Spring frost severely damages Lunenburg Country Christmas tree crop
Lunenburg Christmas tree growers are reporting massive crop damage after the late Spring freeze that blanketed the province overnight on...
Lunenburg County man victim of Eastern Passage shooting
A Lunenburg County man has been identified as the victim of the drive-by shooting in Eastern Passage on June 18th.
Halifax...
Have you seen this boat?
Lunenburg District RCMP is asking for public assistance in locating a boat that was stolen from a dock on the...
Grad party gets out of control in Chester, two hospitalized
A male and a female, both 18 years old, were taken to hospital for high levels of intoxication after a...
Canadian Blood Services looking for donors on the South Shore
Canadian Blood Services reports that it needs more than 23,000 donors urgently by July 2 to ensure patients have continued...
Bridgewater taxpayers spend $85,500 and counting to keep fountain flowing
Bridgewater’s removable fountain - a LaHave River fixture that sprays water in the air between the town’s two major bridges...
Bridgewater robbery suspects in custody
Bridgewater Police now have two suspects in custody following the June 12 robbery of Pendleton Corner Store in Bridgewater.
Police executed...
Lunenburg County woman charged with stunting after clocking 174 km/hr
A woman, 24, from Lunenburg County was charged with stunting on June 13 after she was clocked doing 176 km/hr...
Former Bridgewater resident, now BC real estate magnate, donates $1.2 million
A local health services charity and a committee overseeing construction of a Bridgewater playground are recipients of Stephen Sander’s $1.2...
Corner store robbed in Bridgewater
Bridgewater police are asking for the public’s help following a corner store robbery on June 12.
The police say that at...
Exclusive: Legacy to Bridgewater from Vancouver real estate magnate Stephen Sander to be announced June 13
LighthouseNOW has learned that the Vancouver real estate magnate Stephen Sander’s major legacy donation to the Town of Bridgewater will...
Canada-U.S. trade battle sparks South Shore fears
Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell is concerned over the deterioration in relations between Canada and the U.S.
Mitchell said that his community...
Canadian sports icon marks health and fitness day in Queens County
Canadian sports icon Nancy Greene Raine - on the South Shore to promote National Health and Fitness Day - says...
Farley, Courtney Blackman among Lunenburg heritage award winners
Farley Blackman may be long gone from the South Shore, but his influence in Lunenburg is still felt.
Blackman, and his...
Once-in-a-lifetime late spring freeze damages crops
By: Mike Girard
michael.girard@lighthousenow.ca
Twitter: @MikeGNews
Lunenburg County farms and vineyards suffered varying degrees of crop damage after an "unheard" of heavy overnight...
Revitalizing downtown
More than 15 months after hosting a poorly attended meeting with business owners, the Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) is...
Bridgewater to Paris: virtually free
How would you like to take a trip to Paris this afternoon?
And just before you go would you also like...
Bridgewater hospital deals with patients from Shelburne fentanyl scare
Two people who used cocaine and were potentially exposed to the robust synthetic opioid fentanyl on Friday night in Shelburne...
Man, 76, dead after ATV crash in Martins River
A man is dead after a single-vehicle collision involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in Martins River.
Lunenburg District RCMP responded to...
National axe throwing championship bound for Liverpool
Hipsters, sharpen your axes.
Top ranked competitors from across Canada and Europe will converge on Liverpool, Nova Scotia on August 25...
Far from Amazon, LaHave River Books floats on traditional charm
In an era of E-readers and online book sales, it’s hard to imagine that LaHave River Books could be any...
End of an era as Queens County Advance closes
The Queens County Advance, a source of local news for 140 years, will cease publication later this month and merge...
Research institute calls on public to help monitor bats
The Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (MTRI) once again has its bat reporting website and hotline up and running as it...
Assault charge dropped against man accused of smearing Lunenburg’s mayor with harbour sludge
An assault charge against Bill Flower was dropped after he agreed to a peace bond and a letter of apology....
Abandoned boat inches closer to removal
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) Council has voted in favour of taking the first step in arranging...
