Partnership helping seniors stay in their homes longer
ST. STEPHEN – Kindred Home Care has partnered with the University of New Brunswick and VeroSource Solutions to use technology...
Land deal clears way for nursing home expansion
Bridgewater is selling 1,300-square-metres of land to Hillside Pines Home for Special Care so the nursing home can pursue construction...
International Homecoming Festival returns to St. Stephen this August
ST. STEPHEN – After a prolonged hiatus, August 2021 will see the return of International Homecoming Festival in St. Stephen....
Artists collaborate on exhibition at historic Seely Hall
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Photographer Pam Purves said moving to Nova Scotia is the best move she’s ever made.
Purves is the...
Paddling photographers
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
While many clubs and activities hit a road block amid COVID-19 pandemic health regulations, one that has...
Life on the LaHave
As a summer project, the LaHave River Salmon Association’s student intern, Laurel Genge, has put together a series of takeaways...
Site work continues at South Shore Regional Hospital
A few days of unloading construction materials were expected to cause minor parking inconveniences and noise at the South Shore...
Bridgewater renews business improvement district talks
After trying and failing to establish a business improvement district (BID) five years ago, leaders in Bridgewater’s commercial sector are...
Op Ed: Collective negotiations media’s answer to dealing with tech giants
AND PAUL DEEGAN
NEWS MEDIA CANADA
Around the world, there is growing consensus that the dominant power of Big Tech must be...
Taking safety training to new heights
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Safety training is paramount in high-risk jobs, but the hope is that the training will never be...
Parole board revokes convicted arsonist’s conditional release
Three-and-a-half months into his day parole, the Queens County man who started an inferno devastating a section of Bridgewater’s downtown...
Local candidates on hustings following weekend writ drop
A full slate of Lunenburg and Queens county candidates from the province’s three major political parties are on the hustings...
Mahone Bay resident maintains nightly trombone serenade
Every night, a respected Lunenburg County resident shares his love of music with others - all in an effort to...
Award for Culinary Excellence goes to two grads with South Shore ties
Two culinary arts students with ties to the South Shore are among six Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) graduates to...
Success hard to find during MTRI loon nesting project
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The birds continue to have the final say in the artificial nesting platform project for loons that...
Queens County Transit adds to its fleet
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Queens Community Transit (QCT) has added another vehicle to its fleet.
The transit company turned the key on...
‘Tis the season for fox and bear sightings
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
An increasing number of foxes and bears have been maneovering themselves closer to where humans are frequenting...
MIT helps shape South Shore’s economic path
Power brokers from the local business community are continuing their deep-dive with U.S-based academics into how to best broaden economies...
Sport Nova Scotia honours Lunenburg Tennis Club for pandemic pivot
Calling the organization “a role model for community tennis clubs across the province,” Nova Scotia’s voice in amateur sports recognized...
Queens hospital foundation bequeathed $4.8 million
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As staff and residents of Liverpool and surrounding areas were lamenting the unprecedented temporary closures of the...
Ontario woman fined $1,000 for not wearing face covering
A Hamilton, Ontario woman defended her refusal to wear a face-covering in a Queens County supermarket with medical and human...
Bridgewater transit celebrates 100,000th passenger
Joe Pacheco and his young son take Bridgewater’s public transit bus at least five times a week. A lot of...
RCMP investigating after a boat collided with a rock wall in Western Shore
Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating a boat accident that occurred in Western Shore July 10.
According to a news release issued...
Developer dials-back original plans for former BMO building in Bridgewater
Halifax-based Black Seal Properties is dialling-back its plans for the former Bank of Montreal building on Bridgewater’s King Street.
On June...
Peace Tower flag owned by former MP stolen in Lunenburg
Garth Turner helped raise $1 million to organize a special audio recording of Canadian artists singing “O Canada” commemorating the...
