Category Archives: News

A new Destination Management Plan will soon be presented to the three municipal councils in Yarmouth County. Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association general manager Neil MacKenzie says there a...

Emergency room closures were front and centre at a meeting of the Rural Nova Scotia Health Crisis Working Group. The group which includes municipal representatives, community organizations, health pro...

Fundraising for a new van for Veterans Place in Yarmouth has surpassed half of what is needed. The current van at Veterans Place, a long-term care facility at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital, is 17 yea...

**Updated at 9:11 a.m. AT on Tuesday, August 14** Police are treating an early morning car crash in London, England, as a terrorist incident. Officials say a car struck several cyclists and pedestrian...

It will take some time to heal, after the tragic events on Friday that saw two police officers and two civilians shot and killed. One mental health advocate says it is important that first responders ...

Two local beaches are currently closed to swimming due to bacteria in the water. Mavillette and Port Maitland beaches will remain closed until water sample tests come back later this week. The Nova Sc...

The CEO of Bay Ferries is pleased with July’s passenger numbers for the Cat ferry. Mark MacDonald says 13, 313 passengers sailed on the Cat between Yarmouth and Portland, Maine, an increase of a...

A Yarmouth boy has gone viral with a cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah.’ 12 year old Josh Cochrane changed some of the words to reflect last Friday’s shootings in Fredericto...

One municipal unit may turn down a funding proposal for dispatch service from the the Town of Yarmouth. Last week the town sent a letter to fire chiefs in yarmouth, Shelburne and Digby counties offeri...

The Mariners Centre has stepped up to help people with dry wells. They’re offering free water fill-ups and hot showers. Manager Gil Dares says they wanted to be proactive. “We did this bac...