Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Bridgewater's Luke Woodworth Named Top NS Prospect Ahead of QMJHL Draft
If teams listen to pre-draft rankings, Bridgewater's Luke Woodworth could be drafted very early during this year's QMJHL draft. The 5'7" forward is the seventh overall prospect in the pre-draft rankin...
May 12, 2020 Luke Woodworth during his rookie season with the UPS Store South Shore Mustangs. Photo: UPS Store South Shore Mustang/Twitter
Agriculture Aid Package "Won't Go Very Far"
The federal government announced a $252 million aid package for the agriculture sector earlier this week but according to the Canadian Agriculture Society they require $2.6 billion. Victor Oulton, Pre...
May 07, 2020 Rene Schwietzke / CC
Rifle Ban Is Less About Protection, Attacks Gun Owners, Says Gun Lobbyists
Gun lobbyists are calling the federal governments new restrictions on firearms "unconstitutional." The new restrictions put in place by the federal government identified 1,500 makes and models of fire...
May 06, 2020 James Case / CC
The Big Ex May Not Return Until Vaccine Is Available
The South Shore Exhibition (The Big Ex) is one of the largest events of the year in Lunenburg County, often attended by an estimated 40,000 people annually, making it particularly tough to plan during...
May 06, 2020 An aerial shot of the South Shore Exhibition (The Big Ex). Photo: South Shore Exhibition/Facebook
Premier McNeil "Beyond Happy" With Easing Of Restrictions
Last week Nova Scotia lifted some public health restrictions on things like parks, trail and cottages. During Tuesday's COVID-19 update Premier Stephen McNeil said the motivation behind lifting the re...
May 06, 2020
Bridgewater Police Take Over Dispatching For Kentville Police
The Bridgewater Police Service has agreed to a 5-year deal worth $400,000 to operate as the Kentville Police Departments dispatchers. BPS Deputy Chief Danny MacPhee spoke about the role dispatchers pl...
May 04, 2020
Bridgewater Mayor Commends Province For Opening Parks
Bridgewater's mayor is reflecting on the town's first weekend since COVID-19 restrictions began to ease. Mayor David Mitchell says that last weekends opening of parks and other recreation spaces was w...
May 04, 2020 Centennial Trail in Bridgewater. Photo: Town of Bridgewater
State of Emergency Extended in Nova Scotia
The office of Premier Stephen McNeil announced today that the province is extending the state of emergency for another two weeks. The Emergency Management Act which establishes the rules on states of ...
May 01, 2020
NS Government Wants to Remove 30 Day Prescription Limit
Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, no pharmacies in Nova Scotia are filling prescriptions that would last more than 30 days. "This decision was not taken lightly," says Beverley Zwicker, Registrar ...
Apr 29, 2020 Stock Catalog / CC
Strang Calls Trump Comments On Disinfectant Counterproductive
Nova Scotia's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Robert Strang weighed in on the United States President Donald Trump's comments about using disinfectant products as a possible treatment. During Str...
Apr 27, 2020
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