Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Potential COVID-19 Exposure at Newcombville Elementary
The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) has confirmed that parents of students at Newcombville Elementary were informed on Monday about a possible COVID-19 exposure at the school. Close ...
Nov 09, 2021 Newcombville Elementary School. Photo: SSRCE
Rick Perkins Named As Shadow Fisheries Minister
South Shore-St. Margaret's MP Rick Perkins was given a position in the Conservative Party's shadow cabinet which was revealed by party leader Erin O'Toole on Tuesday. Perkins was tapped as Conservativ...
Nov 09, 2021 South Shore St Margarets MP Rick Perkins was named as Shadow Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. Photo: Rick Perkins Office
No Bidders For Nova Scotia's Offshore Parcels
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board's (CNSOPB) Call for Bids NS21-1 has resulted in no bids. The Call for Bids process has proved fruitless in recent years, with it being cancelled in two ...
Nov 08, 2021
Firefighters Responding to Residential Fire on Highway 331
Multiple Fire Departments are currently responding to a residential fire just outside of Bridgewater. A small building caught on fire late this afternoon and at times black smoke could be seen billowi...
Nov 05, 2021 Firefighters responding to a residential fire in Conquerall Bank. Photo: Evan Taylor
Man Accused of Stabbing BPS Officer Has Trial Moved To 2022
Judge Paul Scoville agreed this week to once again delay the trial of Tobias Doucette who faces 14 charges stemming from an alleged domestic dispute at the Bridgewater Motel. The preliminary trial was...
Nov 05, 2021 Tobias Charles Doucette. Photo: BPS/Facebook
Nova Scotia Invests In Boatbuilding Training Program
The Nova Scotia government announced a new partnership with the Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association that aims to address the labour shortage in the provinces boatbuilding industry. "We have a long, s...
Nov 03, 2021 Course participants Zubain Rafiq, Colby Redmond and instructor Charlie Brown. Photo: Submitted
Cape Negro To Be Renamed By Next Year
Service Nova Scotia Minister Colton LeBlanc says work is well underway towards renaming some communities in Shelburne County that have names deemed to be inappropriate. The locations set to be renamed...
Nov 02, 2021 (Service Nova Scotia photo)
NS Securities Commission Warn Of Fraudulent Crypto Firm
The Nova Scotia Securities Commission say at least one Nova Scotian fell victim to a fraudulent crypto trade. Stearn House claims to be a full-featured online trading platform for major investments, i...
Nov 01, 2021 Ivan Radic / CC
RCMP Charge Simms Settlement Man After Two Officers Assualted
Lunenburg District RCMP have charged a man that used a weapon to assault a police officer on Hwy. 3 in Simms Settlement. On October 26, police were called to a home where a 39-year-old man was believe...
Oct 29, 2021
Province Makes Pharmacy Tick-Bite Assessment Free
Nova Scotians who get bitten by a tick can now go to their local pharmacy to assess the need for treatment to help prevent Lyme disease. The cost of the assessment will be covered by the government, e...
Oct 29, 2021 Blacklegged or Deer Tick
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