Victims, family members of mass casualty optimistic following release of final report
TRURO - Scott McLeod is hopeful the Mass Casualty Commission’s final report will have a positive impact for Nova Scotians...
RCMP commissioner admits to not reading any part of Mass Casualty Commission final report
TRURO - In front of numerous media organizations, the head of the RCMP admitted he hadn’t read a single portion...
Mass Casualty Commission calls for policing transformation
TRURO - Restructuring the RCMP, a change in policing education, government Mutual Accountability Body, changes to firearms restrictions and creating...
Welcome to Gallery 244
BROOKLYN – A new art gallery that will open April 1 is combining music with art.
Sue Jensen and her husband,...
The feather thief
I’ve recently started reading a book called, The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson. There are some eye-awaking events described...
New ownership for Wile’s Lake Farm Market
WILEVILLE – Wile’s Lake Farm Market has new owners.
The long-standing market in Wileville, well known for its great service, delicious...
Lunenburg County groups secure funds to aid health-care recruitment, retention efforts
BRIDGEWATER — Lunenburg County organizations, the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore and the South Shore Multicultural Association, secured...
Local government, residents raise concerns about Second Peninsula condo project
SECOND PENINSULA — Some private landowners and the municipal government are calling for better oversight and tighter controls governing so-called...
Local emergency management targets businesses with preparedness message promotion
BRIDGEWATER — A focus on the business community headlines this year’s emergency preparedness week. The local emergency management office want...
Just for the fun of it
Are you serious about having fun? Or do you consider fun to be frivolous? Do you treat fun like dessert,...
Future of Bridgewater’s police station subject of discussion as end of lease deal draws closer
BRIDGEWATER — Town officials here are starting to think about the future of the police station on Exhibition Drive now...
Elegant Ashta and the Archie comic crew
We at SHAID Tree Animal Shelter are so pleased that all of our adorable beagle-terrier mix family found their forever...
East Chester charity reaches adoption milestone
EAST CHESTER — My Grandfather’s Cat, which originated in East Chester, recently placed its 100th adoption.
The Lunenburg County-born animal welfare...
Civic governments spending thousands on electric vehicles
BRIDGEWATER — Elected officials with environmentally-conscious civic governments are approving early budget spending on electric vehicles given the market bottlenecks...
Children need a place to play; Kidz Room soon to open in Caledonia
CALEDONIA – Kids need a place to play, there is no doubt about that – a warm, dry place to...
Almost $2 million in funding pledged to area organizations
SOUTH SHORE – Two recent rounds of provincial funding announcements through the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage (CCTH)...
Liverpool school’s wikuom vandalized
LIVERPOOL – A wikuom, also known as wigwam, built by students and staff at Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy, under...
Town politicians sanction massive Jubilee Road housing development
BRIDGEWATER — Town officials authorized final approval of a massive long-term housing project proposed by a Middle Sackville company. Renderings...
UPDATED STORY: Crescent beach development raises ire of locals
This is an updated story that includes comments from the owner of the properties in question.
CRESCENT BEACH - A new...
The need to be free
Here in the “true north strong and free,” you might think that everybody understands freedom. According to Dr. Glasser’s choice...
Taking a closer look at the wood duck
On March 10, I was finally able to find the wood duck that has been tending in Sunnybrook. The only...
Structure fires in Queens County keep responders busy
CHARLESTON — Emergency crews worked a busy March 4 night of dousing two house fires 30 kilometres apart in Queens...
Local athletes and coaches win big at latest awards' banquet
SOUTH SHORE – Lunenburg/Queens Special Olympics athletes and a coach took home the majority of the hardware at the 29th...
If only an oak tree could talk
MAHONE BAY – What if an oak tree could talk? Mahone Bay author Darrell Dawson explores this thought in his...
Felines and fundraising
SHAID Tree Animal Shelter
Recently we received a phone call from a good Samaritan who had been feeding a homeless stray...
