Category Archives: Acadia Bridgewater-Yarmouth (CKBW)
Potential COVID exposure at 16 locations & 2 flights
Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in the Central, Northern and Western Zones and two Air Canada flights. Anyone who worked at or visit...
Apr 20, 2021
Fundraising campaign tops $30,000 for injured fisher
A GoFundMe campaign for an injured fisher from Yarmouth has pulled in more than $30,000. Twenty-four year-old Andrew Saulnier was seriously injured last Saturday after getting caught up in the engine ...
Apr 15, 2021
Fisher suffers serious injuries; Airlifted to Halifax
A 24-year-old fisher from Yarmouth is in hospital after suffering serious injuries on the job over the weekend. Andrew Saulnier was airlifted to a Halifax hospital after getting caught up in the engin...
Apr 12, 2021
Former councillor & deputy mayor selected as PC candidate in Shelburne
A former municipal councillor will carry the PC banner in the riding of Shelburne when the next provincial election is called. Nolan Young was selected by party members in a contested nomination meeti...
Apr 11, 2021
MHL reveals pre-playoff schedule beginning April 14
The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is revealing the round-robin schedule for the Eastlink South Division, which will run from April 14th to 26th. The schedule for the pre-playoff games is structu...
Apr 11, 2021
QEII Experiencing High Patient Volume & Long Waits
The QEII Health Sciences Centre has experienced high patient volumes and admissions this week, causing service impacts across the hospital. Patient waits in the emergency department have been longer t...
Apr 09, 2021
Gas up 2.9 Cents; Diesel Drops After Weekly Setting
The price of gas went up by 2.9 cents in Nova Scotia after the weekly setting. Analysts had been forecasting an increase of a cent or two prior to the adjustment. Regular gas is now selling between $1...
Apr 09, 2021
Hebbville, Middlewood Residents Encouraged To Get Tested For COVID-19
The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is advising anyone who has been in Hebbville and Middlewood to get tested for COVID-19. In a release issued today, the NSHA says they are investigating confirme...
Apr 08, 2021
Shelburne Lobster Fest To Allow In-Person Attendance
The Shelburne County Lobster Festival (SCLF) will be more what people are used to this year as the organizing committee announced today that they will be allowing in-person attendance. Last year the e...
Apr 08, 2021
Five New Cases, One Variant Case
Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the province Thursday. Department of Health and Wellness officials say three are in Central Zone, two are in Eastern Zone, and all are travel related. Provi...
Apr 08, 2021
