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The new Shelburne Primary Health Care Centre. KATHY JOHNSON

New primary health care centre celebrated in Shelburne and seen as ...

Major Mark Norris, JRCC (Joint Rescue Coordination Centre) Halifax commanding officer, with Sgt. Rob Hardie, JRCC assistant air coordinator and advisor for SarTech operations, and Marc Ouellette, Canadian Coast Guard regional supervisor for Maritime Search and Rescue at JRCC. The officers were on hand to meet the public during the Eastern Canadian Fisheries Expo at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth Jan. 25 and 26.

Coast guard urges boat owners to register emergency beacons

There was a lot of interest in the crowd at The Whale Sanctuary Project meeting in Shelburne on Feb. 9 in taking it to the next step with a follow up community meeting and the possible formation of a committee. The Town of Shelburne will be facilitating the meeting, which is expected to be scheduled soon. Kathy Johnson photo

Enthusiasm and interest shown for whale sanctuary project during ...

Yarmouth Mariners Centre.

Town of Yarmouth eyeing Mariners Centre expansion as a top priority ...

Shots fired complaint in Barrington Passage leads to attempted murder ...

Evergreen Theatre is offering up a long list of concerts this year that manager David O’Leary hopes will bring good crowds up the mountain to East Margaretsville throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The first show is Joel Plaskett, followed by Lennie Gallant, and then Old Man Luedeke.

Margaretsville’s Evergreen Theatre offers great line-up for the year ...

Carolyn Burton and Monica Snow.

Clarenville mother and daughter recognized for social enterprise

Roy Beals has led an extraordinary life as a hunter, fisherman, trapper, and artisan, amassing a large collection of trophies and works of art. He’s the subject of an exhibition at Macdonald Museum in Middleton starting Feb. 18.

Life of Lawrencetown’s outdoorsman Roy Beals subject of museum exhibit

RCMP

Shots fired complaint in Barrington Passage leads to attempted murder investigation

Published 5 hours ago

The new Shelburne Primary Health Care Centre. KATHY JOHNSON

New primary health care centre celebrated in Shelburne and seen as important recruitment tool

Published Feb 13, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

Evergreen Theatre is offering up a long list of concerts this year that manager David O’Leary hopes will bring good crowds up the mountain to East Margaretsville throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The first show is Joel Plaskett, followed by Lennie Gallant, and then Old Man Luedeke.

Margaretsville’s Evergreen Theatre offers great line-up for the year ahead

Published 9 hours ago

Carolyn Burton and Monica Snow.

Clarenville mother and daughter recognized for social enterprise

Updated 12 hours ago

News

RCMP

Shots fired complaint in Barrington Passage leads to attempted murder investigation

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The establishment of cannabis growing facilities could increase the tax base and revenue for the Town of Yarmouth.

Bylaw amendment to allow cannabis industries in Yarmouth proceeding to public hearing

Published Feb 12, 2019 at 10:44 a.m.

Ground and Air Search underway in Kemptville, Yarmouth County

Published Feb 12, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.

Yarmouth Mariners Centre.

Town of Yarmouth eyeing Mariners Centre expansion as a top priority given anticipated funding opportunities

Updated Feb 11, 2019 at 9:43 p.m.

Sports

Ryan Graves scored his third NHL goal in a Feb. 12 game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. SCREENSHOT PHOTO FROM NHL.COM VIDEO

Yarmouth's Ryan Graves scores his third NHL goal in Feb. 12 Avalanche game versus Toronto Maple Leafs

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 6:39 a.m.

Members of the Halifax Mooseheads and Moncton Wildcats battle during Saturday's QMJHL game at the Scotiabank Centre. (Ryan Taplin/Staff)

Mooseheads beat rival Wildcats 5-1

Updated Jan 21, 2019 at 7:33 a.m.

Bridgetown’s Maryelle Hannam holds the IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship cup her Canadian team won Jan. 13 with a 3-2 overtime win against the United States. She’s one of the coaches and was in Japan for the tournament.

Canadian girls win U-18 hockey gold in Japan with help from Bridgetown’s Maryelle Hannam

Updated Jan 18, 2019 at 7:33 a.m.

Olympic and World figure skating champion Kaetlyn Osmond conducting a day-long seminar with young skaters at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth that included on-ice instruction and a Q&A. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

World and Olympic champion figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond spends day with young skaters in Yarmouth

Updated Jan 16, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Business

Carolyn Burton and Monica Snow.

Clarenville mother and daughter recognized for social enterprise

Updated 12 hours ago

The Fundy Rose ferry that sails between Digby, N.S. and Saint John, N.B.

Fundy Rose Digby ferry off its run until late February due to maintenance

Updated Jan 28, 2019 at 1:31 p.m.

Bay Ferries says its move to Bar Harbor from Portland has been slowed due to the U.S. government shutdown. - The Canadian Press

Yarmouth ferry’s move to Bar Harbor slowed by U.S. shutdown

Updated Jan 26, 2019 at 3:01 p.m.

<p>A fishing boat model was front and centre at the Troy’s Marine Broker booth.</p>
<p>CARLA ALLEN PHOTO</p>

Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition at Mariner’s Centre in Yarmouth Jan. 25 and 26

Published Jan 25, 2019 at 9:20 a.m.

Living

Evergreen Theatre is offering up a long list of concerts this year that manager David O’Leary hopes will bring good crowds up the mountain to East Margaretsville throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The first show is Joel Plaskett, followed by Lennie Gallant, and then Old Man Luedeke.

Margaretsville’s Evergreen Theatre offers great line-up for the year ahead

Published 9 hours ago

The blue felt lichen has been selected as the new provincial lichen.

Blue felt lichen selected as provincial representative

Published Feb 11, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Philip Capstick came across this garter snake earlier this month near Halls Harbour, N.S. We don't often get to admire the snake's intricate pattern on a white background.

CINDY DAY: Snakes on a winter day

Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 4 a.m.

Cindy Day talks to some Cubs about the weather as they prepare for a winter camping trip.

CINDY DAY: Curious Cubs made my day!

Published Feb 09, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Opinion

The Liberal Party of Canada seems to have returned to its traditional modus operandi. —

EDITORIAL: Liberal sleight of hand

Published 16 hours ago

Go ahead, put your phone down for awhile, Russell Wangersky writes. Or better yet, don’t have one in the first place. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Life, unplugged

Published Feb 09, 2019 at 6 a.m.

A virus can live for two hours in the air where an infected person has sneezed or coughed. —

EDITORIAL: Hope it doesn’t spread

Published Feb 08, 2019 at 6 a.m.

The latest craze seems to be outrage pile-ons, without bothering to place people's actions in perspective, Russell Wangersky writes. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Rushes to judgment — now trendier than ever

Updated Feb 08, 2019 at 10:40 a.m.

Community

Roy Beals has led an extraordinary life as a hunter, fisherman, trapper, and artisan, amassing a large collection of trophies and works of art. He’s the subject of an exhibition at Macdonald Museum in Middleton starting Feb. 18.

Life of Lawrencetown’s outdoorsman Roy Beals subject of museum exhibit

Updated 12 hours ago

The Groundhog Day Storm of 1976.

Revisiting the Groundhog Day storm of 1976 in southwestern Nova Scotia

Updated Feb 02, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

Gibson Woods resident Geraldine Browning is a 2017 Order of Nova Scotia recipient.

Geraldine Browning to speak at Middleton African Heritage Month event

Updated Jan 30, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

The Clare Acadiens Peewee C hockey team is among the top 10 semifinalists for the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup. From left, back row: team manager Rosette Comeau, Zachery Belanger, Christian Doucet, Jayden Belliveau, Stephen Murphy, Marcel Lowe, Colby Haight, LoLo Choat, Daniel Gilliatt and coach Gilles Saulnier. Front row: Isiah Rhyno, Jakob Goulden, Noah Saulnier, Isiah Manzer, Damien Mullin and Orion Comeau.

Voting open: Clare Acadiens peewees semifinalists for Good Deeds Cup

Updated Jan 29, 2019 at 1:02 p.m.

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Shots fired complaint in Barrington Passage leads to attempted murder investigation

Evergreen Theatre is offering up a long list of concerts this year that manager David O’Leary hopes will bring good crowds up the mountain to East Margaretsville throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The first show is Joel Plaskett, followed by Lennie Gallant, and then Old Man Luedeke.

Margaretsville’s Evergreen Theatre offers great line-up for the year ahead

Carolyn Burton and Monica Snow.

Clarenville mother and daughter recognized for social enterprise

Roy Beals has led an extraordinary life as a hunter, fisherman, trapper, and artisan, amassing a large collection of trophies and works of art. He’s the subject of an exhibition at Macdonald Museum in Middleton starting Feb. 18.

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The Liberal Party of Canada seems to have returned to its traditional modus operandi. —

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Eva Robicheau at the Meadows, the long-term care facility in Yarmouth where she lives. She's turned 108 years old.

Happy birthday! Yarmouth resident Eva Robicheau turns 108

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More temporary closures announced for Digby and Shelburne emergency departments

Backlit bald eagle against blue snow in the shade, Sheffield Mills. Simon Paul d’Entremont Photo

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Walt and Phyllis Chaffey are most content in each other’s arms. It’s where they spend almost all their time.

Seventy years of love: Musgravetown’s Walt and Phyllis Chaffey a picture of togetherness

Rachel Taylor, centre, joined the firm of Durland, Gillis and Shackleton – Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries in Middleton in January. With Maggie Shackleton and Bruce Gillis, she practices all types of law. Taylor is the former manager of the Annapolis Valley Exhibition.

Former Valley Ex manager Rachel Taylor dusts off law degree, joins Middleton firm