Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Ghost Fishing Gear Cleanup Project Surpasses 700 Tonnes Mark
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has released the latest data from their Ghost Gear Program which shows they've now removed 739 tonnes of derelict fishing equipment from Canadian coastlines. To ...
Dec 02, 2021 Collection of retrieved traps on CSR GeoSurveys Ltd vessel, a partner of the Ghost Gear Program. Photo: DFO.
35 New Cases Announced in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is announcing 35 new cases of COVID-19 today along with 31 recoveries. Three cases were identified in the Western Zone and 16 were identified in both the Central and Northern zones. There ...
Dec 01, 2021 sergio santos / CC
New 96 Bed LTC Facility Announced in Queens County
More long-term care beds are being made available in Liverpool as the province announced plans for a new 96-bed facility. The new facility will replace Queens Manor and Hillsview Acres which together ...
Dec 01, 2021 Queens Manor is one of two LTC facilities in Liverpool set to be replaced by a new 112-bed facility. Photo: CKBW Files
Harbour View Haven Workers Call For Better Pay and More Care Hours
Workers from Harbour View Haven in Lunenburg spent the morning out in the cold as they called for improved working conditions. "Long term care is suffering both the patients and staff so we are advoca...
Nov 30, 2021 Workers from Harbour View Haven participated in a rally calling for improved working conditions. Photo: Cheyenne Nelson
RCMP Issue Warning Over Suspected Fentanyl in Lunenburg County
Lunenburg District RCMP believes they have found fentanyl in the region for the first time ever. While responding to a medical call earlier this week Lunenburg District RCMP seized a purple play-dough...
Nov 30, 2021
Nova Scotia LTC Workers Ramp Up Fight For New Deal
Nova Scotia's long-term care workers are currently working out of contract and they are asking for major improvements to their next one. On Tuesday, November 30, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CU...
Nov 29, 2021 Ann / CC
Fisheries Critic Slams Safety Inequality Between Indigenous and Commercial Operators
South Shore-St. Margarets MP Rick Perkins claims there are not enough protections in place to protect indigenous fishers. For Perkins, the issue is of particular importance as he represents portions o...
Nov 26, 2021 Sipekne'katik First Nation lobster boats at Saulnierville wharf. (Acadia News Photo)
Lunenburg Appoints Interim CAO
The Town of Lunenburg appointed an interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) this month, naming Kevin Malloy to the role. Malloy was retired when he accepted the role but he took it on the condition ...
Nov 26, 2021 Kevin Malloy the former CAO for the Municipality of Lunenburg has left retirement to serve as CAO for the Town of Lunenburg. Photo: MODL.
Missing Woman Located
The Bridgewater Police Service says 44-year-old Lora George has been found and is safe. Police issued a missing person alert on November 23 for George who was last seen leaving a residence in Bridgewa...
Nov 25, 2021 Police have located Lora George who went missing on November 22. Photo: BPS
Heritage Concerns Over Proposed Lunenburg Development
Residents from Lunenburg had a chance to weigh in on a proposed business development that would require Town Council to amend the Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS). Richburg LP Managment Inc. is seeki...
Nov 25, 2021 A mock-up of the proposed expansion to the Lunenburg Arms Hotel. Photo: Town of Lunenburg.
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