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PCs Claim All Five Local Ridings
It was a good night for PC candidates on the South Shore with them claiming all five seats in our region. Throughout the election, our coverage has focused on the ridings of Lunenburg, Lunenburg-West,...
Evan Taylor Aug 18, 2021
Meet the Candidate: Jacob Killawee
Running for the Liberals in Chester-St. Margarets is Jacob Killawee. The Hubbards native says his 15 years of service with the Royal Canadian Navy has helped give him his perspective on leadership. Ki...
Evan Taylor Aug 16, 2021 Liberal candidate Jacob Killawee was joined by leader Iain Rankin for an announcement at Graves Island Provincial Park. Photo: NS Liberal Party.
UFCA Concerned With NDP Response On Moderate Livelihood Fisheries
The United Fisheries Conservation Alliance has released the responses they received from the three major political parties in Nova Scotia to questions over the province's fisheries. Earlier this month...
Evan Taylor Aug 13, 2021 Lobster pots in Shelburne County, NS. Photo: CKBW Files.
Meet the Candidate: Susan Corkum-Greek
Susan Corkum-Greek is a former journalist who is now taking a run at public office, running as a Progressive Conservative in Lunenburg. Corkum-Greek is passionate about community-based housing solutio...
Evan Taylor Aug 13, 2021 Susan Corkum-Greek canvassing with PC Leader Tim Houston. Photo: PC Party of Nova Scotia.
South Shore ER Closure Notices
The Nova Scotia Health Authority has announced some ER closures on the South Shore that will impact service this weekend and next week. In Shelburne, the ER at Roseway Hospital will be closed for most...
Evan Taylor Aug 13, 2021 Fishermen's Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg, NS. Photo: NS Health
Meet the Candidate: Jessica Alexander
Jessica Alexander is the interim leader of the Green Party in Nova Scotia and she is running in the riding of Chester- St.Margarets. Alexander has spent most of her career researching public policy wh...
Evan Taylor Aug 12, 2021 Interim Green Party Leader Jessica Alexander is running in the riding of Chester- St. Margarets. Photo: NS Green Party.
Meet The Candidate: Thomas Trappenberg
Representing the Green Party in the riding of Lunenburg is Dalhousie Physics Professor Thomas Trappenberg. Trappenberg says he's been studying climate change throughout his career and as a result of t...
Evan Taylor Aug 12, 2021 Thomas Trappenberg with Interim Green Party Leader Jessica Alexander. Photo: NS Green Party.
Meet The Candidate: Becky Druhan
Becky Druhan is representing the Progressive Conservatives in the riding of Lunenburg West. Druhan's career before politics was spent primarily as a lawyer. Druhan has provided strategic legal advice ...
Evan Taylor Aug 12, 2021 Becky Druhan campaigning with PC Leader Tim Houston. Photo: PC Caucus
Lunenburg West Debate Recap
Three of the candidates running in the riding of Lunenburg West met up Tuesday evening to square off in a debate. The field consisted of three women representing the three major parties in the provinc...
Evan Taylor Aug 11, 2021
Federal Government Invests $250M in Rural Transit
The federal government unveiled a groundbreaking transit fund recently that will specifically help rural communities. Previously most major transit funds have been exclusively for urban communities or...
Evan Taylor Aug 10, 2021 A Maritime Bus in Bridgewater NS. Photo: CKBW Files