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Municipality Of Yarmouth Gives Green Light To Inland Aquaculture Operation.
The Municipality of Yarmouth has approved an application for a development agreement for an inland aquaculture operation. The proposed $2 million facility would involve growing eels for shipment to Korea. Brad Fulton, senior planner for Yarmouth-Argyle-Barrington... read more
Board finds poor maintenance, Emergency Procedures Caused Digby Ferry To Run Aground
A new report says maintenance deficiencies and inadequate emergency procedures caused a power failure that led to the grounding of a passenger ferry in Nova Scotia in 2013. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the Princess of Acadia was approaching the ferry... read more
Province To Make Announcement About Yarmouth-Portland ferry Service.
Economic and Rural Development and Tourism Minister Michel Samson will be in Yarmouth next week. Samson will make an announcement Tuesday morning at 11:30 at the Visitor Information Centre. He will be outlining the province’s plan to support the ferry service... read more
Municipality Of Yarmouth Provides Help To Agricultural Society.
The organization which runs the Western Nova Scotia Exhibition in Yarmouth has been thrown a life-line. The Municipality of Yarmouth has agreed to provide the Yarmouth Agricultural Society with a five-thousand dollar grant to help it offset a deficit from last... read more
Digby County Residents Face Drug-Related Charges After RCMP Operation.
Four Digby County residents are facing numerous charges after a three-month RCMP investigation. Called Operation Halton, the investigation stretched from Halifax to Southwestern Nova Scotia. It included searches of seven residences and the seizure of weapons and... read more