by Evan TaylorAfter entering the weekend down 3-0 in their first-round playoff series the South Shore Lumberjacks managed to keep the series alive by winning both games over the weekend. Starting Friday with 6-3 win in East Hants, the Jacks backed it up on Sunday with another win, beating the Penguins 3-1....
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by Caitlin SnowCity staff are Grand Parade Monday, telling the remaining four living there, that they must go. The municipality says, according to the province, there are indoor options available, with reserved spaces for those from Grand Parade at the Forum. Electricity was cut from the site, March 1. The...
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Nominations are open for the third annual awards in recognition of healthcare providers in Cape Breton South. Community of Care Awards acknowledge the critical roles healthcare workers play and the sacrifices they make to serve our communities. Residents have until this Friday at 5 p.m. to...
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by Brad PerryMemramcook councillors are taking steps they hope will help boost the local economy and tourism activity in the region. Council recently approved a rural plan amendment allowing tourist accommodations in the Resource Development zone. Mayor Maxime Bourgeois said tourist accommodations are a...
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by Tara ClowSeafood is the focus, as hundreds of businesses from Atlantic Canada visit Boston, Massachusetts for North America’s largest seafood exposition. Seafood Expo North America began March 9 and runs until March 13. Global fish and seafood exports from Atlantic Canada topped $5.7 billion last...
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Funding for community groups in our area. The province gave three organizations money for upgrades to their facilities. Hazel Hill and Area Community Association is getting $50,000 for a new roof. The Senior Citizens Shamrock Club will receive over $18,000 for exterior upgrades, and the...
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by Adam RileyA Thunder Bay man faces a number of charges after fleeing a traffic stop west of Fort Frances. Ontario Provincial Police attempted to pull the vehicle over just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday after clocking it at 160 kilometres per hour in a posted 90 kilometre per hour zone on Highway 71 near Chapple....
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by Adam RileyRecovery, that is what the City of Dryden is trying to do following the revelation it had lost a fifth of its public works workforce during the last quarter of 2023. Chief Administrative Officer Roger Nesbitt says it occurred when Dryden Fibre held a hiring fair. “That’s fairly devastating from...
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by Brad PerryIt is being described as another milestone for the New Brunswick Museum revitalization project in Saint John. Members of the museum’s board of directors have selected EllisDon as the construction manager for the project. “Their extensive experience in complex cultural projects, combined with...
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A popular podcaster will headline the third day of the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in Halifax. Theo Von is coming to Garrison Grounds this August as the Sunday headliner. The stand-up comedian gets millions of hits a month for his ‘This Past Weekend’ podcast. Tom Segura will headline Saturday...
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