Buckle up. That message has been repeated to Nova Scotia motorists since the provincial mandatory seat belt law was passed in 1985. But it’s still being lost on many motorists. RCMP spokesperson...

A swimmer from Yarmouth says her swim from New Brunswick to PEI was cold, and long. ‘The Big Swim’ helps raise funds for Camp Brigadoon, a cause near and dear to Bobby-Lou Reardon’s ...

The woman known as the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, has died at 76. Franklin had been fighting pancreatic cancer for several months, In a career that started in 1960, she posted total...

At approximately 4:15 yesterday afternoon, Yarmouth Rural RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 103 at the intersection with Eel Lake Road. In a release, police say a 67-year-old woman ...

Bridgewater Town Council could soon look at banning dogs in cemeteries. At their last meeting, council addressed concerns around pets defecating on gravestones. Mayor David Mitchell says dogs are requ...

A female passenger in a vehicle travelling on Highway 103 in Yarmouth County yesterday, has died following a two-vehicle collision. RCMP at the scene told CJLS News the collision happened at the inter...

A two vehicle accident this afternoon on Highway 103 in Yarmouth County. Just before 4:30, a small four door car and a pickup truck collided at the intersection of the 103 and the Eel Lake Road. RCMP ...

Region of Queens residents have reason to be happy. An audit was just completed of the region’s finances for last year and they were found to have a surplus of $138,000. Mayor David Dagley says ...