Author Archives: Kevin Northup

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin answered questions on the upcoming provincial budget last night. He was joined by Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood on a Facebook live event. Before taking submitted questions, M...

A messy start to the last day of winter. Snow overnight and this morning caused treacherous road conditions in our area. Don Houston, Operations Supervisor for the Department of Transportation in Yarm...

The Mayor of Yarmouth is joining Premier Iain Rankin live on Facebook tonight. The online event is called 'RankinLIVE: Have your say on Budget 2021.' The Premier will be taking questions on the upcomi...

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...