by Tara ClowA second vehicle is now sought in connection with a fatal crash in Memramcook that left a 17-year-old Moncton boy dead. The crash happened on September 29, at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Route 106 in Memramcook. An RCMP investigation has led police to determine a second vehicle was involved in...
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by Evan TaylorMayor Carolyn Bolivar Getson of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg has been elected as the new head of the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM). This comes as she continues to fulfill her duties in her existing mayoral position. In her dual role, Mayor Getson will actively...
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by Tim DavidsonThe highway from Ear Falls to Red Lake has been shut down. Highway 105 to the intersection of Highway 125 is closed because of the weather conditions. Traffic control is in place and the Ministry of Transportation is asking motorists to avoid the area. There’s no indication how long the road...
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by Tim DavidsonThe St. Thomas Aquinas senior girls basketball team will be trying to advance to the All-Ontario single “A” championships over the next two days. The Saints are hosting Manitouwadge in the best-of-three NWOSSA championship. Game one is at 12:30 this afternoon at the TA gym, with game two at 6:00...
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If you’re not sorting your recyclables, you’ll want to get in that habit. Starting Monday, municipalities in Yarmouth County will increase enforcement on 2-bag recycling. Gus Green with Waste Check says they heard from the recycling facility in Kentville that too many bags were ‘co-mingled.’...
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by Caitlin SnowYou’ll soon have to slow down a bit on Highway 105. The province has agreed to reduce the speed limit to 70 km/h just south of Baddeck by the Tim Hortons and Irving near Wagmatcook First Nation . According to Strait of Canso News, Warden of Victoria, Bruce Morrison says after 20 years of...
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by Tim DavidsonTwo members of the Black Sturgeon Sailing Club received awards at the Sail Manitoba Awards Ceremony at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame last week. Liam Cox was the Provincial 15 and Under Male Optimist Champion. Quinn Haines was awarded the Most Improved ILCA Sailor Trophy. Both Cox and Haines...
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Shelburne County’s business community is set to be recognized. The Business Excellence Awards are back for the first time in 5 years. They’re taking place tonight at the River Hills Golf and Country Club in Clyde River. Heidi Wagner with CBDC Shelburne says there are 5 categories at the sold-out...
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by Caitlin SnowThe fall sitting of the legislature didn’t do much for small businesses in the province, according to the Canadian Federation of Independant Businesses (CFIB). Before MLA’s met at Province House, 80 percent of small businesses said the cost of doing business were their top concern. “Small...
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by Brad PerryCanada’s annual pace of housing starts rose one per cent in October compared with September. That is according to new figures released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). October’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 274,681 units, up from 270,669 units in...
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