Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Firefighters Responding to Residential Fire on Highway 331
Multiple Fire Departments are currently responding to a residential fire just outside of Bridgewater. A small building caught on fire late this afternoon and at times black smoke could be seen billowi...
Nov 05, 2021 Firefighters responding to a residential fire in Conquerall Bank. Photo: Evan Taylor
Man Accused of Stabbing BPS Officer Has Trial Moved To 2022
Judge Paul Scoville agreed this week to once again delay the trial of Tobias Doucette who faces 14 charges stemming from an alleged domestic dispute at the Bridgewater Motel. The preliminary trial was...
Nov 05, 2021 Tobias Charles Doucette. Photo: BPS/Facebook
Nova Scotia Invests In Boatbuilding Training Program
The Nova Scotia government announced a new partnership with the Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association that aims to address the labour shortage in the provinces boatbuilding industry. "We have a long, s...
Nov 03, 2021 Course participants Zubain Rafiq, Colby Redmond and instructor Charlie Brown. Photo: Submitted
Cape Negro To Be Renamed By Next Year
Service Nova Scotia Minister Colton LeBlanc says work is well underway towards renaming some communities in Shelburne County that have names deemed to be inappropriate. The locations set to be renamed...
Nov 02, 2021 (Service Nova Scotia photo)
NS Securities Commission Warn Of Fraudulent Crypto Firm
The Nova Scotia Securities Commission say at least one Nova Scotian fell victim to a fraudulent crypto trade. Stearn House claims to be a full-featured online trading platform for major investments, i...
Nov 01, 2021 Ivan Radic / CC
RCMP Charge Simms Settlement Man After Two Officers Assualted
Lunenburg District RCMP have charged a man that used a weapon to assault a police officer on Hwy. 3 in Simms Settlement. On October 26, police were called to a home where a 39-year-old man was believe...
Oct 29, 2021
Province Makes Pharmacy Tick-Bite Assessment Free
Nova Scotians who get bitten by a tick can now go to their local pharmacy to assess the need for treatment to help prevent Lyme disease. The cost of the assessment will be covered by the government, e...
Oct 29, 2021 Blacklegged or Deer Tick
Facebook Announces New "Meta" Name
The corporate entity of Facebook is set to be no more. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a virtual keynote on Thursday that the corporate entity of Facebook will now be known as Meta. The webs...
Oct 28, 2021 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the name for his parent company will switch to Meta. Photo: Facebook
Lunenburg Family Seeks Help From Community After Sons Death
The Magora family first immigrated to the South Shore in 2016 from the African nation of Zimbabwe but now they are seeking answers after the death of their 24-year-old son Tashinga. The situation was ...
Oct 27, 2021 Tashinga Magora, 24 who grew up in Lunenburg was found dead this week in Toronto. Photo:GoFundMe
Lunenburg Featured in Latest Season Of Locke & Key
Lunenburg was once again featured in a major Netflix show with this weekend's release of season two of Locke & Key. The latest season of the Netflix fantasy show utilized Lunenburg for a large por...
Oct 25, 2021 Netflix's Locke & Key utilized Lunenburg for many of their exterior shots in season two. Photo: Netflix
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