Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Eagles Head Beach residents rally against Peter Kelly's new home construction
Residents around Eagles Head Beach noticed workers began arriving to a work site near the beach last week and since then what they've seen has disturbed them. "It's an eyesore and it's harming the env...
Jun 27, 2022 Drone images showing the work being done at Eagles Head Beach. Photo: Brian Cathie Mourre
Former MLA and Region of Queens Mayor John Leefe passes away
A prominent politician from Southwest Nova Scotia passed away over the weekend. The obituary for former Queens MLA and Region of Queens Mayor John Leefe confirmed he passed on Saturday night. His obit...
Jun 27, 2022 Former Queens MLA and Region of Queens Mayor John Leefe passed away on Saturday. Photo: Chandlers Funeral Service.
Lumberjacks trade 1st overall draft pick to Edumunston
The South Shore Lumberjacks have made their first trade of the season which will see them send their first overall pick in this year's draft to the Edmundston Blizzard. In exchange, the Jacks will rec...
Jun 24, 2022
NS announces $858k in funding for upgrades of non-profit facilities
The Nova Scotia government unveiled this year's list of recipients of funding from the Community Facilities Improvement Program (CFIP). This year they are investing $858,000 across 35 organizations. T...
Jun 23, 2022 The Mahone Bay Centre Society will receive $44,000 for exterior repairs. Photo: Nova Scotia Government
Lunenburg looks to sell Old New Town School
In this year's budget, the Town of Lunenburg indicated they would be creating a strategy to offload some of their real estate portfolio and they have just listed the third property since making those ...
Jun 22, 2022 The Town of Lunenburg intends to divest ownership of 17 Tannery Road, the Old New Town School referred to as the Annex. Photo: Town of Lunenburg.
Doctor recruitment efforts on the right track, says newly formed office of recruitment
Ten months since the creation of the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment, they feel they are making headway in improving the province's ability to lure healthcare professionals to Nova Scot...
Jun 22, 2022 Dr. Hadiza Babatolu is one of the 163 doctors that began working in Nova Scotia this year after she was recruited from the United Kingdom and now practicing in Middle Sackville. Photo: Department of Health and Wellness.
Damning AG housing report didn't surprise Housing Minister, scope of overhousing did
A report released by Nova Scotia's Auditor General Kim Adair on Tuesday paints a dire picture of public housing in the province and how it's managed. It found that the average wait time for public hou...
Jun 21, 2022 Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Lohr says his department is already working on the 20 recommendations from the NS AG report on public housing. Photo: John Lohr/Facebook
Jacks coach Brad Tesink has high hopes for first full season behind the bench
After being given the South Shore Lumberjacks Head Coaching position on an interim basis in the middle of a tumultuous season Brad Tesink is hopeful for a turnaround this year in his first full year s...
Jun 20, 2022 Lumberjacks Head Coach Brad Tesink hopes to find success in his first full season behind the bench. Photo: South Shore Lumberjacks.
New microlender Lift Lunenburg aims to support aspiring entrepreneurs
Lift Lunenburg County approved their first-ever loan recently, and they are hopeful it's the first of many more to come. "The idea is to offer funding to prospective entrepreneurs who may have struggl...
Jun 20, 2022 Evelyn Ernst of Lift Lunenburg hopes to be approving more loans for prospective entrepreneurs who have struggled to get funding from traditional lenders. Photo: Lift Lunenburg/Facebook
Students celebrate first Black Excellence Day in classrooms across NS
Education Minister Becky Druhan visited the Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy in Liverpool to join them for their celebrations of Black Excellence Day. Today marked the first time schools observed the newl...
Jun 17, 2022 Students across Nova Scotia observed the first ever Black Excellence Day on Friday. Photo: Evan Taylor
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