Category Archives: News
White Point Man Charged With Possession, Distribution Of Child Pornography
A White Point man has been charged with possession, distribution, and accessing child pornography. The RCMP arrested 45-year-old Steven John Croft without incident July 18, following a search of his h...
Jul 20, 2018
Province Announces Funding For Municipal Beautification Projects
Municipalities across the region are benefitting from a half-a-million dollar beautification and streetscaping program. The province will contribute half the cost of a project, anywhere from $10-25 th...
Jul 20, 2018
Provincial Archaeologist Digging For Port La Tour's History
An archaeologist from the Nova Scotia Museum is back in a Shelburne County community this year. Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins is the curator of archaeology for the museum, and works for the Department of ...
Jul 20, 2018
Lockeport Residents Seek Restoration Of Trestle Bridge
Residents in Shelburne County are wondering why the Town of Lockeport hasn’t made fixing their trestle bridge a priority. The bridge, which connects a walk trail to the north side of the peninsu...
Jul 19, 2018
Directional Signage For Businesses Going Up In Argyle
The Municipality of Argyle are putting the finishing touches on a three year project. At 12 locations throughout the municipality, directional signage has been put in place to provide directions to va...
Jul 19, 2018
Saturday Marks 20 Years Of The Sheila Poole 10k In Yarmouth
The Sheila Poole 10k goes in Yarmouth on Saturday. It’s been 20 years since Poole passed away of cancer, and the race was re-named in her honour. Her sister Nancy Bishara is co-director of the r...
Jul 19, 2018
Labour Leaders Want Government To Cover Canadian's Prescriptions
Labour leaders from across the country want provinces to cooperate on a National Universal Pharmacare Plan. They made the announcement from St.Andrews, New Brunswick, where the group has been meeting ...
Jul 19, 2018
Coalition Of Fishers, Environmental Groups Seeks Public Inquiry Into Offshore Drilling
A coalition of fishermen, communities, and environmental and social justice groups is asking the federal and provincial governments to take a deep dive into offshore drilling. The Offshore Alliance wa...
Jul 18, 2018
NSLC Unveils New Cannabis Retail Store
The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation showed off their new cannabis retail store today. The Joseph Howe store in Halifax is the first NSLC location that is ready to go once cannabis becomes legal. Presid...
Jul 18, 2018
Yarmouth County Astronomer Urges Municipalities To Cut Light Pollution
Many in our area are looking to protect our view of the night sky. Yarmouth and Acadian Shores were named a “Starlight Destination’ by the International Starlight Foundation in 2014 for it...
Jul 18, 2018
