Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Mahone Bay Approves Phase Two Of Fire Hall Plans
Mahone Bay Town Council has agreed to move forward with its plans for Phase Two of their new fire hall. Phase Two will see an extension added to the new fire hall which is still under construction. Th...
Jun 10, 2021 A mock-up of the new Mahone Bay Fire Hall. Photo: Town of Mahone Bay
25 Affordable Housing Units To Be Built In Bridgewater
The federal and provincial governments announced they were investing $3.25 million towards affordable housing projects in Bridgewater, Port Hawkesbury, and Halifax. In Bridgewater, $1.25 million will ...
Jun 09, 2021
Coast Guard Switching To Gender Neutral Uniforms
The Canadian Coast Guard is doing away with men and women's uniforms. According to Coast Guard Minister Bernadette Jordan, the change won't actually look different at all, "While we're calling it a sw...
Jun 08, 2021 Coast Guard Cadets at the Coast Guard Training Campus in Westmount, NS. Photo: Canadian Coast Guard
School Bus Strikes Electrical Lines, No Injuries Reported
According to the South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE), one of their school buses struck some powerlines as it was driving students home. Communication Director for the SSRCE Ashley Gallan...
Jun 07, 2021 A SSRCE school bus. Photo: SSRCE
Upgrades To SSRCE Schools Provides Opportunity To Improve Carbon Footprint
Last week the Nova Scotia and Federal governments announced they are investing $25 million into schools around the province. Seven South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) schools are set to ...
Jun 07, 2021 Bayview Community School is set to receive major HVAC upgrades courtesy of funding from the Federal and Provincial governments. Photo: SSRCE
SSRCE Receives Funding To Upgrade Seven Schools
Schools in Nova Scotia are receiving provincial and federal funding for retrofits. $25 million was announced yesterday, with five million dollars coming from the province. The South Shore Regional Cen...
Jun 03, 2021 Bridgewater Jr. High is one of the seven schools receiving funding for upgrades. Photo: SSRCE
South Shore Sexual Health Offering Help This Pride Month
Pride will have to be celebrated a little differently this year with the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and South Shore Sexual Health (SSSH) are offering some special help for the trans community. Thro...
Jun 03, 2021 South Shore Sexual Health in Bridgewater, NS adorned in Pride memorabilia. Photo: SSSH
Nova Scotia Tops List For Asymptomatic COVID-19 Testing
A new research poll conducted by Narrative Research shows that Nova Scotians have been eager to undergo asymptomatic COVID-19 tests when compared to the rest of the country. The survey found only arou...
Jun 02, 2021 A Narrative Research survey shows how much asymptomatic testing is being done in each province. Photo: Narrative Research
Barrington Adjusts Emergency Water Plan
The Municipality of Barrington has changed its Emergency Water Assitance Plan. In the past five years, the municipality has seen very dry conditions and according to CAO Chris Frotten explained the ne...
Jun 01, 2021
Gore Radar Revamp Leaves NS With Limited Coverage
As part of an ongoing initiative from the federal government to update Environment Canada's equipment work is now underway on the Gore radar station. Work has been ongoing since late April, but recent...
May 31, 2021 An image indicating the range of the old Gore Station. Photo: Environment Canada.
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