Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Charity Collections Resume With BBBS South Shore Clothing Drive
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) South Shore are organizing a clothing drive for the first time since the pandemic made doing them impossible. Health restrictions have led to collection bins and dumps ...
Jun 15, 2020
Lunenburg RCMP Lay Four DUI Charges In One Weekend
ATVs, liquor and a partially nude woman - What could have been an episode of Trailer Park Boys instead made up a busy weekend for the Lunenburg County RCMP. RCMP charged four different drivers in the ...
Jun 11, 2020
Pool Closure Necessary As Reopening Details Remain Sparse
The Town of Bridgewater voted this week that the O'Regan's Subaru Outdoor Pool will not be opening as there were too many unanswered questions surrounding health protocols. Mayor David Mitchell says a...
Jun 10, 2020 Children enjoying the outdoor pool in Bridgewater. Photo: Town of Bridgewater
Lumberjacks Snag Local Defensemen With Territorial Selection
The South Shore Lumberjacks made one selection in the 2020 MHL Territorial Selections in order to claim the playing rights of Kyle Hopkins. Hopkins is from Conquerall Bank which means he's in the Jack...
Jun 09, 2020 The South Shore Lumberjacks claimed Kyle Hopkins with their Territorial Selection. Photo: South Shore Lumberjacks/Facebook
Bridgewater Pool To Remain Closed For Entire Summer
The Town of Bridgewater announced in a Facebook post that the O'Regan's Subaru Outdoor Pool will not be opening this summer. The post says that "limited information" from the the on physical distancin...
Jun 09, 2020 The O'Regans Subaru Outdoor Pool will not be opening this summer amid concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Town of Bridgewater
Luke Woodworth Still Considering Options After Draft
Bridgewater's Luke Woodworth was selected 11th overall in this weekend QMJHL Draft by the Drummondville Voltigeurs but whether he will lace up his skates for them is still in question. As Drummondvill...
Jun 08, 2020 The Drummondville Voltigeurs selected Bridgewater's Luke Woodworth with the 11th pick of the 2020 QMJHL Draft. Photo Voltigeurs/Twitter
Local Man Shares His Experiences With Racism in Predominantly White Communities
As calls for racial equality ring out around the world, people like Tyler Seward are sharing their experiences. Seward has spent most of his life in Cape Breton and has since recently moved to the Sou...
Jun 08, 2020 Tyler Seward (fourth from left) recently shared his experiences as a bi-racial man who has lived in the predominantly white communities of Cape Breton and The South Shore. Photo: Tyler Seward
Voltigeurs Select Bridgewaters Luke Woodworth With 11th Pick of QMJHL Draft
Bridgewaters Luke Woodworth is packing his bags for Drummondville, Quebec after he was selected by the Voltigeurs with the 11th pick. Woodworth was the highest-ranked Nova Scotian prospect heading int...
Jun 05, 2020 Luke Woodworth during his rookie season with the UPS Store South Shore Mustangs. Photo: UPS Store South Shore Mustang/Twitter
Hundreds Attend Anti-Racism Event in Bridgewater
Correction: In the original article it was stated that Jordyn Guest had grown up on the South Shore. It now reflects that she lived here for one year and then had to move away due to experiences of ra...
Jun 05, 2020 Protestors show their support for anti-racist movements by kneeling in Bridgewater. Photo: Evan Taylor
71 Sketches In 71 Days, Cranston Gallery's COVID-19 Series Comes To An End
When Sharon Cranston-Fox came up with the idea of sketching people as they work and live during the COVID-19 pandemic she wasn't sure there would be any interest. She and her husband own and operate t...
Jun 04, 2020 (Artist Caption)
Day 60 Lunenburg Confined COVID-19 project.
Bromlyn Myra, a second year pharmacy student and Stacy Gale, Pharmacy Manager, are frontline workers filling prescriptions at the Drugstore Pharmacy within the Independent grocery store in Lunenburg. Photo: Cranston Gallery/Facebook
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