Education Week Awards

Two South Shore area teachers the recipients of Education Week awards. Todd Symes of Chester Area Middle School and Julie Ramey of North Queens Rural High School will be presented with the awards at a reception this afternoon at the Black Cultural Centre in Dartmouth. Symes and Ramey were selected by a committee of their peers and Board Members . Also receiving an award for Education Week is Superintendent Nancy Pynch-Worthylake. The Association of Nova Scotian Educational Administrators Award reflects the theme Equity in Education. Pynch-Worthlake has worked hard as both a teacher and administrator to support this philosophy for students, staff and the community. This year Education Week is celebrated from April 18th to the 24th.

Off-leash Park Planned for Bridgewater

Plans are in the works for off-leash pet park in the Town of Bridgewater. Mayor Carroll Publicover, a long time dog owner himself says they're wonderful areas if managed properly. He says the old dump site off north St. Phillips Street has been designated and set aside for such a purpose. He says it's abandoned and only used occasionally by Public Works to dump unwanted materials. Publicover says there's a large tract of land, about 30 acres with an adequate access road and a good buffer on all sides. He says it has outstanding potential to be a good off-leash dog area. The Department of Parks and Recreation will be working with a committee of interested people and get a budget in place for the coming years then it should go forward.

Strategic Planning

The Town of Lunenburg is embarking on a new chapter with the development of a strategic plan. The process will involve community consultations with the first meeting set for tomorrow night. (Tue.Apr.20). Mayor Laurence Mawhinney says citizens, businesses and organizations in the community are invited to make their presentations at the meeting set for 7 o'clock at the Lunenburg Fire Hall. He says the Town will also accept written submissions with ideas the people may have as to what they would perceive the future for the Town of Lunenburg,and what areas they would like to see addressed, its strengths, its weaknesses and what the Town should be doing for the next 5 to 25 years.

Four Arrested in Chester Basin Stabbing

The Mounties have arrested four people in connection with a weekend stabbing in Lunenburg County.

The RCMP responded to a call at around 1:30 Sunday morning to a party in Chester Basin.

When the Mounties arrived at the residence on Demont Road, they found an 18-year-old man suffering from stab-wounds.

He was taken to the South Shore Regional Hospital for treatment and later transported to a Halifax hospital for further treatment.

Four suspects in the stabbing fled in a vehicle before the police arrived.

The Mounties later located and arrested what they call three "persons of interest" in relation to this incident.

Early Sunday afternoon, the fourth-person contacted RCMP and surrendered to police custody.
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Seniors Police Academy Graduation

Ten cadets graduated today from the latest Seniors Police Academy.

Mayor Don Downe, Deputy Mayor David Walker, and Chief Brent Crowhurst were on hand to congratulate the seniors and present their graduation certificates.

The six weeks of workshops the graduates had to complete covered
a dozen topics related to seniors safety and wellness.

NSLC Crash

Bridgewater Police are still investigating the accident of a driver who drove a car through the window of the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission outlet on Monday.

There were extensive damages to the store and only minor damages to the vehicle. No one was injured in the accident.

Police are not expecting to lay charges.

River Pub assault

A 42 year old Northfield man is facing a number of charges after he is alleged to have assaulted an eight year old boy, and caused a disturbance inside the River Pub while bound by a Probation Order on Monday.

Bridgewater Police Service charged him with with Assault, Causing A Disturbance, and Breach Of Probation.

He was later released and is scheduled to appear in court on June 30.

Exit-7 Highmishap

The R-C-M-P are investigating an early-morning traffic-accident on the 103-Highway.

The Mounties say the accident occurred shortly after 6:00 o'clock this morning when a vehicle hit a slippery-patch and left the road on the Halifax side of Exit-7.

The police do not yet know the condition of the lone-occupant of the vehicle.

But an ambulance was dispatched to the scene.

Fisherman's Memorial Hospital ER CLOSED

The Emergency Department at "Fisherman's Memorial Hospital" in Lunenburg is closed today.

The emergency-department in Lunenburg will remain closed today and overnight -- but -- will reopen tomorrow morning at 8:00 o'clock.

If the Lunenburg Hospital serves you and you need emergency-services,
the hospital advises you to call 9-1-1 -- or -- visit the "South Shore Regional Hospital" in Bridgewater.

For other medical issues, you should contact your family physician or dial 8-1-1.

Knife Threats

A 23 year old man is undergoing a 30 day psychiatric evaluation after allegedly threatening people with a knife on Aberdeen Road. Police arrested the man without incident at the location. He was charged with numerous offences including a breach of a conditional sentence order. The man appeared in Bridgewater Provincial Court and was remanded to the East Coast Forensic Unit in Dartmouth.

Crosswalk Charges

A 79 year old man has been charged in relation to an accident at a Bridgewater crosswalk last Friday.(April 9th). Three females were struck while they were crossing the road near the Community College on High Street. All three were taken to hospital with non-serious injuries. The elderly man was charged today (April 15) with Failing to Yield to a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk under the Motor Vehicle Act.

Vendor Service Guidelines

Guidelines are being established to cover vendors and concession operations within municipal parks in Lunenburg County. Mayor Don Downe says it's important to ensure quality and appropriateness of service and is not unlike other jurisdictions in the province. The guidelines will cover vendors or concessions that offer goods or services fro sale or rent to the public in municipal parks. Equipment rentals such as canoes, kayaks, paddle boats bicycles and surf boards will fall under the guidelines as will food services from a motorized vehicle or non-motorized.
Service agreements will run from 1 to 5 years with a minimum 500 dollar damage deposit for each agreement.

Bring the Stanley Cup to the South Shore

You can help bring the Stanley Cup to either Bridgewater or Lunenburg.

"Team up & Bring Home the Cup" is a contest in which hockey players can send in a story about their team and by getting the most online votes their Hockey Team could win the experience of a lifetime – spending time with the Stanley Cup and hockey legend Mark Messier.

Bridgewater Hawks right wing, Nic Stewart sent in his story for the contest.

As well the Lunenburg Falcons Novice Intermediate team is in the running.

To vote for each team visit http://teamup.tsn.ca/home

Dayspring community meeting

The LCLC, garbage and taxes were the three main topics at last nights community meeting in Dayspring.

The Municipality of Lunenburg hosted the 2nd annual meeting to review last years report card and hear the ideas, comments and concerns of the public.

Mayor Don Downe says he was pleased with the meeting and encourages people to attend future meetings.

The next community meeting is scheduled for tonight at the Lunenburg Fire Hall at 7pm

Hollywood Comes to Lunenburg

The picturesque Town of Lunenburg is going to be the backdrop for a T.V. series based on a Stephen King work. Lunenburg will fill in for the fictitious Town of Haven, Maine where the inhabitants have no idea they are descendants of cursed ancestry. Thirteen 1 hour episodes are planned and the pilot for the series is pulling out all the stops for production in order to attract a large audience. Filming is planned to take place April 20th, 21st , 22nd and 28th. The main location is located at the corner of Lincoln and Cornwallis Streets. Scenes will also be shot on the ABCO property, Tannery Road , Bluenose Drive and on and around the railway wharf. The proposed cast includes Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Richard Donat and John Dunsworth.

Video Fest

The Fifth Annual South Shore Video Fest is set for this coming Saturday, April 17th at Empire Theatres in Bridgewater. Students from all schools in the region were invited to submit videos for the festival. Cash rewards, celebrity judges and lots of fun await those budding directors, producers and stars who submitted videos. Doors open at 9:30 am with viewing of productions on the big screen starting at 10. The top picks will be announced at 11 o'clock.

Achievement Awards

The Town of Bridgewater presented Achievement Awards to a number of teams and individuals on Monday April 12th. Shown in photo are members of the Lunenburg Queens Special Olympics. The Team has competed and won in their Floor Hockey Division for five consecutive years from 2003 - 2007, and have participated in the national meets.

Members include: Krista Stockman, Joey Bruhm, Robbie Veinot, Zach Crosswell, Jennifer MacIntosh, Shawn Thompson, Susie Vienneau, Danny Eichel, Adam Wentzel, Adam McKinnon; Coaches Russel Corkum, Lousie Corkum, Jim Stockman & Gary Mailman.

Cigarette Seizure

A West Northfield man is facing charges under the Federal Excise Act and Provincial Revenue Act following the seizure of a quantity of illegal smokes. A search at a residence on Highway 10 netted police over 11 thousand illegal cigarettes and a small amount of illegal cigars. A 58 year old man will appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on July 14th to enter a plea.

Preventing Identity Theft

Preventing identity theft is the driving force behind the province's plan to move to more secure driver's licence and photo identification cards later this spring. As part of this initiative, Access Nova Scotia Centres will start collecting height and eye colour information from Nova Scotians beginning Thursday, April 15. The driver's licence and photo identification cards will be made using enhanced technology to capture and store photos, signatures and other information. The new cards will be phased in at Access Nova Scotia Centres later this spring. It is expected to take four to six weeks to complete the process. There will be no extra cost to consumers.

Digital mammography machine

The new digital mammography machine was unveiled today at the South Shore Regional Hospital.

The new machine puts Nova Scotia at 5 now, which will reduce wait times for breast screening.

The other four units are in Truro, Amherst, New Glasgow and Antigonish.