Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Lunenburg Christmas Dinner Derailed By Pandemic
There will be no Lunenburg Community Christmas Dinner this year amidst concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. This year was set to see the 13th edition of the event which aims to provide an opportunity ...
Oct 15, 2020 The popular Lunenburg Community Christmas Dinner has been cancelled this year
New Book Looks and Shows The History of Queens County
Queens County A History in Pictures is one of the latest books published by MacIntyre Purcell Publishing and anyone interested in the history of Queens County may want to pick it up. One of the author...
Oct 14, 2020 Queens County A History in Pictures takes a look at the history of the region dating back to the late 1800s. Photo: Evan Taylor
MODL Candidates Square Off In Debate
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg's mayoral race heated up this week as the candidates met face to face for a debate. The candidates met in person but in-person attendance was very limited...
Oct 07, 2020 MODL Mayor Carolyn Bolivar Getson and challenger Caleb Wheeldon met for a debate ahead of the MODL election. Photo: Stone Court Studios
Rankin Joins Liberal Leadership Race
Minister of Lands and Forestry Iain Rankin announced on Monday he is running to be the next Nova Scotia Liberal Leader and Premier. During his announcement speech, it was made clear that the environme...
Oct 06, 2020
VIA Rail Suspends Atlantic Routes Amidst COVID-19 Spikes
VIA Rail Canada announced that they are suspending the Montreal-Halifax route as case numbers in Quebec rise. Although the Atlantic Bubble has only a few cases of COVID-19, Quebec has seen a surge in ...
Oct 06, 2020 Via Rail Canada announced this week that their Montreal-Halifax route is suspended indefinitely. Photo: VIA Rail Canada
Lunenburg Company Wins Blueberry Innovation Prize
The Wild Blueberry Solutions Challenge is a competition among Nova Scotia companies to develop innovative value-added products and packaging solutions and this year's winner is Clever Fruit Products i...
Oct 05, 2020 Jennifer C. / CC
Dalhousie Biology Department Weighs in On St. Mary's Bay Dispute
Dalhousie Univerity's Biology Department has said the First Nation fishing operations in St. Mary's Bay will not harm the fish stocks of that area. This week the department issued a statement on the o...
Oct 01, 2020 Dalhousie Buoys. Photo Credit: Dr Leigh Howarth October 2019
Lunenburg Arena to Reopen October 26
At Tuesday's Lunenburg town council meeting it was determined that the Lunenburg War Memorial Arena would be able to open this fall in spite of concerns over COVID-19. As case numbers remain relativel...
Sep 30, 2020
Pharmacists Stress The Importance of Flu Shots This Year
With the COVID-19 pandemic flaring up again in various parts of the country the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia is encouraging everyone to get their flu shots this year. Although we are still wait...
Sep 30, 2020 (Y95 News file photo)
UPDATE: Missing King's County Teen Found
Update: 9:00 p.m. RCMP have announced that Kane Pictou-Barclay has been found this morning. Kings District RCMP are seeking information on a missing King's county teen who was last seen on Monday, Sep...
Sep 30, 2020 Kane Pictou-Barclay has been missing since Monday, September 28. Photo: RCMP
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