Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A significant move forward in the expansion of Mariners Centre. The construction tender was awarded to RCS Construction, and work is expected to begin next month. It will be a seperate building on the...

A new survey says people in Shelburne County are worried about housing. The Municipality of Shelburne released the survey in the spring and got 175 responses. Over half say they are, or know someone w...

You may have noticed an increased police presence in downtown Yarmouth. Before 11 a.m, reports of RCMP members with guns drawn near the intersection at Main and Parade streets. An eyewitness inside a ...

A local 'Chase the Ace' draw is really taking off. It's helped raise over $150,000 for the Melbourne Community Centre in Yarmouth County so far. There are three cards left after Tuesday night's draw, ...

We could see more teams in the Professional Women's Hockey League. Speaking on ESPN, vice-president of business operations Amy Scheer says the league is preparing to expand to two more cities as early...

Outrage on social media over racist Halloween costumes at a party in Cape Breton. Videos and pictures show four people dressed in what looked to be Ku Klux Klan attire, one was carrying a large cross....

A Shelburne man has been charged with attempted murder. The 41-year-old was arrested Sunday after a stabbing at a home on Shore Road. Another man suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, t...

Royal Canadian Legion members are looking for volunteers. The annual poppy campaign is on in the leadup to Remembrance Day. Brenda Hattie with the Yarmouth legion Branch 61 says they need people to go...

It's the Western Counties Regional Libraries' most important fundraiser. The 'Adopt-a-Book' campaign is on, it happens every two years. The library's Ian White says their goal is to adopt 750 books by...

UPDATE 7 a.m.: power has been restored. ---------------------------------------------------------- A power outage is affecting over 1,400 Nova Scotia Power customers in Yarmouth County. The power is o...