First responders pay tribute to firefighter battling cancer
It was a surprise of epic proportions for a respected volunteer firefighter in hospital waging a war against an aggressive...
Long-standing public servant Donald Zwicker dies
Lunenburg County has lost one of its longest serving and most active members of public service.
Donald Murray Zwicker, 84, of...
Authorities seek help solving liquor store theft
The police need help solving a liquor store theft in the eastern end of Lunenburg County.
Authorities are working to try...
Municipality starts public engagement portal
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) sped up establishing a new public engagement online portal as the local...
Former civic politician Barbara Zwicker dies
A “formidable force” in the Town of Lunenburg, Barbara Zwicker, a recipient of both the Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden and...
Emergency crews part of medical first response program adjust to pandemic-prompted changes
Some senior volunteer fire department leadership on the South Shore back the province’s ambulance service’s recent decision to adjust emergency...
Cape Islander runs aground, leaks fuel, near Lunenburg
Emergency crews dealt with a fuel leak from a 14-metre Cape Islander vessel that ran aground near Lunenburg.
Volunteer firefighters were...
Revered promoter of the arts in Lunenburg has died
Dr. Harold Pearse, a much revered member of the Lunenburg arts community, has died.
The chair of the Lunenburg Folk Harbour...
COVID-19 steers local businesses onto information highway
Like others across the province, businesses and services in Lunenburg and Queens are scrambling to meet the challenges posed by...
Local MP offers message of reassurance concerning cabinet portfolio
Fisheries Minister and South Shore-St. Margaret's MP Bernadette Jordan offered reassurance concerning the handling of her federal mandate in the...
Authorities seek assistance finding stolen truck
Police are seeking the public’s help in trying to find a black 2005 Ford F-350 that went missing from a...
Municipality donates cash to local food banks
Local food banks impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a financial boost from the Municipality of the District of...
Regional emergency management officials monitoring COVID-19 situation
Professionals with emergency management expertise are keeping tabs on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The coordinator overseeing Lunenburg County, for example,...
Bridgewater’s Service Canada centre changes process of providing assistance
In-person Service Canada centres, such as the one off Dufferin Street in Bridgewater, are closing amid the COVID-19 crisis, switching...
COVID-19 pandemic prompts changes at Bridgewater hospital walk-in clinic
Patients seeking care via the walk-in clinic at the Bridgewater hospital can no longer just walk in.
Starting March 26, the...
Municipality of Lunenburg closes local parks, most trails
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) is moving to keep people from gathering outside to help stop the...
An open letter to our LighthouseNOW and Advocate family and our community from Sean and Crystal Murray
To: Advocate Family & Our Community
We care deeply about community. In recent days, we been inspired by the rise of...
Province offers more support as economic turmoil roils Nova Scotia
Another day, another set of aggressive packages from the provincial government designed to help keep the economy churning through the...
Positivity helps Bridgewater woman through kidney transplant surgery, recovery
A few months post-kidney transplant, Melinda Naugler, a seasoned musician, knows there's inspiration to be found on her journey battling...
New presumptive case of COVID-19 identified in N.S.
Nova Scotia has a 15th case of COVID-19, according to the provincial Department of Health and Wellness on March 20.
The...
Nova Scotia government announces more money to fight virus even as it warns of its continued spread
Dr. Robert Strang, the chief medical officer for the province, continued to warn of the potential of the spread of...
COVID-19 cases continue to increase
Northern Nova Scotia remains the only area of the province free of COVID-19, as the provincial government announced on March...
Chester announces action, programs to help the community through the pandemic
The Municipality of Chester (MOC) council said it has earmarked relief funding to help area residents, nonprofit organizations and businesses...
New, stringent measures come to N.S. as COVID-19 cases spread
As the number of cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia jumped from seven to 12 (three confirmed, nine presumptive), the...
Five new presumptive COVID-19 cases in N.S.; northern N.S. only region free of COVID-19 currently
Nova Scotia now has three confirmed cases and nine presumptive cases of COVID-19, according to the Nova Scotia Government.
Five new...
