Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The emergency department at Roseway Hospital in Shelburne will be closed for ten hours tomorrow. The closure begins at 7 a.m and ends at 5 p.m. The Nova Scotia Health Authority says this is due to a l...

The Yarmouth Mariners battled back to gain a point in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Amherst Ramblers last night at Amherst Stadium. The Mariners trailed 4-0 heading into the 3rd period, but rallied to ti...

Nova Scotia RCMP are putting a call out to citizens: wear a seatbelt...properly. Last year, 27 serious and fatal collisions involved people not wearing seatbelts, or wearing one incorrectly. Corporal ...

Yarmouth town council voted yesterday to begin work on replacing lights in the pool at the former YCMA building. Mayor Pam Mood says $6,300 of the community trust fund will be used for the work. "A li...

The federal government will invest in local seafood companies. $4.8 million in funding will go to 11 fishing companies in Western Nova Scotia through the Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund. In a rele...

The Yarmouth Mariners visit the Amherst Ramblers tonight in MHL action. Yarmouth currently leads the Ramblers by 5 points for first place in the Eastlink South Division. Mariners Head Coach and GM Lau...

In local volleyball, Southwest Fusion's U18 team took 3 out of 4 sets from Annapolis last Wednesday. The U18's, coached by Jordan Pierce and Ricky Muise, also won 3 out 4 against Digby. The U16's play...

Plans to re-open the former YMCA building in downtown Yarmouth took a step forward yesterday. The Mariners Centre Expansion Steering Committee passed two recommendations from the bridge sub-committee....

Two men have been charged after an armed robbery last night in Yarmouth. It happened just before 10pm at a business on Starrs Road. RCMP say the suspects entered the store wearing masks, one suspect b...