Bridgewater to send books of condolences to Saskatchewan city impacted by bus crash
From one junior hockey community to another, Bridgewater is sending books of condolences to the city of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, which...
Citing Bayview Community School in Mahone Bay, NDP calls for increased funding for school libraries
The Nova Scotia NDP said April 6 it intends to introduce legislation aimed at protecting school libraries from closure and...
Bridgewater man charged with sexual assault
After a female adult acquaintance contacted police earlier in the week of April 6 with a complaint, Bridgewater Police Service...
That’s a wrap
Lynnette Curtis is a wrapper - but not like Drake, or Eminem.
Curtis’s wraps aren’t musical, but rather reusable beeswax food...
RCMP trying to locate stolen truck
The RCMP is asking the public for leads in the case of a stolen truck.
A 2011 blue Toyota Tundra pickup...
Petite Riviere School wins major national prize
Petite Riviere Elementary has won a $20,000 tech shopping spree from Staples and Earth Day Canada. The school is one...
Impact of climate change on South Shore seen in new Climate Atlas of Canada
Thanks to climate change things are heating up - dramatically.
Between 1976 and 2005, Bridgewater registered 2.8 days annually of plus-30...
Federal government announces half-million-dollar loan to high-tech MODC plant
The federal government handed out a $500,000 loan to Sustane Technologies on April 4.
Bernadette Jordan, Member of Parliament for South...
Call for dogs to be banned from cemetery comes before council
Lorraine Woodworth has grown weary of locking horns with dog owners over the years who let their pets roam freely...
Weekend crime spree nets Simms Settlement man 21 charges
A 29-year-old man from Simms Settlement has been charged with 21 offences following an arson and break and enter crime...
Straight pipe replacements underway
While attempts to clean up the LaHave River suffered a setback last month as raw sewage from more than 1,000...
A life in the public sector
It was a career of trade-offs; Jim Wentzell always wanted to be in the private sector running his own business,...
Man charged after hitting 176 km/h near Martin’s River
A man, 44, from Hebb’s Cross has been charged with stunting after passing on a solid line on Highway 103...
Five-part radio series from Liverpool explores Mi’kmaq culture
A new radio documentary series is coming to QCCR 99.3 in Liverpool, exploring First Nations culture of both the past...
Acclaimed author finds himself in a pickle
While it may be unusual for a celebrated writer to wax lyrical about the lowly dill pickle, the best-selling, award-winning...
More repairs to come in Queens County water plant
A cracked pipe in the water treatment plant led to a water shutdown in Liverpool and Brooklyn March 26. It...
MLA’s grandmother spent five days on a stretcher at SSRH
Queens-Shelburne MLA Kim Masland got personal during question period on March 21 when asking about the care her grandmother received...
Lunenburg’s BMO building gets new lease on life
While it outlived its usefulness as the Lunenburg branch for the Bank of Montreal (BMO) last August, the 111-year-old building...
Comfort food
If variety is the spice of life, Suni Ferreira has certainly had her share.
But given her life experiences, the increasing...
New report on ‘ghost gear’ hands High Liner Foods a failing grade
Lunenburg-based fishery processor and marketer High Liner Foods ranked last in a new report on fisheries and the problem of...
Agitated man prompts police search in Wileville area
Lunenburg District RCMP are asking residents to use caution after two separate complaints from concerned residents on Highway 325 in...
‘A big win for our profession’
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects have awarded Bridgewater’s Pijinuiskaq Park & King Street a 2018 National award of excellence...
Arctic Games gold winner from Lunenburg County
Andrew (Drew) Bell, who grew up in Conquerall Bank and attended Pentz Elementary School, won the gold medal in the...
RCMP warn of break-ins to seasonal properties in Lunenburg County
RCMP are warning owners to take extra steps to secure their properties after a number of break-ins to seasonal cottages...
Public Safety Minister’s response concerning U.S. couple “disappointing”
It looks like an American couple who have been fighting to remain in Voglers Cove could be denied their appeal.
At...
