Dumping Day is fast approaching. What’s the outlook for the lobster fishing season? Jakob Postlewaite chats with Dan Fleck of the Brazil Rock 33/34 Lobster Association and Dwayne Surette with DFO.

Curling is also coming back to Yarmouth in a big way. The Canadian Senior Championships begin next weekend at Mariners Centre. We get all the details on what to expect in an interview with local organizers Neil MacKenzie and Nick Hilton.

And, we talk to local storyteller Laurent d’Entremont about his latest book.

The Weekender is an award-winning news program produced by Y95 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The show tells the stories of the Tri-Counties – in-depth interviews, background stories, looks at the local entertainment and music scenes and so much more. It is our finger on the pulse of the region that includes Yarmouth, Digby, and Shelburne.

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