Author Archives: Kevin Northup
Yarmouth Fire Department To Launch Recruitment Campaign
The Yarmouth fire department will launch a volunteer recruitment campaign this year. Currently, the department has 26 volunteers and nine full-time career staff. They are one of only three departments...
Apr 15, 2021 Yarmouth Fire Hall...Town of Yarmouth photo
Aidaen's Place Receives Provincial Grant
A Yarmouth organization offering support for youth has received a grant from the province. The Aidaen Mae Fund will get $125,000 to help purchase the building they're currently renting, known as Aidae...
Apr 15, 2021 (Contributed Photo)
Local Players Hoping To Revive Junior C Hockey
Junior C hockey in Southwestern Nova Scotia could be revived later this year. Tryouts are being held at Mariners Centre this Friday. Organizer Andrew Holland says they have 30 skaters and three goalte...
Apr 14, 2021 The Clare Lions in game action from the 2013 season. (File Photo)
Argyle Councillor Sheds Light On Illegal Dumping
A councillor in the Municipality of Argyle is disgusted by ongoing littering in her district. Kathy Bourque, who represents the area of Pubnico Head and East Pubnico recently posted a picture to socia...
Apr 14, 2021 Garbage dumped illegally on Oak Park Road. (Photo Contributed)
Melbourne Fire Quickly Extinguished
Another fire at an abandoned structure this morning in Yarmouth County. The call came in around 6:40 a.m. at 1700 Melbourne Road, after a passerby noticed the fire. Acting chief of the Yarmouth fire d...
Apr 14, 2021
Fundraiser Planned For Digby County Children
Communities in Digby Neck will rally to support four children this weekend. Their mother, 32 year old Sammy Jo Difford passed away after a car accident last month in Roxville. A fundraiser is being he...
Apr 13, 2021 Sammy Jo Difford (Contributed Photo)
Future Of Truckhouse On Saulnierville Wharf Being Discussed
The future of a first nations truckhouse on Saulnierville wharf is being discussed. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says the structure is a potential safety and liability issue that impedes ope...
Apr 13, 2021 Treaty Truckhouse 3 at Saulnierville Wharf (Contributed Photo)
Two Fires In Yarmouth County This Morning
A busy morning for Yarmouth firefighers. Two abandoned homes caught fire, the first on Highway 3 in Pleasant Lake just before 5 a.m. Acting fire chief of the Yarmouth fire department Mike Deveau says ...
Apr 12, 2021 Structure fire in Wellington on April 12/2021 (Photo: Jennifer Bean)
Yarmouth Man Arrested After Traffic Stop
A Yarmouth man was arrested on Easter Sunday during a traffic stop on Main Street. RCMP located a vehicle being driven by a man with arrest warrants from Halifax and Edmonton. Cannabis, cash and a rep...
Apr 12, 2021
Yarmouth Town Council Approves Capital Budget
Yarmouth town council approved the capital budget for the upcoming fiscal year. At Thursday's meeting, council passed a motion to accept the budget at just over $3.17 million. Mayor Pam Mood says the ...
Apr 09, 2021
