Bridgewater adds bicycle repair stations around town
The bicycle repair stations popping up in various parts of Bridgewater is costing about $4,000 to put in place, the...
Annual Stuff a Cruiser event is another huge success
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
“My heart was completely full by the end of the day and so were the cruisers.” So...
Bridgewater officer back to work five months after being stabbed
Bridgewater Police Sgt. Matt Bennett, knifed in the neck while on-duty dealing with a domestic violence call in the summer,...
No more Christmas cash gifts for Mahone Bay town councillors
Mahone Bay ended the annual tradition of taxpayer-funded $50 cash gifts to councillors at Christmas time.
Civic politicians, during a recent...
South Shore groups benefit from second round of federal funding
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Community programs in Queens, Lunenburg and Chester have received a much-needed boost after the second round of...
RQM council notes
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
RQM approves agreements for beverage business, recycling company
Councillors voted in favour of adopting development agreements for two...
Road works prompt neighbour discord
An elderly couple in Lunenburg County was targeted by someone disgruntled by the sight of garbage that the couple had...
Region of Queens council passes policy to hold evening meetings
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) is adjusting its council meeting schedule so more people can attend.
Beginning...
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg briefs
Students walk from Park View to Crescent Beach for charity
Four Bridgewater Grade 12 students helped raise $7,300 for the PRO...
Mill Cove author writes, illustrates Poetry of Sea and Sky
Taking inspiration from her imagination, Ivy Coolen transformed passions of poetry and art into a 32-page colourful collection of material.
“I...
Metal and COVID snags developments at Sustane Technologies
The Chester recycling plant with the game-changing goal of repurposing nearly 90 per cent of garbage destined for the landfill...
Lunenburg County woman appointed to Order of Canada
Barbara Elizabeth Butler, a champion of traditional music on the South Shore who readily committed to showcasing the art form...
Local man’s death a homicide - RCMP
Nova Scotia RCMP have confirmed Donald Derrick “Donny” Lohnes’s death was caused by a criminal act, having determined the 57-year-old...
LAMP student a winner
Composer Taylor MacGillivray of Halifax, who was a student of the Lunenburg Academy of Music (LAMP) this past summer, is...
Fire destroys sport utility vehicle, damages house
A vehicle fire which spread to a home resulted in thousands of dollars worth of damage but no injuries.
The subcompact...
Christmas Spirit(s) alive and well with South Shore Players
For those whom COVID-19 has left feeling more humbug than ho-ho-ho, the South Shore Players (SSP) is offering up a...
Business, tourism groups call for preservation of Chester’s commercial space
Property owners will hear from their civic government about a proposal from tourism and business officials that, if authorized, would...
Briefcase
Former Lunenburg library property converting to residential, commercial use
The new owner of Lunenburg’s former public library building is establishing residential...
121st annual Christmas Bird Count in North Queens slated for December 20
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (MTRI) is once again hosting the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas bird count,...
Police investigating stabbing in Western Shore
Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred on December 26 in Western Shore, Lunenburg County.
Lunenburg District RCMP say they received...
Christmas giving for Salvation Army down $250K
KEVIN MCBAIN
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
With just two days to go before Christmas, the Salvation Army's annual Christmas Kettle Campaign in...
Fire roars through Dublin Shore home
No one was hurt but a picturesque home on a property with a water view went up in flames December...
Farmington man missing three years found dead
The search for Joshua Maxwell Slauenwhite reached a sad conclusion this month as authorities say the Lunenburg County man’s body...
QASL residential counsellors and vocational instructors give strike notice
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4963 filed a 48-hour notice of strike action on...
