The effect of small encouragements
Vera is a seasoned citizen and like every other grown-up she’s becoming more seasoned by the day! Because she wants...
Port Medway Readers’ Festival celebrates 20th anniversary
PORT MEDWAY – Author Margaret Atwood highlight this year’s Port Medway Readers’ Festival as the event celebrates its 20th anniversary.
The...
Missing: The Chestnut-sided Warbler
On June 19th Dorothy Poole accompanied me as I did my annual breeding bird survey.
The survey runs from Jordan...
May there be more omissions?
Revelations that someone withheld four pivotal pages of a senior RCMP officer’s notes from the inquiry investigating April 2020’s mass...
Liberal leadership candidate warns about risk of populism
WHITE POINT — One of the candidates vying to lead Nova Scotia’s Liberal party warned a Queens County audience about...
Junior volunteer firefighters participate in mutual aid training exercises
LUNENBURG — Nearly 30 firefighters of the future donned bunker gear and spent a day cycling through skill testing on...
Have a plan in place for your pets
Manager, SHAID Tree Animal Shelter
Death is an inevitable part of life. Most people prepare wills for their estate to ensure...
Federal government awards $1.94 million tender for wharf reconstruction
FELTZEN SOUTH — Work is starting on reconstructing a small craft harbour wharf in this Lunenburg County community. Yarmouth County-based...
Chester Basin hate propaganda case goes to restorative justice
BRIDGEWATER — Two Lunenburg County teens accused of inciting and promoting hate against Black people by displaying two nooses in...
Hockey Canada announces, again, Bridgewater hosting Para Hockey Cup
BRIDGEWATER - It’s a lock. Hockey Canada announced recently that the 2022 Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup will be held...
Privateer Days weekend returns to Liverpool
LIVERPOOL – Pirates, skirmishes, a wedding, circus performers, ghost stories, hip hop, music and so much more. Sounds like a...
Young entrepreneur earns provincial award
CROUSETOWN - Simply amazing.
Young entrepreneur Jayden Porter, just 12 years of age from Crousetown, was the recent winner of the...
Yacht club celebrates 75th birthday
HERMANS ISLAND — The landmark organization in this community is marking its diamond anniversary with a slate of celebratory events...
Why animal shelters need your support
Manager, SHAID Tree Animal Shelter
SHAID Tree Animal Shelter has been an important not-for-profit organization on the south shore for 36...
The State of Stuck
When you’re thinking about places you’d like to visit, I suspect that the State of Stuck isn’t on your list....
Tenant taken to hospital after fire damages Back Centre home
BACK CENTRE — The tenant of a rental home near Lunenburg was taken to hospital by ambulance after experiencing smoke...
Responders give thanks to those who helped extinguish Chester Playhouse fire
CHESTER — The collective effort to extinguish a major fire a year ago at the Chester Playhouse Theatre, along with...
Province earmarks public lands for housing
LIVERPOOL — The province says six government-owned properties in Queens County are ready for public proposals to fill housing needs....
Police accuse driver of trying to kill officer
BRIDGEWATER — The municipal police force here says a pickup truck, subject of a late night traffic stop, plowed into...
Musique Royale presents two classical events
Musique Royale recently announced two performances that will take you back in time to old Europe and the music of...
Mahone Bay resident gets call to Order of Canada
MAHONE BAY — Dr. Patricia Livingston says her appointment to the Order of Canada reflects the collective effort of others...
Learning about Bonaparte’s gull
On June 11, Barbara McLean found a Bonaparte’s gull at Mason’s Beach. Although this bird had an odd plumage and...
Hospital redevelopment fundraising goal spikes to $6.6 million
BRIDGEWATER — Community fundraising boosting South Shore Regional Hospital’s refresh is going so well the overall monetary goal increased and...
Greenfield Dragway hosts first event of the season
GREENFIELD - There was plenty of high-speed racing action as more than 100 cars, trucks, motorcycles and sleds took to...
Epic Pro Wrestling makes successful debut in Bridgewater
BRIDGEWATER - It was a debut of epic proportions.
More than 400 fans came and sold out the debut of Epic...
