Lunenburg District RCMP investigating motorcycle crash at Spectacle Lake
Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating after a motorcycle crash on Highway 3 sent a youth to hospital with serious injuries.
According...
‘Jacks ice boss bullish about team’s upcoming season
Content with its suite of recent draft choices, the South Shore Lumberjacks look to the 2021-22 Maritime Hockey League season...
Pharmacists now allies in the fight against Lyme disease
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
While leaves may be falling from the trees now, heralding in a new, chillier season, it doesn’t...
Lunenburg kiboshes development deal after property owners withdraw timeline extension
A 10-year-old development deal to establish apartments, condominiums and a hotel overlooking Lunenburg’s harbour is dead after the local company...
Volunteer firefighters in Lunenburg getting new rescue unit
A new fire rescue unit will be in service in Lunenburg next fall after the town agreed to buy the...
Curling Canada makes fully vaccinated a requirement to attend events
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Anyone planning on attending or working at the Home Hardware Olympic Pre-Trials in Liverpool in October will...
RQM diversity and inclusion committee gaining its footing
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It’s been a couple of years since the Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) first determined it wanted...
Messaging key to meeting our needs
We have lots of ways to communicate. We use words, of course, both written and spoken. But we also communicate...
Great shearwaters a treat to see on the sea
Last week I reported that I went on a pelagic bird outing out of Lunenburg to look for petrels, shearwaters,...
Centenarian enjoys complimentary bus ride for her birthday
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Jean Mosher of South Brookfield turned 100 this summer and was gifted a ride by Queens County...
Boaters soon to have new NS marina
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
COUNTRY HARBOUR – The Salsman Marina Park project in Country Harbour in the Municipality of the District...
Astor Theatre Society chair guardedly optimistic about fall program
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The doors of Liverpool’s historic Town Hall Arts and Cultural Centre and the Astor Theatre will be...
RQM launches information hub site
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) has launched a new, online hub that provides residents access to...
Province undertakes $250,000 fix of Petite Riviere bridge
Nova Scotia's transportation department plans more than two weeks repairing the Highway 331 bridge in Petite Riviere, which is estimated...
Police seize handgun, cocaine in Upper LaHave drug probe
Authorities filed charges against a Lunenburg County senior following a probe into drug trafficking in the area.
In a statement issued...
Bridgewater mobilizes repaving blitz
The travelling public can expect some delays driving in Bridgewater over the next couple of weeks as the town mobilizes...
South Shore MLAs react to Cabinet placements
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The fact that they are now cabinet ministers in Nova Scotia’s new PC government is beginning to...
Absence of wind helps contain excavator fire
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
How an excavator caught on fire when it was running remains a mystery.
Firefighters from Greenfield and North...
Students transitioning back to normal schooling
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It’s official: staff and students will continue to wear masks when schools open to full, in-class learning...
Where’s the democracy here?
Democracy‎ is a fragile thing. It needs to be continuously monitored and reinforced, especially in these "trumpian times." At its...
LOCAL BRIEFS
Six-figure spending on new school parking lot
A new $306,000 parking area at Park View Education Centre should be mostly finished...
The seven kilometre dagger
If the Bay of Fundy were a whale, Cape Split would be the harpoon in her side, a jagged point...
Power is multiplied by earning
It’s just a summer job to earn some money.” The young man on the flagging crew knows that his long...
Mini Hank Snow Tribute Festival ends on a high note
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Mini Hank Snow Tribute Festival that was held August 13 and 14 ended on a high...
Hidden paintings on local trails spreading joy
Special to Advocate Media
A local artist has been hiding acrylic paintings on various trails in Lunenburg County.
Lane McLelan, who has...
