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Fourth annual South Shore Christmas Crawl underway

The fourth annual South Shore Christmas Crawl has started with numerous events planned throughout the region to celebrate the holiday season. The Christmas Crawl “is a grassroots collaborative effort to attract visitors to stroll and stay on → Read More

Veterans honoured, remembered at Barrington, N.S. cenotaph service

While the crowd may have been smaller than in normal years, the sentiment was still the same as people from the Municipality of Barrington gathered at the Barrington cenotaph for a modified community Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11. Veterans, → Read More

MODL seeking input on greenhouse gas emissions community target

The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) is seeking resident input to set a community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target. The MODL achieved Milestone 1 for both the community and corporate sectors of the Partners for → Read More

Four firsts for new Region of Queens municipal council

Webber returned as warden for Municipality of Chester → Read More

Plebiscite question hot topic for Shelburne election

If the number of signs in the Town of Shelburne promoting a yes vote for the plebiscite question that is on the ballot in the municipal election is any indication, it’s the hottest ticket in town. The question: Should the rail trail as → Read More

Project Lunenburg proceeding to Phase II

Phase II of Project Lunenburg, which includes drafting a new Municipal Planning Strategy and revising the town’s land use and subdivision bylaws, is now underway. Lunenburg town council unanimously accepted the draft Comprehensive Community → Read More

Maders Cove multimedia artist Krista Laybolt opens shop

Kathy Johnson SALTWIRE NETWORK kathy.johnson@saltwire.com From a corporate management consultant to a self-employed multimedia artist, Maders Cove resident Krista Laybolt has charted a new course for herself thanks to → Read More

Healing the Nation world premiere at Lunenburg Doc Fest Sept. 25

'This empowering documentary dares us to think beyond mainstream medicine and embrace Indigenous ways for overcoming trauma, mental health and addiction issues' → Read More

Shelburne County election candidates declared

Nominations have now closed for the Oct. 17 Nova Scotia Municipal Election. Candidates do have until 4 p.m. Sept. 9 to withdraw. In Shelburne County, there’s a combination of acclamations and contests with newcomers and veterans among the → Read More

Nova Scotia Guides Association celebrating 100 years

The Nova Scotia Guides Association is marking 100 years of incorporation with a party in the same lodge where it all began: Milford House in South Milford, Annapolis County. A reception with dignitaries and elected officials, a → Read More

Forest fire closes section of Highway 103 in Yarmouth County

Smoke from a forest fire forced the closure of Highway 103 between Exits 31 (Pubnico) and 32 (Glenwood) in Yarmouth County on Aug. 27. “The fire is being held and we are asking people to please avoid the area,” said Jill McKenzie, → Read More

Visitor overload causing issues at Carters Beach in Queens County

Pack in, pack out policy resulting in garbage piles → Read More

Lunenburg County youth Sara Greenough named top Army Cadet in N.S.

Kathy Johnson The South Shore Breaker kathy.johnson@saltwire.com Lunenburg County’s Sara Greenough has been awarded the President's Trophy of the Army Cadet League of Canada, Nova Scotia branch, as the Outstanding Army Cadet in → Read More

Final push on for equity members in Bridgewater cohousing development

Treehouse Village Ecohousing hoping to break ground next spring → Read More

Ross Farm Museum reopening to visitors

It’s taken the Ross Farm Museum a little longer to reopen to the public than some of its counterparts in the Nova Scotia Museum family, but by the sounds of things, it’s been worth the wait. “We can’t wait to get open to → Read More

Meet Bill Schurman, MODL’s new recreation director

Kathy Johnson The South Shore Breaker kathy.johnson@tricountyvanguard.ca The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) has a director of recreation. Prince Edward Island native Bill Schurman took on the role Aug. 4 after → Read More

Arson charges pending in Shelburne seniors’ complex fire

Arson suspect sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries after apartment complex fire in Shelburne → Read More

Lunenburg Dory Shop an authentic heritage business

Kathy Johnson The South Shore Breaker With Captain Daniel Moreland at the helm, the Lunenburg Dory Shop continues to operate much the same as it did when it opened in 1917 on the Lunenburg waterfront. “The dory shop in Lunenburg is → Read More

Wastewater improvement projects priority focus for Town of Lunenburg

The Town of Lunenburg is continuing to improve its wastewater infrastructure. The most recent project to get Town Council’s stamp of approval is a $144,900 contract to Dexter Construction for the Brook Street Drainage Improvements. The → Read More

Getting to know Bridgewater historian Peter Oickle

A natural love of history and a deep connection to his family’s roots are two things that drive Bridgewater historian Peter Oickle. “Being the descendant of several strains of Hessian conscripts, the foreign Protestants who came and → Read More