Tide may be turning for problems at Carters Beach
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Plans are in the works to establish a new committee to address the decades-old debate about what...
The show will go on!
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Queens County Fair is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year. Although the pandemic will insure it...
Sign on Buckfield cottage leaves family in shock
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Members of the RCMP are investigating the placement of a disturbing sign at a cottage property in...
Senior frustrated with long wait times for the 811 COVID line
A senior in Lunenburg County is lamenting what she described as a “serious bottleneck” in trying to get answers from...
Seahawks football sacks season, looks to alternatives for players
South Shore Seahawks minor football games are sacked for this season but the association’s president is hurling a Hail Mary...
New fibre internet projects rolling out on the South Shore
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) has announced it’s committing $1,925,250 to provide approximately 5,650 homes and business...
Municipality maneuvers to help residents with drying wells
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Last week saw the Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) opening the doors at Queens Place Emera Centre...
Lunenburg district RCMP welcomes new patrol vessel
No longer needing to borrow from another detachment, the Lunenburg district RCMP has a new police-vehicle-on-the-water and it’s a big...
Local sculptor’s tribute to generations
This Three Generations commissioned statue sculpted by Ivan Higgins, owner of Cosby’s Garden Centre and Concrete Creations of Brooklyn, is...
Local musician’s Shark Week album to raise funds for surf program
Jaxon “JAX” Booth of the Lunenburg hip hop duo, Atay & JAX, recently completed a tormenting cover shoot for his...
Local Briefs
Vehicle misses ambulance, goes into ditch
No one was hurt but a vehicle lost control, missed a parked ambulance, and went...
High-speed internet accessibility expanded in Queens
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Residents of the Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) who have been suffering from slow or no internet...
Full slate of candidates for October 17 election in Queens
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It’s now up to voters to decide whether the council of the Region of Queens Municipality will...
Community on edge after woods fire calls over multi-day period
The fires stopped but the worry still burns within Darlene Robar’s psyche.
“If it’s not the end of it,” the Whynotts...
Business park at centre of several road projects ahead of Highway 103 interchange work
The travelling public can expect to encounter traffic snarls at multiple spots within Bridgewater’s industrial park until the end of...
Bridgewater resident charged with slashing man in the arm with edged weapon
A Bridgewater resident is accused of aggravated assault and other charges after a Hebbville man in his 30s sustained a...
All-female crew and youth volunteers restore expedition vessels
While COVID-19 health restrictions meant the Lunenburg-based Nova Scotia Sea School was unable to float its regular programming this year,...
Region of Queens welcomes its first dog park
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Queens County dogs have been enjoying a little more freedom since the county’s first off-leash dog park...
Queens RCMP looking for information following BB gun incident
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Queens District RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance regarding a firearms complaint in Liverpool August...
Homemade soap business cleans up in Queens County
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
With environmental and allergy sensitivities continuing to rise, the market is awash with demands for alternatives to...
Opening scene
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
If you grew up in the 1950s or 1960s, chances are you will have been to a...
Silver Cross mother Anita Hyatt dies
Anita Norma Hyatt (Crouse), a Silver Cross mother and familiar figure who laid a wreath at many local Remembrance Day...
Plethora of woods fires keeps local emergency crews busy
Volunteer first responders across Queens and Lunenburg counties found themselves consumed with wildland fires over several days last week despite...
New stomping ground for LaHave Folk Festival
After 14 years of being held in the same place, the LaHave Folk Fest is on the move.
“We wanted to...
Multiple reports of homes struck by lightning
Lightning brought on by severe thunderstorms in Lunenburg and Queens counties late night August 25 is believed responsible for strikes...
