by Tim DavidsonConstruction is expected to resume in the next week or so on Phase 3 of the Railway Street Project. That will take it from Gould Road to the railway crossing at 16th Avenue North. Greg Breen is the Director of Engineering and Infrastructure and says unfortunately because of settling, they are...
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Beautiful weather and lots of participants through Yarmouth Seafest. The festival wrapped up on Saturday with a Kids Day on the waterfront. Seafest president Darryl LeBlanc says they were able to put on a great show, despite rising costs. “We have to really tighten our belts and try to put on a...
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by Tim DavidsonCanada’s women’s 8’s rowing team finished third in their race this morning at the Paris Olympics. Kenora’s Abby Dent and the Canadian rowing team placed just behind Australia and Great Britain. Great Britain advances directly to Saturday’s final. Canada will race again on Thursday in the...
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by Tim DavidsonCanada has won its first game at the Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals at Port Arthur Stadium. Team Canada downed Mexico 7-2. Other winners were Japan over Chinese Taipei 9-4 and the US blanked Venezuela 7-0. Today the Canadians will take on Japan at 6:00 pm. Other games will see Chinese Taipei...
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Summer McIntosh could be on her way to her second Olympic podium. She won silver in the 400m freestyle on Saturday, Canada’s first medal of the Paris games The 17-year-old Canadian swimmer qualified for the women’s 400-metre individual medley final Monday morning. McIntosh placed first in her...
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by Tara ClowAnother medal for Canada in Paris, and it’s also another first. Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray have a bronze medal for Team Canada. It’s the first Olympic medal in men’s synchronized 10m platform.
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A herring quota cut isn’t sitting well with the industry. Earlier this month, Federal fisheries minister Diane Lebouthillier announced a 24 percent drop in the total allowable catch until 2027. That’s a drop from 21,000 tonnes per season to 16,000. The government says it’s because the stock is...
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by NewsA 19-year-old man is dead after a tragic boating accident. New Brunswick RCMP say it was off the shores of Richibucto at around 6:15 p.m., Saturday. Emergency crews responded to a report of an individual in the water, who had been struck by a boat. The man from Saint-Louis-de-Kent died at scene...
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by NewsA section of Highway 331 is currently closed due to a collision involving at least three-vehicles in Lunenburg County. RCMP say the highway is shut down between John Riesers Dr. and Crescent Beach. The collision happened around 2 p.m., Sunday. LifeFlight was initially dispatched but did not...
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by NewsHistory has been made for Canada at the Paris Olympics. Eleanor Harvey won bronze in fencing Sunday afternoon against Italy’s Alice Volpi. The final score is 15-12. It is the first fencing medal, ever for Canada. This is the second medal won at the Paris Olympics so far for Canada, Summer...
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