Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Local Businesses connected to Northern Pulp Worried About Possible Shut Down
Many businesses around Nova Scotia and all of the Atlantic provinces will be nervously awaiting the provincial governments' decision on the Boat Harbour Act and essentially the fate of the Northern Pu...
Dec 19, 2019 Lenore Edman / CC
Nova Scotia Government Buys New Ambulance Lifts
Up until now, virtually all patients who have been transported in an ambulance in Nova Scotia would have been manually lifted in by paramedics. Now paramedics are set to get a little help in the form ...
Dec 19, 2019 An EHS ambulance outside of South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater, NS. Photo: Evan Taylor
Northern Pulp Call For Decision From Government, Premier Answers
On Tuesday it was announced by the provincial environment minister, Gordon Wilson that Northern Pulp would need to complete a more extensive environmental assessment of the proposed effluent pipe. The...
Dec 18, 2019 File Photo
Bridgewater Jr. High Students Learn About The Dangers Of Vaping
A normal and healthy 19-year-old girl showed up at South Shore Regional Hospital for a routine procedure, a few hours later she would find herself battling for her life. This would be the catalyst tha...
Dec 17, 2019 Students at Bridgewater Jr. High listen to a presentation on the dangers of vaping. Photo Credit: Evan Taylor
Former owner of CKBW, Robert Lowe Passes Away
Robert "Bob" Lowe passed away at the South Shore Regional Hospital on Sunday morning. Lowe has a lengthy list of achievements and accolades he attained throughout his life. Hundreds of families have l...
Dec 17, 2019 Former owner of CKBW, Robert Lowe passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2020. Photo Credit: Corkums Funeral Home
Federal Government Delivers Fiscal Update
Canada's finance minister has delivered the first fiscal update since this fall's election. Bill Morneau says the economy is "strong and growing," but there are some challenges. "Challenges in terms o...
Dec 16, 2019 Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers a fiscal update on Dec. 16, 2019. (Photo: CPAC)
Local School Up For National Music Award
On Tuesday night the winner of the CBC Classroom Musicroom Challange will be announced, some students from Centre Scolaire de la Rive-Sud are amongst the finalists. Students in grades six, seven and e...
Dec 16, 2019
Study FInds, Nova Scotia is Paying More for Education But Not Seeing Results
The Fraser Institute recently published a report titled Spending in Public Schools in Canada: 2020 Edition. It looks at spending figures, enrollment numbers and standardized test scores. In Nova Scoti...
Dec 13, 2019 Students at Liverpool Regional High School recently voted to get rid of the former Warriors logo as they believed it to be an offensive depiction of an indigenous man. Photo Courtesy: LRHS
Andrew Scheer Resigns
The leader of the federal Conservative party is stepping down, Andrew Scheer informed his caucus of his decision this morning. The news was made public during an announcement by Scheer at the House of...
Dec 12, 2019
Lumberjacks On The Road For Three Games in Three Nights
The players and staff of the South Shore Lumberjacks piled on a bus Thursday that will be there home for the next four days. Currently in a rut, having lost their last eight games the Jacks will be de...
Dec 12, 2019
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