Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Chester Announces New Program To Attract Doctors
The Municipality of the District of Chester announced it will receive $25,000 to create a "Love Where you Work" campaign based on the unique needs of doctors and their families. The campaign will incl...
Feb 24, 2020 File Photo
Brooklyn Woman Qualifies for Tokyo 2020
A few centimetres can make all the difference, in the case of 23-year-old Sarah Mitton it was a distance of just 34 centimetres that sent her to the Olympics. Over the weekend the Brooklyn native trav...
Feb 24, 2020 Sarah Mitton atop the podium in Auckland, New Zealand where she qualified for Tokyo 2020 in the shot put. Photo: Athletics Canada
Via Rail Workers Temporarily Laid Off
Nearly 1,000 Via Rail workers have received temporary layoff notices from the company. It comes as opponents of a pipeline project in British Columbia continue to set up rail blockades across the coun...
Feb 20, 2020
Dalhousie Med Students To Work on South Shore
Minister Randy Delorey visited Bridgewater on February 18 to announce that the South Shore would welcome five Dalhousie medical students annually to complete a work of practical training. This program...
Feb 18, 2020 Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey announced five clerkship positions are being created on the South Shore for Dalhousie medical students. Photo: Evan Taylor
Local Councils Hear About Public Transit Needs
Last Year the Nova Scotia Department of Culture, Communities and Heritage commissioned a study into public transit needs of the South Shore. The findings of that report are now ready and being shown t...
Feb 14, 2020 Among the items for sale are two of the old GMC 5500 busses that used to operate Bridgewaters' transit route. Photo: CKBW File Photo
Media and Public Help Lunenburg RCMP Make Arrest
Lunenburg RCMP are thanking the public and local media for helping them make an arrest in connection with a theft case from January 25. A man was recorded on video taking the wallet of someone else at...
Feb 12, 2020 waferboard / CC
Lightship Point, New Cidery Hopes To Open This Summer
Saltbox Brewing Company are expanding their operations into Lunenburg, this time focusing on cider. The proposed location, called Lightship Point is looking to build on a lot near the tip of Lunenburg...
Feb 12, 2020 A mockup of Lightship Point in Lunenburg, NS. Photo: Logan Amos Architecture & Design
Details on Upgrades to Queens County Internet Released
The Region of Queens says their latest plans to upgrade the internet in the region will see 1,251 premises receive better connections. On Friday, Develop Nova Scotia and the Province of Nova Scotia an...
Feb 10, 2020
Historic Season For Mustangs
This season the UPS Store South Shore Mustangs recorded their best season in franchise history. Finishing the regular season with 23 wins and seven regulation losses. That means they finished the seas...
Feb 06, 2020 The UPS South Shore Mustangs claimed their first regular-season championship this year. Photo: UPS South Shore Mustangs
ABCO Releases 3D Renderings of Proposed Developments
ABCO is offering residents of Lunenburg more information on their proposed developments, this time in the form of a 3D rendering. The company released an aerial video (produced by Stone Court Studios ...
Feb 06, 2020 An aerial view of ABCO proposed developments. Photo: ABCO Industries
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