Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The Municipality of the District of Yarmouth wants to develop a new housing strategy. A request for proposals is out for the development of a comprehensive municipal housing and investment strategy. T...

The province wants the feds to act on offshore wind. A group was in Ottawa to speak about Bill C-49, which would give the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board the power to regulate offshore ren...

A major milestone for a business in Barrington Passage. Wilson's Home Hardware is celebrating their 100th anniversary. Owner Mike Wilson says it's incredible to experience this with the team. "A lot o...

First Nations could have a bigger share of the lucrative elver fishery. The federal government sent a letter to license holders this week, saying they're considering upping the quota to 50 percent fro...

Lobster fishers want to see a crack down on poaching in southwestern Nova Scotia. The issue was raised during a meeting in Yarmouth among industry members and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (D...

Next steps have been determined for the future of the Bangor Sawmill Museum site in Clare. Fire destroyed the building on Saturday, it was one of the last water-powered turbine lumber sawmills in Nort...

Get ready for a hot and muggy summer. Environment Canada predicts higher-than-normal temperatures throughout most of Canada. That doesn't include coastal B.C. and the Yukon, where normal to below-aver...

The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education says they already do a great job with cellphones in schools. The province announced a plan last week to ban the devices in classrooms. Executive director J...

A Nova Scotian had her name called at the PWHL Draft. New Minas' Mae Batherson was selected by Minnesota in the sixth round, 33rd overall. Batherson had been playing defense for St. Lawrence Universit...

RCMP are investigating a fire that destroyed the Bangor Sawmill and Museum in Meteghan. The historic building burned down early Saturday morning. Police say there's no evidence that it was criminal in...