Thursday, March 7, 2013

Police Investigate Damaged Power Equipment In Woods Harbour

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Police say damaged equipment at the Nova Scotia Power station in Woods Harbour caused a significant outage earlier this week. Barrington RC...

MODL Changes Solid Waste Collection By-Law

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The Municipality of Lunenburg has added some much needed teeth to its Solid Waste Collection and Disposal by-law. Council passed a motion t...

Father And Son Fined For Fisheries-Related Offenses

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A hefty penalty has been imposed on a father and son for failing to properly report their halibut catch. In Bridgewater court, Lorraine B...

Stompin’ Tom Connors dies at 77

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For hockey fans around the world, he was known for 'The Hockey Song.' For everyone else, he was Stompin' Tom. The country-fol...

Bantam Hurricanes Start Provincials In Cape Breton

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The BMO Western Hurricanes will try and add a provincial title to their resume this weekend. The major bantam provincials kick-off today in...

More Jobs, Less-Government Lead Economy Discussion

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Roughly 65 people participated in a meeting discussing the province's economic future at the Best Western in Cookville Wednesday night....
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Athletes Prepare For CIS Track And Field Championships

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Three South Shore athletes are competing this week at the CIS Track and Field Championships in Edmonton, Alberta. Lunenburg's Jesse Dre...

Queens Place General Manager Resigns

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There's a vacancy at the helm of Queens Place-Emera Centre. General manager Neil Raymond has resigned. He's been on the job for onl...

Economy Commission Hosts Meeting In Cookville

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An independent body mandated by the province to discuss the economy is in Cookville this evening. The Nova Scotia Commission on Building Ou...

Court: Jail Time For Man Possessing Illegal Smokes

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It's two months in jail for a West Northfield man after being caught with hundreds of illegal cigarettes. William Oswald Russell was se...

Shelburne County: Police Seize Marihuana Plants From Home

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A 23-year-old man from Shelburne County has been charged with production of marihuana after police allegedly found and dismantled an indoor...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Forest Heights: Construction Begins On Skilled Trades Centre

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Construction is underway on a new skilled trades centre at Forest Heights Community School in Chester Basin. Director of Operations with the...

Community Raises Money For Family Of Olive Moore

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Community members are calling a fundraiser for the family of Olive Moore "a success." People gathered at the Pleasantville Fire H...

Yarmouth MLA Not Surprised Over Ferry Struggles

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The MLA for Yarmouth says he's disappointed a ferry service won't be up and running for at least another year in south-western No...

Developers Behind South Canoe Wait For Decision

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The developers behind a large scale wind farm in Lunenburg County say they understand municipal council in the area is faced with difficu...

South Canoe Wind Project Still In Limbo

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Chester Municipal Council has deferred making a decision on whether or not to support the proposed South Canoe Wind Project. The second ...
Monday, March 4, 2013

Woman Charged After Boxer Dogs Allegedly Sold

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Bridgewater Police have laid charges after a lengthy investigation involving the alleged sale of a pair of boxer dogs. The investigation...

New Visitor Centre Remains On Track To Open In May

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The new visitor information centre off Exit 11 in Blockhouse is nearing completion. CAO for the Municipality of Lunenburg, Tammy Wilson, sa...

Health: More People Using Cancer Patient Navigator

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The CEO for South Shore Health says increased awareness for people diagnosed with cancer is a good thing. Dr. Peter Vaughan was commenting ...

Who's Scamming You?

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A few days ago we told you Shelburne RCMP were investigating complaints of internet fraud. A phone scam is making the rounds in which a wo...