Thursday, August 15, 2013

RCMP: Two Men Charged In illegal Smokes Bust

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A pair of Lunenburg County men are facing charges after Mounties seized some illegal cigarettes. In the first case, officers found some co...

Delays Expected For South Canoe Wind Project

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The warden of Chester says he's worried about a delayed decision on the South Canoe Wind project. The province's regulatory board ha...

Provincial Funds Help Local Fire Departments

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Fire departments in the region will have extra cash to buy some new equipment thanks to the Nova Scotia government. The province is invest...

Sustainability Festival Kicks-Off Fifth Year

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People are encouraged to take the next step at this year's Growing Green Festival in Bridgewater. The unique festival has events scatter...

Queens: Municipality Trying To Save Piping Plovers

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The Region of Queens is doing all it can to give a pair of newborn Piping Plovers a fighting chance. They are reminding anyone who goes to...

Gasoline Prices Expected To Drop Again!

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Look for another drop in South Shore gas prices come tomorrow morning, possibly by as much as 2 cents a litre.  In New Brunswick today, th...

Summer Games: Golf Begins, Men's Soccer Into Quarters

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A Bridgewater golfer is five shots of the pace at the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Ryan Nowe shot an opening round two over pa...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

No Opposition To Communications Tower In Gold River

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There is no opposition to build a communications tower in Gold River. There were no residents at Tuesday night's hearing in Chester or...

No Swimming: Bayswater Beach Closed

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A Lunenburg County beach is off-limits to swimmers. Bayswater Beach has been closed because of high levels of bacteria. The province's...

Chester Race Week Sets Sail

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The largest keelboat regatta in Canada is underway. Chester Race Week set sail today, and features nearly 125 entries. They will compete f...

Veteran PC MLA Gives Thumbs-Up To Minister For Ferry Announcement

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Chris d'Entremont is the Progressive Conservative MLA in Argyle. He says Tuesday's announcement about talks pending between the pr...

Liberal Reaction To Yarmouth Ferry Announcement

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Yarmouth Liberal MLA Zach Churchill says the ferry service announcement on Tuesday was long overdue. He says, in hindsight, the service sh...

Memorial Softball Tourney Raises $5,500 For High School Bursary

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A softball tournament has helped raise over $5,500 for a bursary at Barrington Municipal High School. The first ever Katlin Nickerson Memo...

Local Mayors Pleased By Ferry News

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A pair of Lunenburg County mayors are pleased to hear steps have been taken to revive the Yarmouth ferry. The province is entering into ne...

Summer Games: Golden Night For South Shore Athletes

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It was a golden night Tuesday for South Shore athletes at the Canada Summer Games. Lunenburg's Jesse Drennan started the gold rush by ...

TSN Anchor Excited For Kraft Celebration Tour

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One of the on-air personalities with the The Sports Network says he's looking forward to traveling to Bridgewater for the first time...

MODL: Local Group To Construct Highway 10 Sidewalk

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A portion of Highway 10 near the French school in Cookville is getting over 300 metres of sidewalk. The Municipality of Lunenburg has awarde...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Bridgewater: Town Exploring Plastic Bag Ban

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The town of Bridgewater is exploring the option of banning plastic bags. Council is directing staff to further research and engage the com...

STM Quest, Province To Negotiate Yarmouth Ferry Service

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The Nova Scotia government will enter into negotiations with STM Quest to set up and run a ferry between Yarmouth and Portland, Maine. Econo...

Chester: Public Hearing On Proposed Cell Tower

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A communications tower will be topic for discussion Tuesday evening in Chester. Council is holding a public hearing on the matter, to gaug...