Agriculture literacy nutured year-long, not just in March
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Does the food we eat come from the grocery store? Of course not.
Agriculture Literacy Month, now held...
Lightning strike damages former Lutheran church in Middle LaHave
Sections of a water pump control panel went flying across the basement of the former St. Mark’s Lutheran Church after...
Nova Scotia Health advises of potential COVID-19 exposure in Bridgewater
More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic started, public health is making what is believed to be its first...
Woman temporarily displaced after fire damages her Middle LaHave home
No one was hurt but a woman is temporarily displaced after her single-story bungalow in Middle LaHave was damaged by...
Wa-Su-Wek Ltd. of Brooklyn gearing up to offer storage units
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
After nearly 40 years in business Wa-Su-Wek Limited of Brooklyn is diversifying to make ends meet. The...
Students Hang 10 at Wickwire Academy
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It started as a small outlet for a few students at Dr. John C. Wickwire in Liverpool,...
Special honour for centenarian who raised big money for VON
Joy Saunders, the Lunenburg centenarian whose fundraising walking regimen contributed nearly $80,000 to Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), received a...
South Shore weighs in on ECMA nominations
A sound engineer based in Mahone Bay is among several people in the South Shore music industry nominated for a...
RQM chooses its Volunteers of the Year
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kendra Shot and Ron Shupe were chosen as the Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) Volunteers of the...
Residents signal lack of support for rate hike for Seaside
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There’s no mistaking how residents of Queens County’s District 7 felt about a proposed area tax rate...
Region of Queens Municipality council briefs
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Briefs coming from the Region of Queens Municipality (RQM) council meeting held February 23.
Approval of Comfort Centre...
Queens RCMP asking for the public’s help
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Members of the Queens District RCMP reached out for help from the public concerning two incidents that...
Queens District RCMP officer wins award for bravery
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
An officer with the Queens District RCMP has been awarded with the prestigious Commanding Officer’s Commendation for...
Political back-and-forth continues over pending New Germany bank closure
Lunenburg MLA Suzanne Lohnes-Croft is under fire from her Progressive Conservative competition for taking a hush-hush approach when she learned...
Petite Riviere celebrates last surviving founding member of community’s fire service
Petite Riviere is recognizing the contributions of the last surviving founding member of the community’s volunteer fire department, which started...
Nova Scotia’s traditional exhibition and fairs cancelled this year
If you were hoping to take the family to the exhibition this summer, you’ll have to wait another year.
The Exhibitions...
New LSA artist-in-residence hails from Toronto
The Lunenburg School of Arts (LSA) has a new artist in residence through to May 15.
It’s artist and designer, Inbal...
MODL faces challenges, limited support in tackling Lyme disease
While the COVID-19 pandemic has taken centre stage in health awareness, the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) has...
MOC may retain Coastal Action for more water testing
The Municipality of Chester wants to know how it might work if the local environmental stewardship charity, Coastal Action, were...
Lunenburg resident receives Meritorious Service Decoration
Will Brooks of Lunenburg is a recipient of a civilian Meritorious Service Decoration for his role in establishing a registered...
Lunenburg MLA remains in provincial cabinet
Lunenburg MLA Suzanne Lohnes-Croft remains in the provincial Liberal government’s inner circle as newly-minted Premier Iain Rankin keeps her in...
LRHS graduate earns prestigious scholarship
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Liverpool Regional High School (LRHS) 2020 graduate, Olivia Nowe, recently found out she was the recipient of...
LOCAL BRIEFS
Bridgewater to host community-based vaccine clinic this month
The Main Street of the South Shore will be among places in the...
Liverpool youth theatre group prepares for April performances
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Imagine being in a haunted room and having to make a life or death decision.
It’s a scenario...
Gem’s grand retirement living concept for Bridgewater remains undeveloped
Gem Health Care Group still owns the land, but it’s unclear if the Halifax nursing home developer has completely abandoned...
