Author Archives: Kevin Northup
Southwest Storm Hosting Charity Game Vs. Former Ice Dogs
A very special hockey game tonight in Barrington. The Southwest Storm Junior C club will take on alumni from the community's former team, the Barrington Ice Dogs at 7:30 at the Sandy Wickens Memorial ...
Mar 16, 2022 Southwest Storm celebrate after their first win in team history in Barrington on September 25th, 2021 (Facebook Photo)
Mariners Win Fourth Straight, Down Lumberjacks 7-0
The Yarmouth Mariners continue to roll with their fourth straight win. A 7-0 shutout over the South Shore Lumberjacks last night in Bridgewater saw Reilly Mayne and Sam Gillis each score twice, along ...
Mar 16, 2022
Hockey Fundraiser For Josh Atkins This Friday
A fundraiser for a Yarmouth man, who suffered a head injury after a fall earlier this month. Josh Atkins, who coaches minor hockey and softball in the area, is in hospital in Halifax. His hockey buddi...
Mar 14, 2022 Yarmouth's Josh Atkins (right) is in hospital in Halifax. A fundraising hockey game is being held at Mariners Centre on March 18th (Photo: GoFundMe)
Local Hockey Results: March 12-13
Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League: The Southwest Storm beat East Hants 2-1 on Saturday in Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League action. Tylan Foster and Zach Darcy had the goals. Minor Hoc...
Mar 14, 2022
Mariners Defeat Crushers 6-3 To Close Out Home Schedule
It wasn't quite the weekend the Yarmouth Mariners were expecting. On Friday, they defeated the Pictou County Crushers 6-3 at the Fishtank, with Max-Antoine Melancon picking up the hat-trick. The Marin...
Mar 14, 2022 Mariners forward Max-Antoine Melancon battles for the puck in a game against the Crushers on Friday, March 11, 2022. (Ken Chetwynd Photo)
Mariners Excited For Increased Capacity This Weekend
The Yarmouth Mariners will have 75 per cent capacity as they host the Pictou County Crushers tonight at 7:30. It begins a set of three straight nights at home for the Mariners, who have won nine of 16...
Mar 11, 2022 Mariners forward Max-Antoine Melancon looks on as Bearcats goalie Mavrick Goyer makes a save in a game on February 19, 2022 at Mariners Centre. (Ken Chetwynd Photo)
Taxi Rates Going Up In Town Of Yarmouth
Taxi rates are going up in the Town of Yarmouth. Last night, council passed second reading of a by-law amendment to charge an extra dollar for each additional passenger over the age of 12. Council hea...
Mar 11, 2022
Police Looking For Two Men After Home Invasion In Wedgeport
Guns were taken from a home in Upper Wedgeport on Tuesday. RCMP say two men entered a residence on Martin Road, threatened the homeowner and demanded he hand over the firearms. The men were wearing ma...
Mar 11, 2022
Gas Down Four Cents Overnight
Small relief at the gas pump this morning. Regular self-serve is just over $1.83 in Yarmouth after a four cent drop. Diesel remains the same, it's still over $2.00 a litre. Gas prices have gone up ove...
Mar 11, 2022 futureatlas.com / CC
Clare MLA Wants Charter-Compliant Legislation With CSAP
The province's Acadian Affairs critic wants government to develop separate charter-compliant legislation. Liberal Clare MLA Ronnie LeBlanc says he'd like to see it developed with the Conseil Scolaire ...
Mar 10, 2022 Clare MLA Ronnie LeBlanc (Courtesy, Nova Scotia Government)
