South Shore real estate sees winds of change
The South Shore’s real estate landscape has changed substantially since the pandemic hit, with one of the area’s prime real...
Some Bridgewater parks reclassified as trails
Changes authorized by civic politicians in Bridgewater in recent weeks reclassifies town-owned parks as trails, meaning routes, such as ones...
Smoke condition at Queens County makes for tense moments
A report of smoke flowing into the main lodge building through the duct system of a Queens County establishment had...
Samantha Battaglia to create MODL’s next Art on the Trail project
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) is launching another Art on the Trail project to encourage people to...
Proposed affordable housing units to be larger than originally planned
Units inside a residential complex slated to be built off Victoria Road in Bridgewater will be bigger than originally planned,...
North Queens business group secures federal funds to boost tourism
The federal government has committed $46,000 to the North Queens Board of Trade to help the local business group develop...
Lunenburg’s heritage society transfers bandstand interest to town
The Town of Lunenburg and the Lunenburg Heritage Society have ended their lease arrangement concerning the bandstand with the fixture’s...
LSA re-opening with summer programs
It’s become emblematic of summer locally to see painters, young and old, poised next to easels, concentrating on capturing the...
LAMP goers to enjoy cushioned concerts
While music enthusiasts have happily alighted upon the wooden chairs in the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance’s (LAMP’s) concert hall...
Fire scorches over five hectares of land
Nova Scotia’s Department of Lands and Forestry said a fire in the woods near New Germany is under investigation.
Volunteer firefighters...
Farmers’ market reaches deal with Bridgewater to operate at former rink
Bridgewater’s Farmers’ Market and the town recently reached a one-year deal allowing vendors to use space within the former Empire...
Expensing of yacht club dues allowable under MLA financial rules
Local MLA Hugh MacKay’s expense claims containing memberships to the Chester Yacht Club raised eyebrows with some political observers, but...
Businesses bow out amid COVID pressures
Two long-serving businesses on the South Shore succumbed to the vagaries of the COVID-19 pandemic last month.
The owner of the...
Bridgewater changing outdoor patio rules in wake of Firkenstein request
Bridgewater and the Firkenstein Brewery reached a conditional arrangement allowing the King Street business to lease a trinity of Town...
Feds issue procurement for removal of former HMCS Cormorant from Bridgewater’s waterfront
The Cormorant chronicles’ final chapter is a step closer to writing as Fisheries and Oceans Canada released a procurement document...
U.S. balloon ends up in Queens County
Amateur radio operators from Queens County and the Annapolis Valley helped track down a California balloon involved in a cross-continent...
Town budgets $150,000 toward Bridgewater Memorial Arena renovation
The Town of Bridgewater laid a new path forward for its former ice rink, shelving a proposed six-figure spending on...
Q-League’s Voltigeurs draft Bridgewater centre
Bridgewater’s Luke Woodworth, the 11th overall selection in the recent Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) draft, aims to be...
New Germany gives new meaning to a COVID “cancel”
When the pandemic put paid to any notion of a social activity celebrating the New Germany Lions Club’s 35th anniversary...
Lunenburg salutes built heritage
Lunenburg celebrated some of its built history on the occasion of its 267th birthday.
Six properties were recently honoured with heritage...
Lunenburg reduces residential, commercial tax rates
In a time when financial figures need adjustment and re-tweaking because of pressures brought on by coronavirus uncertainty, the Town...
Junior B Privateers seek contract adjustments from Region of Queens
The Liverpool Junior B Privateers seek reinstatement of some financial terms, such as revenue-sharing, which encompassed a previous long-term deal...
Fresh Cuts Market nominated under Shine On campaign
With two big grocery chain stores in town, Bridgewater may not be the easiest place for a smaller grocery business...
Bridgewater commits nearly $300,000 toward radio tower replacement
Bridgewater transmitted $295,000 into its 2020-21 capital budget toward replacing an aging, unsafe and un-repairable radio tower largely used for...
Blockhouse Hill development still on Lunenburg’s radar
A staff report examining potential land sale, surveying, traffic analysis, and other considerations will come to Lunenburg civic politicians as...
