LOCAL BRIEFS
RCMP ID suspects in Chester playground fire
Authorities identified a pair of young people as suspects in a Chester outdoor playground...
Liverpool to host curling pre-trials
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s curling teams will take a step closer toward representing the country at the 2022 Winter Olympics...
LITF cancelled for 2021
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Liverpool International Theatre Festival (LITF), scheduled for this October, has been cancelled.
The announcement was a made...
County sees wildland fires days before provincial burn restrictions in effect
A number of brush and woods fires broke out in Lunenburg County during sunny, and windy, days leading up to...
Chester latest local stop for public health’s mobile COVID-19 testing
Nova Scotia public health officials returned to Lunenburg County where hundreds turned out for another round of COVID-19 testing.
More than...
Briefcase
Police car involved in collision
No one was hurt as a marked Bridgewater Police Service (BPS) cruiser was involved in a...
Bridgewater family brings solar system to walking trail
Do the solar system and local nature mix?
If you ask the McNeary family of Bridgewater, it’s a resounding yes.
For two...
Liverpool pizzeria closes down due to positive COVID-19 test
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A Liverpool restaurant closed and the Queens Manor home for special care shut down visitation following a...
Woman rescued from Maders Cove shoreline after slip-and-fall incident
First responders were called out to rescue a woman who sustained a leg injury when she slipped on ice and...
South Shore Public Libraries postings cause stir in BIPOC community
Some recent social media posts by South Shore Public Libraries (SSPL) regarding the popular Dr. Seuss children’s books left members...
Saltbox chosen to toast Bluenose’s 100th with commemorative beer
Mahone Bay's Saltbox Brewing Co. has been approved to make and distribute an official commemorative ale to mark the 100th...
Queens students Zoom in on Mersey water issue with Fisheries Minister
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Grade 7 class at South Queens Middle School was paid a virtual visit by the Honourable...
Queens General Hospital designated an AstraZeneca roll-out site
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Queens General Hospital in Liverpool is one of 12 family physician sites and 13 pharmacies that will...
Ottawa commits close to $600,000 to make Keji greener
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kejimkujik National Park is getting a little greener.
The federal government has announced plans to invest $589,400 toward...
MODL in talks with buyer for former admin building
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) is in talks with a buyer interested in purchasing its former administration...
Lunenburg galleries to co-habitate, co-operate under one roof
The Cranston Gallery in Lunenburg enjoyed a stellar year in 2020, despite, or rather as a result of, the COVID-19...
Liverpool host society wins national award for sports event
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Liverpool Championship Host Society is the winner of the latest Sport Tourism Canada PRESTIGE International Sports...
Liberal nomination hokey-pokey in Lunenburg West
Lunenburg West Grits played a political game of hokey-pokey in hopes of replacing outgoing Liberal MLA Mark Furey, with one...
HB Studios lands deal involving superstar golfer Tiger Woods
Lunenburg’s HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. may have hit a hole-in-one with the pending acquisition of the company by the major...
Electricity utility briefs Bridgewater on local roll out of smart meters
The province’s private sector electricity utility is trying to boost confidence in its roll-out of smart meters across Lunenburg County...
Dublin Shore outbuilding goes up in flames
A garage went up in flames in Dublin Shore, but the area’s fire chief says if there were a change...
Councillors question bid scoring, still award procurement for $200,000 worth of wastewater work
Lunenburg awarded CBCL Engineering a $200,000 deal for pre-design work on the Starr Street wastewater treatment plant and discharge outfall...
Bridgewater buys $24,000 worth of High Street land to support infrastructure project
The acquisition of nearly $24,000 worth of private land bordering High Street clears the way for Bridgewater to widen the...
BRIDGEWATER BRIEFS
Wastewater, energy work occupy Bridgewater’s mandate
Below surface sewer piping “acceptable years ago” but “rightfully unacceptable now” is a big money...
Annapolis County business wins $135,000 tender to renovate Mahone Bay’s town hall
Mid-Valley Construction of Annapolis County is expected to complete renovations to all three floors of town hall in Mahone Bay,...
