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...
Bridgewater man wanted on province-wide arrest warrant
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Queens District RCMP has obtained a warrant for the arrest of a man charged with fraud-related offences...
Wee Wisdom Nursery School closing its doors
A 50-year tradition in Bridgewater comes to an end this month with the closing of the Wee Wisdom Nursery School,...
Sweet success
Getting the chance to illustrate a children’s book is no longer a fairy tale for Bayswater artist Sonya Beeler.
The Lunenburg...
Southwest Nova Biosphere featured in TV series
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Residents of Queens County will recognize some of their sites and sounds in the latest episode of...
South Shore storytellers talk about Gathering In during pandemic
A pair of seasoned writers from Lunenburg County each had a different focus when it came to their submissions to...
South Brookfield line technician pitches in during U.S. power emergencies
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Gil Johnson of South Brookfield may be retired from the workforce, but he certainly isn’t tired.
The 69-year-old...
Second man faces charges connected to alleged Bridgewater altercation
A second man is charged with weapons offences in relation to a summertime altercation on Bridgewater’s west side involving multiple...
Region of Queens nets $590,735 in funding
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) has been allocated $590,735 as part of a federal-provincial-territorial Safe Restart...
Queens high school students pushing to change warrior image on logo
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Students at Liverpool Regional High School (LRHS) are campaigning to change their logo, but their efforts have...
Power sports business creating a “destination” outside Mahone Bay
A local motor sports dealer and maintenance service is powering ahead with plans to virtually triple its presence on the...
Parole Board revokes statutory release of man involved in Chelsea chained teen case
A man who lured a teen boy to a Chelsea area cabin in 2012 with the promise of a job,...
Parkade repair tender soars over budget, staff directed to formulate options
Bridgewater officials are taking a second look at options for mending a King Street parking structure after procurements for deck...
Para Lumberjacks hockey uses $8,000 from charity toward new gear, ice time
The region’s sledge hockey club is using a four-figure sum it secured from a corporate sports charity toward expanding its...
No cooling of community spirit in Greenfield
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Greenfield, Queens County, is renowned for its strong community spirit – whether it’s stepping up to make...
New van for Queens County Transit
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Queens County Transit (QCT), which has provided transportation for Queens County residents since 2016, received a boost...
New transit buses roll into town
Bridgewater civic politicians will decide the future of two old donated Metro X buses the town has used since introducing...
Municipalities need to chip-in on costs associated with old arena - Bridgewater mayor
The old Bridgewater Memorial Arena has a pair of tenants committed to call the former Empire Street ice rink home...
MODL working on transit link between Osprey Village and Bridgewater
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) is looking to Bridgewater Transit as a possible means of solving accessibility...
Mischief suspect accused of assaulting three Bridgewater Police Service officers
Three officers with the Bridgewater Police Service were allegedly assaulted by a Lunenburg County man being arrested for damaging a...
Mahone Bay temporarily suspends bylaw enforcement so supermarket can keep storage container
The Independent supermarket in Mahone Bay can keep a storage container on its Main Street property until at least next...
Lunenburg manufacturer prototyping Irish firm’s next generation of unmanned surface vessels
Lunenburg’s ABCO Industries has struck a major ocean technology partnership with Ireland-based XOCEAN. The Lunenburg company will be helping the...
Lunenburg endorses long-term plan, sets goals for next five years
Lunenburg has picked out nearly three-dozen goals that it wants to achieve within the next five years, as part of...
International Theatre Festival transitions into Short Cuts for 2020
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Like many cultural events during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite being well on the way to proceed the...
Gains made in tracking rare snake
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
What animal is yellow with black stripes, has no legs and lives in Southwest Nova Scotia?
If you...
