Saturday, January 7, 2012

Mustangs Taken Down at Kiwanis


The South Shore Canadian Tire Mustangs have been eliminated from play in Gatineau, Quebec. The local major midget club lost 5-2 to the Toronto Titans in a penalty-filled game last night in the Kiwanis International hockey tournament. A total of 19 penalties were called. Jamie McIntyre and Alex Mann scored for the Mustangs while Cole Skinner stopped 29 shots in the loss.

Busy Night for South Shore Firefighters


A pair of fires last night on different ends of the South Shore. The first one was a house fire in Shelburne County around 9PM.  Barrington Firefighters were first to respond to the blaze on Villagedale road. Island & Barrington Passage, Port Clyde and Port Latour Fire Departments also responded to the scene to assist. EHS was also dispatched to standby at the scene. It's not known at this time if there were any injuries Meanwhile, a chimney fire broke out at a home on Highway 3 in Chester around 10:40PM.  Fire crews responded to the scene and took care of the blaze with little problem.

Walker steps down as 'Jacks Govenor


The Governor of the CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks has stepped down. David Walker decided to leave the position and vacate his seat on the team's board of directors to focus more on municipal politics. He says he expects to be busy over the next year as he makes a run at the mayors seat. Walker says he also stepped down to dispel any notions that his role with Bridgewater council meant the Lumberjacks received whatever they wanted. He says he expects owner Ken Petrie to fill the position for the remainder of the year. Municipal and School Board elections will he held in Nova Scotia in October.

Woodstock Slam Lumberjacks


A spirited fight by the CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks but not enough to take down the Woodstock Slammers. A three goal first period was enough to give the visiting team a 5-2 win over the Jacks last night. Head Coach Terry Rhindress says a couple turnovers in their own zone was the difference on the scoreboard. Michael Crawley and Nick Gouthro scored for the Jacks while Billy Clarke made 23 saves in the loss. The Jacks will try and halt their seven game losing skid tonight when they head to Amherst to play the Ramblers.