Author Archives: Evan Taylor
MODL awards nearly $90k in community grants
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg released info on the community grants they've awarded this year showing they've awarded nearly $90,000 to community organizations. Each year, the MODL off...
Jul 07, 2022 The new MODL office in Cookville, NS. Photo : MODL
Queens Council asks Library Steering Committee to find another site
Plans for a new Library to serve Queens County in Liverpool are once again being setback over where the new location will be. The Library Steering Committee which was formed by council to help oversee...
Jul 06, 2022 The library being proposed is set to replace the aging Thomas Raddall Library. Photo: South Shore Public Libraies
Queens revokes development permit for Eagle Head development
The Region of Queens council has revoked the development permit for the house construction near Eagle Head Beach which is being undertaken by former Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly. Since work first began a...
Jul 06, 2022 Drone images showing the work being done at Eagles Head Beach. Photo: Brian Cathie Mourre
AC replacement on Region of Queens owned building likely to cause tax rate increase
The Region of Queen's council recently voted to approve a $1.9 million project to replace the air conditioning system on the Liverpool Business Development Centre. The current system is approaching th...
Jul 05, 2022 The Region of Queens will undertake a $1.9 million project to replace the AC system at the old call centre. Photo: Google Maps
Tory Interim Leader says party seeing historic support as leadership race continues
Over the Canada Day long weekend, Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen visited various communities around Nova Scotia to speak with residents and some of her local colleagues and says she saw si...
Jul 05, 2022 Conservative Interim Leader Candice Bergen says she saw signs of growing support for her party during a visit to Nova Scotia over the Canada Day long weekend, pictured with Cumberland-Colchester MP Dr. Stephen Ellis. Photo: Conservative Caucus
Ottawa invests $4.4m to construct facility for Mi'kmaw reaserach and policy organization
After operating without a permanent base of operations since its formation in 1999 the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) now has the necessary funding in place to build one. With a recent...
Jul 04, 2022 UINR Executive Director Lisa Young unveiling the design of the new Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources facility. Photo: UINR
DNR to offer 4,785 antlerless deer tags this season
The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables will once again allow antlerless deer to be hunted in Nova Scotia, this year offering 4,785 antlerless tags. That's a slight decrease from last year ...
Jul 04, 2022 brokinhrt2 / CC
Mitton included in 54 person team by Athletics Canada for World Championships
Sarah Mitton will be one of the 54 athletes from Canada attending the World Championships in Eugene Oregon later this summer. Mitton who hails from Brooklyn, Nova Scotia is arguably enjoying the best ...
Jun 30, 2022 Sarah Mitton celebrates after winning gold at the Summer Universiade in Italy (Photo Courtesy - Mathieu Belanger)
Lunenburg bans private fireworks in town limits
The Town of Lunenburg passed amendments to its noise bylaws at its latest council meeting that ban the use of private fireworks within town limits. In recent years more and more residents have been ra...
Jun 29, 2022 Epic Fireworks / CC
RCMP investigating fatal ATV crash in Bakers Settlement
RCMP in Lunenburg are investigating a fatal ATV crash that took place Tuesday night. Police were called to a single-vehicle crash around 8:20 p.m. on Old Chelsea Rd in Bakers Settlement They arrived t...
Jun 29, 2022
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