Hockey: Jacks Win, Glen Murray Results

A long winless streak has finally been broken for the CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks. The Junior hockey club won their first home game of the season last night, defeating Pictou County 3-2 in a shootout. Connor MacEachern scored the game-clinching goal. Connor Hilton and Shaun MacEachern scored in regulation while Cory Peterson stopped 44 shots between the pipes. The Jacks are on the road tonight for a game against the Amherst Ramblers.

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The Charlie's Pizza South Shore Mustangs play their final round robin game today in Moncton. The Mustangs square off against Notre Dame at 9am this morning at the Monctonian tournament. The major midget club has a 1-1 record heading into the game.

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The Park View Panthers flexed their muscles at the Glen Murray Hockey Tournament. The Panthers shutout the Bridgewater Vikings 9-0 last night. The win moves Park View to 2-0, while Bridgewater fell to 1-1. Both teams are back in action today. Park View plays Yarmouth at 10:45 while Bridgewater meets West Kings at 12:30. Forest Heights wrapped up their round robin yesterday with a 2-1 record. All games are being played at the Bridgewater Memorial Arena.

Mustangs Fall To Moncton At Monctonian

The Charlies Pizza South Shore Mustangs fell to Moncton today in their second game of the Monctonian tournament in Moncton. Keith Getson scored twice and Ty Duffus added another, but the Mustangs lost 5-3. The loss squares their tournament record to 1-1. The Mustangs will play Notre Dame Saturday to wrap up round-robin play.

Glen Murray: Park View, Bridgewater Renew Rivalry

Hometown pride is on the line tonight as a pair of Bridgewater high school hockey teams square off at the Glen Murray Tournament. The Bridgewater Vikings, fresh off a 3-2 win earlier today over Yarmouth, will meet the Park View Panthers following the tournament's opening ceremonies. Both teams are 1-0. Bridgewater assistant coach Michael Hubley says the rivalry between the two schools is strong.



The game is slated for 8pm this evening at the Bridgewater Memorial Arena.

Curlers Hold Bottle Drive To Help Winter Games Push

Got any spare bottles laying around? A group of curlers are looking for your refundable's to help raise money on their road to the Canada Winter Games. A bottle drive will be held Saturday morning at the Bridgewater Curling Club from 9am until 2pm. One of the organizers, Monique Hillier-Conrad, says there is plenty of local kids to support.



Hillier-Conrad is hoping to raise around $700 for new equipment like grippers and broom heads. Both teams are involved in the Elite Six playdowns, which are scheduled for January in Shelburne, February in Bridgetown and March in Halifax.

NDP's Dexter Could Step Aside Saturday

New Democrats in the province may lose their most familiar face this weekend. Leader Darrell Dexter will make an announcement Saturday in Halifax at the party's provincial executive meeting. Dexter's future has been up in the air after the NDP were knocked from power to third-party status in last month's election. He also wasn't able to win his own seat of Cole Harbour-Portland Valley. Newcomer Tony Ince of the Liberals was able to steal away the seat in the October election in which turned to be a tough night for the NDP. Dexter's announcement will be made at MLA Maureen MacDonald's constituency office, who has taken on the role of leader in the house. The Queens County native has been leader of the party 2001.

Lumberjacks Acquire Goaltender From Valley

A frantic few hours for the owner of the CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks. Ken Petrie was left scrambling after goaltender Billy Clarke collided with a player and was injured during the team's practice Thursday night. Clarke is expected to miss the next few games. Petrie had to find another goalie before tonight's game, so he traded a 10th round pick in 2014 to the Valley Wildcats for Jeff Arkin. The 20-year-old Arkin is winless in six games this season with a 3.21 goals against average. He'll be in the lineup tonight for the Lumberjacks game against Pictou County.

Emergency Exercise Planned For Bridgewater

The area around the Bridgewater Justice Centre will be one to avoid Saturday morning. Between 9:30 and 12:00pm, police, ambulances and other emergency groups will be on scene, taking part in an emergency exercise. Bridgewater Police Chief John Collyer says its an opportunity for all agencies to hone their skills at working together and responding to emergency situations.



For motorists, there will be barricades at two locations on High Street so it will be best to avoid the area. Barricades will be up at High and Empire Streets with traffic being detoured east onto Empire Street or north on High Street toward Victoria Road. Also, at High and Anne Streets with traffic detoured southbound on High Street or eastbound on Anne Street back toward Dominion Street. It should be over by Noon.

Update: Sea Trials Expected Soon For Bluenose II

It's another large step forward in bringing Bluenose II back to life. The famous schooner will undergo sea trials within the next month to ensure the vessel is seaworthy after a three year rebuild project in Lunenburg. Heritage Minister Tony Ince says the tests will determine when the iconic vessel will be ready for public sailing tours.



The restoration project is being carried out by the Lunenburg Shipyard Alliance. The cost of the project remains in the area of $16 million.

Higher Gas Prices

New Brunswick's utility regulator decided to only raise gas prices less than half a cent yesterday. However, for some reason in this province, the utility and review board has increased prices overnight by four times as much. Regular self serve is up at South Shore pumps this morning (Friday) by two cents to $1.27.3 per litre. High test has been increased by the same amount to $1.36.3. Diesel is unchanged though at $1.34.4 per litre.

Mustangs Open Monctonian Tourney With Win

The Charlie's Pizza South Shore Mustangs opened up with a win at the Monctonian Major Midget Challenge Cup in Moncton. Scott Perry, Ty Duffus and Alex Nauss scored as the Mustangs defeated Burlington, Ontario 3-1. The Mustangs will play again Friday against Moncton.

Park View Wins, Bridgewater Ties At Glen Murray

Logan Cleveland scored a hat-trick as the Park View Panthers beat West Kings 6-4 to open the Glen Murray Hockey tournament in Bridgewater. Wesley Demone also scored twice while Jeremy Key added the other. In other games, Bridgewater tied Clare 3-3 and Sir John A MacDonald doubled Forest Heights 6-3. A big local match-up Friday night as Bridgewater and Park View square off at 8pm at the Bridgewater Memorial Arena.

Lumberjacks Battle Pictou On Home Ice

A busy weekend for the CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks. They begin a stretch of three games in three days when they host Pictou County tonight at 7pm at the Clearwater Seafoods Arena. They also travel to Amherst Saturday and Dieppe on Sunday.

Bailey Called Up By Mooseheads

The Halifax Mooseheads have called up Lunenburg's Brennan Bailey for the next three games. The captain for the CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks enjoyed a long stint with the Moose last year, that seen him go all the way to a Memorial Cup title with the major junior club. Bailey has two goals and five assists in 20 games with the Lumberjacks this season. The Mooseheads take on Drummondville tonight at the Halifax Metro Centre.

Glen Murray Tournament Opens In Bridgewater

The 11th annual Glen Murray Hockey Tournament starts up Thursday afternoon in Bridgewater. Nine teams are involved in this year's event including Yarmouth, Forest Heights, West Kings and the two-time defending champions from Sir John A MacDonald. The tournament is hosted by Bridgewater and Park View. Panthers Assistant Coach Jeremy Stevens says it's great to be involved in a tournament bearing Glen Murray's name.



Bridgewater will open the tournament at 4:30pm against Clare while Park View meets West Kings at 8pm. All games will be held at the Bridgewater Memorial Arena. A full schedule can be found here .

Area Councillor Reflects On East River Quarry

The councillor representing East River feels there isn't much that can be done about a rock quarry in the area. The province's environment department gave the green light to New Brunswick-based Northern Construction last week. The quarry will be located roughly 300 metres north off Exit 7. Andre Veinotte says the group complied with conditions from the province.



A group called the Chester Area Quarry Community Group is against the development, but there has been no indication if they will appeal the province's decision. The quarry will supply materials needed for upcoming work on Highway 103. Its expected to begin operating in 2014.

White Point Marks One Year Since ReOpening

They're back and better than ever say officials at White Point beach resort near Liverpool. The landmark vacation spot has just celebrated its first year since re-opening from that devastating fire of November 2011 that destroyed the main lodge. Business was up through the past summer and into this fall. The marketting manager at White Point, Donna Hatt, says the rebuild of the lodge from the ashes, watched by many on the internet, was an interest-generator in itself attracting additional clientele.



Now, Hatt says they're looking forward, like many other tourist-related businesses along the South Shore, to next May first when the ferry service between Yarmouth and Maine is up and running again.

Chester: Municipality Providing Money To Philippine Relief Effort

The Municipality of Chester is giving money towards relief efforts in the Philippines. Council has agreed to send $100 to the Red Cross. Over 2,300 people have been confirmed dead after a typhoon struck the central Philippines almost a week ago. Warden Allen Webber says the people in that country need help.



The federal government has agreed to match any funding donated towards the effort until December 8.

School Board: Naugler Re-Elected Chair

The South Shore Regional School Board will continue to have familiar faces in key roles. Jennifer Naugler was re-elected as chair during the board`s annual general meeting last night in Bridgewater. She edged out Theresa Griffin in a vote for the board's top elected position. Naugler says she looks forward to another year in the role.



Meanwhile, Elliot Payzant will return as vice chair after edging out Elmer Garber. Payzant`s name had to be randomly selected out of a ballot box after three consecutive tied votes. The method is used to break a tie vote under a board by-law.  However, different rules apply if such a deadlock were to occur for the chairs position.

Little Change Likely Tonight In South Shore Gas Prices

Don't expect much change in gas prices along the South Shore when the utility and review board sets the coming week's rates at midnight tonight. A litre of regular self serve will likely increase by less than a cent.
Prices are up today in New Brunswick. Prices there went up 4/10ths of a cent overnight to a new maximum price of $125.2.

Bridgewater: Bottled Water Ban Among 'Blue Community' Request

Bridgewater has been approached with a request to ban bottled water in public facilities and at municipal events. The 'Blue Communities Project Guide' is driven by the Council of Canadians and CUPE. The two groups are hoping to make Bridgewater a 'Blue Community' by giving the town a framework that will also promote publicly financed owned and operated water and waste-water services. Mayor David Walker says the town plans to research the idea and bring it back to the table for further discussion.



The groups are hoping municipalities will also sign a declaration recognizing water as a human right.