Category Archives: News
Maritime Sports Reporters And NSCC Team Up To Honour Fallen Humboldt Announcer
Local sports writers are working to honour the memory of one of the victims of the Humboldt bus crash. Media covering the Maritime Hockey League have teamed up with Nova Scotia Community College to pr...
May 05, 2018
Yarmouth Firefighters Call Town's Decision To Eliminate Dispatch Jobs 'Outrageous'
Yarmouth’s firefighters are urging the town not to eliminate four local emergency dispatch positions. In a release, the Yarmouth Firefighters Association says the decision was made without full ...
May 04, 2018
Rural NS To See $17.7 Million In Federal Funding For High Speed Internet
Small-town Nova Scotians could soon see themselves travelling the information superhighway. Today, the federal government announced they would be investing $17.7 million from the Connect to Innovate p...
May 04, 2018
Community Support Strong For Pooch Park
Progress on a dog park in Yarmouth is coming right along. It’s located at 28 Jarvis Street, on land provided by the Town of Yarmouth. Yarmouth Dog Park Association acting-president Martha Cassid...
May 04, 2018
Expect A Special Message On Your Cell Phone Next Week
A new feature to the public alerting system is coming to Nova Scotia. It will be tested for the first time on Wednesday May 9 at 1:55 p.m. as part of Emergency Preparedness Week. EMO directer Paul Mas...
May 04, 2018
Small Increase In Fuel Prices Today
It will cost you a bit more to fuel up this morning. Diesel is at $1.23.3 cents a litre. Gasoline is selling for $1.29.7 cents a litre for regular self-serve in Yarmouth. Both went up by 9 tenths-of-a...
May 04, 2018
Mayor Of Shelburne Says All Options Still On Table Regarding Policing
Discussions regarding creating a cost-effective and equitable policing model by municipal units continues in Shelburne County. It started with a proposal being considered by the town of Shelburne to h...
May 03, 2018
New Challenge Brings Funds And Awareness To Cancer Research
The Western Nova Scotia Cancer Support Network has come out with a challenge in an attempt to raise money for research and to raise awareness that Yarmouth needs a radiation centre. Co-founder Derek L...
May 03, 2018
Gas Prices Expected To Rise Tonight
Nova Scotians can expect to pay more at the pumps after tonight. Senior petroleum analyst Dan McTeague with Gasbuddy.com predicts the price of a litre of gasoline to increase by about 1.5 cents. ̶...
May 03, 2018
Don't Worry If You See Something Unusual Around The Yarmouth Hospital
Repairs to a large liquid oxygen tank will take place today, Thursday May 3, at Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Last Friday, hospital staff noticed there was a high use of liquid oxygen, and found a small...
May 03, 2018
