A nursery school in Bridgewater is celebrating 50 years this weekend. Wee Wisdom Nursery School will mark the milestone Saturday with a celebration for former staff and students, and to the public. The school enrols kids ages two-and-a-half to five from all different areas across the South Shore. Executive Director Connie Crouse says it's an important date for them.
The CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks hope home ice will earn them their first win of the young MHL season. The Jacks face-off against the Campbellton Tigers tonight at the Bridgewater Memorial Arena. Goaltender Billy Clarke says its important to get their first 'W'.
A man and woman will appear in Barrington provincial court today after police found drugs and cash at a home in Shelburne. The RCMP searched a home on Commission Street around 10pm Wednesday night and found 20 grams of cocaine, 15 grams of marihuana and over $1,000 in cash. Twenty-two year old Kara Ashley Doane and 21-year-old Damien Gordon Foster Pushie from Shelburne were held in custody. They face charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and possession of marihuana.
Four South Shore communities are among the list where the New Democrats say nursing home care will be improved in the next few years. On the election campaign trail today, Premier Darrell Dexter says 61 long term care beds will be replaced at the Mahone Nursing Home in Mahone Bay, 90 at Shoreham Village in Chester, 66 at Roseway Manor in Shelburne and 29 at Hillsview Acres in Queens County. The premier explains how the changes will come about.
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A 29-year-old man from the New Germany-area has been arrested after a parrot was stolen in Bedford earlier this week. Halifax Regional Police along with members of the South Shore Integrated Street Crime Unit searched a home in Farmington and recovered the blue front Amazon bird "Schooner" around 10:45pm Wednesday night. Police say Jacob William Wandless is in Halifax court today on charges of theft and possession of stolen property. Constable Pierre Bourdages with Halifax Police says they are looking for a second man believed to be involved in the birdnapping.
At least three local police officers have been recognized by the province for their service to the force. The province's Justice deputy minister, Judith Ferguson, presented 235 active and retired police officers with Nova Scotia Police Long Service Awards during a ceremony in Halifax Wednesday. Retired Constable Colin Gray and retired Chief David McGinnis, with the Bridgewater Police, received awards for 15 years of service. Sergeant Lewis Sutherland, also with Bridgewater Police, was given an award for 25 years of service. This is the sixth year the awards have been handed out. A second event will be held in Cape Breton to recognize another 45 officers later this month.
A committee within the Municipality of Lunenburg has decided to pass on joint birthday celebrations with the town of Bridgewater. The two local governments had discussed the potential of celebrating Bridgewater's 115th birthday and the municipality's 135th birthday next spring. However, the committee felt the number wasn't significant enough to celebrate. Deputy Mayor Don Zwicker says it's not a milestone year.
An ice cover is on the way for the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre. General Manager Kevin Benjamin says a tender has been awarded to Covermaster Inc. of Ontario for $204,500. He says the purchased system is known as a terracover. Covermaster describes the system as having a long life-span, easy to install and having the best insulation available. Benjamin says the price came in under budget. The town of Bridgewater and Municipality of Lunenburg agreed to share the cost of the ice cover up to $215,000. The cover will allow the LCLC to market the venue for concerts or conventions year-round. Benjamin expects the terracover to be delivered for installation next week.
A routine call for Shelburne RCMP turned into charges laid against two people in Sable River. The Mounties responded to a call late last week at a home, only to find a marihuana grow operation inside. They dismantled the operation seizing eight mature plants, small quantities of harvested marihuana bud and marihuana and other drug paraphernalia. RCMP say a 34-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman from Sable River were arrested and later released. The two people face charges of marihuana cultivation and possession. They are scheduled to appear in Shelburne provincial court December 4.
A new family doctor is preparing to open her new practice to 150 patients. Dr. Sheila Dwyer will start accepting patients over the phone Wednesday evening. She graduated from Dalhousie University's Medical program in 2011 and completed her family medicine residency training in June. People who do not currently have a family physician or nurse practitioner or who are travelling outside the district for care are eligible. After the first 150 patients are accepted, the telephone line will close. It's expected the new doctor will accept up to 1,000 patients over time. People who wish to be considered as a patient are asked to call 527-4814 beginning at 6:30 Wednesday night.
A town councillor in Yarmouth is hoping to have the Bluenose II in town to help celebrate the return of the ferry service. Phil Mooney has requested staff to look into the matter of having the retrofitted vessel in the area when the Nova Star ferry begins its run from Portland to Yarmouth on May 1, 2014. Mooney says it would be a special moment.
A pair of South Shore curlers helped lead their team to a win at the Curl Atlantic Championships in Charlottetown over the weekend. Liverpool's Jill (Mouzar) Brothers and Lunenburg's Blisse Comstock helped Heather Smith-Dacey's Mayflower rink beat P.E.I.'s Suzanne Birt 7-4 in the final. The Smith-Dacey team went undefeated, winning all seven of their games. The team will compete again next weekend in Sackville.
It was a tough start for the Western Hurricanes regular season. The major bantam hockey club lost both of their weekend games to the Bedford Barons at Queens Place Emera Centre. Michael Anthony scored the lone goal as the Hurricanes fell 2-1 Saturday. Ian MacPhee had the only goal in Sunday's 3-1 loss. The team travels to Cape Breton this weekend to take on the Cougars.
Bridgewater is supporting a notion to include the word 'Royal' in the town's fire department band name. The town received a request from the fire department's public relations officer, asking for a letter of support to have the title of 'Royal' bestowed on the band. The band is in the process of submitting an application to the governor general's office in Ottawa. Mayor David Walker says it was an easy decision to make.
Closing arguments are expected today in the first degree murder trial involving a Barss Corner man. Fifty-year-old Wayne Paul Eisnor is accused of shooting and killing his wife, Tina Mae, in a New Germany grocery store parking lot on June 30, 2010. He then turned the gun on himself resulting in serious brain damage. Dozens of witnesses have been called over the course of the trial which began earlier this month. Eisnor took the stand yesterday and testified he had no recollection of the alleged shooting. He also claimed he did not shoot his wife. The jury is expected to begin deliberations tomorrow.
Local food is in the spotlight this week. The Lunenburg-Queens local food team is hosting the first annual awareness week across both counties. The group is hoping to highlight food produced in the area, along with processing and production methods supporting sustainability and healthy living. President of the Lunenburg-Queens Federation of Agriculture, Peter Morrine, says he's hoping the week receives a good response to help make it an annual event.
A pair of losses over the weekend for the South Shore Seahawks football club. In peewee play, the Valley Bulldogs topped the Seahawks 47-12 on Sunday. Keegan Baker scored both Seahawks touchdowns on runs of 25 yards and 60 yards. The club plays their next game against the Fall River Dragons on Saturday at 1pm at Kinsmen Field. In bantam action, a good crowd was on hand at the Kinsmen field Sunday as the South Shore played the Truro Freightliners. The final was 63-0 for Truro. Next game is in Fall River on Sunday against the Dragons. The atom squad had a bye and will play Saturday at Kinsmen Field at 11am against the Truro Tide.
It was a fourth place finish for Chelsea Whalen at the Francophone Games in Nice, France. Whalen had a top throw in the shot put of 15.09 metres. She returns to Tallahassee, Florida for her senior year at Florida State University. Canada won 22 medals in total at the games.
The NDP have a familiar face leading the orange charge in Lunenburg. Pam Birdsall is hoping to be re-elected as MLA after she was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2009. She says roads and access to health-care remain the top issues in the constituency. Birdsall says she disagrees with the Liberal and PC notion to remove most of the district health authorities in the province.
The Yarmouth Mariners spread out the offense as they defeated the CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks last night in Yarmouth. The Mariners got goals from five different players in a 5-1 over the Jacks. Josh Shatford provided the lone goal for the Bridgewater club while Cory Peterson allowed five goals on 38 shots. The Lumberjacks' next game will be Friday night when they host Campbellton.
A great start for the Bridgewater Bulldogs Bantam 'AAA' baseball team at the Atlantic Championships in St. John's, Newfoundland. The local club sits at 2-0 after day one of the competition. In their opening game against P.E.I. on Friday afternoon, Zach Zinck, Max Hartling and Riley Nickerson pitched a combined no-hitter in a 10-0 win. Jaron Bolivar also had four RBI's. In their evening game against Mount Pearl, Matt Sabean, Riley Nickerson and Cameron MacPherson combined for a one hit 4-2 victory. Up next for the Bulldogs will be the host club from St. John's at 2:30pm Saturday afternoon. They also play Kennebecasis Valley, New Brunswick at 8pm.
Sean Fraser scored the shootout winner as the Yarmouth Mariners won a wild game over the CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks Friday night at Queens Place in Liverpool. The Mariners held a 4-1 lead heading into the third period before the Jacks stormed back with four straight to take the lead with only six minutes left in the game. Yarmouth scored roughly 40 seconds later to help send the game to overtime and then a shootout. Ryan Groom paced the Jacks offense with two goals and an assist while Billy Clarke turned aside 37 shots in the loss. The two teams face off again Saturday night in Yarmouth at 7:30pm.
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The leader of the Nova Scotia PC party is making his first visit to the South Shore since the writ dropped for the provincial election. Jamie Baillie made stops in a number of communities including Chester, Bridgewater and Lunenburg and he'll also be traveling to Barrington Passage this evening. Baillie highlighted his party's platform in Dayspring at Snyder's Shipyard Friday afternoon. He says their plan "Change That Works" could help create 20,000 jobs, many of them here along the South Shore.
The South Shore Mustangs kick off their regular season this weekend in Bridgewater. The major midget hockey club will be hosting the Cape Breton Tradesmen for two games. Mustangs owner Lionel Haughn tells us his team's greatest quality this coming season will be its enthusiasm and committment to the game.
Another season of Lumberjacks hockey gets underway tonight in Liverpool. The Bridgewater club takes on their South Shore rivals from Yarmouth at Queens Place Emera Centre. The Lumberjacks are hoping to build off a disappointing campaign last year, that saw them only garner 10 wins in 52 regular season games. Twenty-year-old defenseman Mitchell Hennebury feels this year is going to be different.
The president of the Queens County ATV Association says they may have to bypass Liverpool in their travels. The Region of Queens Municipality recently voted to stay the course and not allow any ATV use along the Trestle Trail Bridge and the former rail line leading to Bog Road. Brian Hatt says the decision leaves no direct access into Liverpool for ATV riders. He says the group was hoping to provide some economic spin-offs.
