Queens-Shelburne MLA named to PC shadow cabinet
Kim Masland, the MLA for Queens-Shelburne, has found a place in the shadow cabinet of newly minted Progressive Conservative leader...
Mahone Bay Islands Conservation Association holding annual fundraiser
Development, with the associated risk of sewage leaking into the bay, and its impact on the environment as well as...
Hundreds drawn to BFDB’s Armistice Concert
It was a celebration of the best of times, and remembrance of the worst of times, that drew about 200...
Firefighters respond to electrical fire in Lunenburg
An electrical fire caused when a boat near the Lunenburg Foundry on Burma Road touched the power lines drew fire...
Class act
With its demanding physical exertion, Highland dancing is no walk in the park.
But Angela McKinnon of Pine Grove is managing...
Repairs to Bridgewater’s Old Bridge requires temporary closure of span
Expect traffic congestion around Bridgewater during early to mid-November as crews complete repairs to a downtown bridge that will remain...
MODL hosting “connectivity chats” to inform residents of Internet project progress
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) is hosting a series of “connectivity chats” to talk about approved and...
The Bounty — A tale of two ships
With its dramatic conflict, exotic locations and adventure on the high sees, the spell-binding historical event of the mutiny on...
Blockhouse power substation struck by lightning twice within two-week period
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It might be time for Nova Scotia Power to buy a lottery ticket.
Among the causes of some of the seemingly...
Wastewater plant biofilter project nears completion
It’s unlikely the biofilter system designed to combat the stink at Lunenburg’s wastewater treatment plant will be finished by a...
Councillor’s cancer battle not keeping him away from government duties
First-term Lunenburg town councillor Joseph Carnevale is back attending civic government meetings in person as he continues to undergo treatment...
Town of Bridgewater names new CAO
The Town of Bridgewater has named Tammy Wilson as its next Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). She replaces Richard MacLellan, who...
Patients in Lunenburg to be recruited for new national Lyme disease research project
Frontline clinicians in Lunenburg will be recruiting patients on the South Shore in a new, $340,000 project to collect research...
Police dog assists in arrest of assault suspect in Lunenburg County
An RCMP police dog tracked down an assault suspect in Lunenburg County on October 22, successfully resulting in an arrest.
The...
Lunenburg District RCMP arrest two impaired drivers within a 24-hour period
Lunenburg District RCMP picked up two impaired drivers in less than 24 hours on October 20, the police reported.
Shortly before...
Mi’kmaw flag permanency in Lunenburg still up in the air
A flag went up in Lunenburg marking Mi’kmaw history month, but a decision about flying the banner permanently is still...
Five times over legal limit, woman arrested in Lunenburg County
A woman whose breath samples were five times the legal limit is scheduled to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on...
Police seek missing woman last spotted in Queens County
A woman last seen by police in Queens County on October 17 is missing, and both family and police are...
Region of Queens Municipality turns down aquatic centre proposal
The dream of a new aquatic facility for the Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) is dead in the water.
RQM representatives...
MODL working on kinks in straight pipe program
With 55 straight pipe systems replaced and a further 25 replacements expected to be completed by the end of the...
Elizabeth Bailey’s saucy new cookbook
Although Elisabeth Bailey has written three cookbooks, meal preparation at her Lunenburg home is a shared family experience. Son Charlie,...
Vandalism will not alter the past
We are less than a month away from marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War, and...
Bridgewater Chief Administrative Officer resigns
After only about a year with the Town of Bridgewater, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Richard MacLellan is calling it quits....
Woman injured in two car accident in LaHave
Photographer Peter Josephson came across a two-car collision on Highway 331 in LaHave around 8:30 p.m. on October 6.
Firefighters attended...
Federal fisheries department restricts Ocearch’s chumming territory
The U.S.-based research group Ocearch has reached a deal with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to stop chumming within three...
