Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Government To Convert Six Buildings to Wood Heat
The Bridgewater Provincial Courthouse will be one of six public buildings to see major renovations to its heating system which would convert wood into power, according to the province. A government re...
Feb 04, 2020
Plane Ready To Bring Canadian Evacuees Home From China
Canadians in the epicentre of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China are being evacuated but the plane remains in Vietnam and doesn't yet have clearance from Chinese officials to land. Airspace surrounding W...
Feb 03, 2020 Federal health minister Patty Hadju. Photo: CPAC
Lobster Crawl Kicks Off
This weekend marked the beginning of the Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl. An event put on by South Shore Tourism Cooperative annually to bring tourists to Nova Scotia in the winter months, during lobster se...
Feb 03, 2020
Mahone Bay Town Council Hears Opposition To Open Pen Farms
The Twin Bays Coalition has been doing the rounds of municipal council meetings over the past few weeks. On Thursday morning they spoke in Chester to a crowd of around fifty who were in attendance. At...
Jan 31, 2020 Twin Bays Coalition Spokespeople Syd Dumarsque and Jeff LeBlanc (right) gave a presentation Thursday night to Mahone Bay Town Council. Photo: Evan Taylor
Province Raises Minimum Wage to $12.55
Today the Province announced that on April 1st the minimum wage would be increased to $12.55 per hour. Premier Stephen Macneil spoke about the increase at Province house "The economy has been vibrant ...
Jan 30, 2020
Sexual Exploitation, Distribution Of Intimate Photos Among Youth A Focus For RCMP
With smartphones in the hands of more kids than ever, the RCMP have seen a rise in the number of cases of child exploitation involving sexually explicit images. Recently, a 15-year-old boy being charg...
Jan 29, 2020 United Soybean Board / CC
Mahone Bay Hosts Anti-Aquaculture Public Session
Over the weekend hundreds of concerned residents from the Mahone Bay area gathered at the Community Centre for an event put on by the Twin Bays Coalition and the Council of Canadians. The event which ...
Jan 29, 2020
Town Of Shelburne Holds Information Meeting About Finances
The Town of Shelburne held a special Council meeting on Monday to explain their financial situation. CAO Darren Shupe explained during the meeting that there were two options to cover their nearly $15...
Jan 29, 2020
What does Northern Pulps Nova Scotia Supreme Court Challange Mean?
Late last week Northern Pulp Announced their request for a judicial review into the environment ministers' decision to not extend the Boat Harbour Act. We spoke with Brian Casey an experienced lawyer ...
Jan 28, 2020 Syahmir / CC
Peewee Lumberjacks Named As National Finalists for Good Deeds Cup
Last week the South Shore Peewee B Lumberjacks found out they would be Nova Scotias representatives in the finals of Chevrolet Canada's Good Deeds Cup. According to Ashley Mills the team manager, The ...
Jan 27, 2020 The Peewee B Lumberjacks who were selected as National Finalists for the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup. Photo: Ashley Mills/ Lumberjacks
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