Author Archives: Evan Taylor
VIA Rail Suspends Atlantic Routes Amidst COVID-19 Spikes
VIA Rail Canada announced that they are suspending the Montreal-Halifax route as case numbers in Quebec rise. Although the Atlantic Bubble has only a few cases of COVID-19, Quebec has seen a surge in ...
Oct 06, 2020 Via Rail Canada announced this week that their Montreal-Halifax route is suspended indefinitely. Photo: VIA Rail Canada
Lunenburg Company Wins Blueberry Innovation Prize
The Wild Blueberry Solutions Challenge is a competition among Nova Scotia companies to develop innovative value-added products and packaging solutions and this year's winner is Clever Fruit Products i...
Oct 05, 2020 Jennifer C. / CC
Dalhousie Biology Department Weighs in On St. Mary's Bay Dispute
Dalhousie Univerity's Biology Department has said the First Nation fishing operations in St. Mary's Bay will not harm the fish stocks of that area. This week the department issued a statement on the o...
Oct 01, 2020 Dalhousie Buoys. Photo Credit: Dr Leigh Howarth October 2019
Lunenburg Arena to Reopen October 26
At Tuesday's Lunenburg town council meeting it was determined that the Lunenburg War Memorial Arena would be able to open this fall in spite of concerns over COVID-19. As case numbers remain relativel...
Sep 30, 2020
Pharmacists Stress The Importance of Flu Shots This Year
With the COVID-19 pandemic flaring up again in various parts of the country the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia is encouraging everyone to get their flu shots this year. Although we are still wait...
Sep 30, 2020 (Y95 News file photo)
UPDATE: Missing King's County Teen Found
Update: 9:00 p.m. RCMP have announced that Kane Pictou-Barclay has been found this morning. Kings District RCMP are seeking information on a missing King's county teen who was last seen on Monday, Sep...
Sep 30, 2020 Kane Pictou-Barclay has been missing since Monday, September 28. Photo: RCMP
NSCC Lunenburg To Be Linked With Courthouse's New Wood Heating
The Bridgewater Provincial Courthouse is one of six provincial buildings being converted over to wood heat ahead of this winter and it's proximity to NSCC Lunenburg means they will be included in the ...
Sep 29, 2020 Nova Scotia Community College Lunenburg Campus, Bridgewater, NS. Photo: NSCC
Bridgewater Native Dr. Sophie Church Amongst Finalists For Miss Universe Canada
In a few weeks, it's possible that the relatively small town of Bridgewater could be home to the newest Miss Universe Canada. Dr. Sophie Church who grew up in Bridgewater is one of fifty finalists tha...
Sep 28, 2020 Dr. Sophie Church, a Bridgewater native is amongst the 50 finalists competing for Miss Universe Canada 2020. Photo: Supplied Image
Charity Auction Set Up For South Shore Paramedic Recovering From Car Crash
The Facebook page Silent Auction to Support Brooke was set up last week and has since had dozens of items offered by individuals and businesses looking to support a paramedic in need. Brooke Rhuland w...
Sep 25, 2020 Friends of Brook, who works as a paramedic have set up a silent auction to help support her recovery from a serious car crash. Photo: Facebook
Unique Curse of Oak Island Memorabilia Auction Supports Local Charity
The Discovery Network's Curse of Oak Island has a following all around the world and that could be helpful as items from the show are being auctioned off in support of the South Shore Health Services ...
Sep 24, 2020 A soil sample dug up during the filming of the Curse of Oak Island will be auctioned off in support of the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore. Photo: Submitted
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