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A hockey player from Bridgewater could become a QMJHL champion. Luke Woodworth and Drummondville take a 3-0 series lead into Tuesday night's Game 4 at home against Baie-Comeau. If Drummondville wins, they'll take home the league title for the first time since 2009. Woodworth had three assists in Monday night's Game 3 v...

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to be in the Bridgewater area Tuesday. According to Freeland's itinerary, she'll tour a local childcare centre and make an announcement. Freeland will be joined by the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds and Nova Scotia's Minister of Edu...

It looks like tax rates will be going down in the Town of Shelburne. A two cent decrease in both the residential and commercial rates is proposed. That will put the residential rate at $1.99 per $100 of assessment, and the commercial rate at $3.86. Mayor Harold Locke says the town's financial position continues to impr...

Update: Power was restored Monday afternoon and classes are set to resume normally on Tuesday. A power outage related to a house fire has caused classes to be cancelled at Liverpool Regional High School and Dr.C John Wickwire Academy. Local firefighters were called to a house fire around 4:30 a.m. in the Town of Liverp...

The Digby-Saint John ferry service is set to resume after a dock mechanism failure. According to the Bay Ferries Facebook page, service has been suspended since May 7th after a mechanical issue with the loading bridge at the New Brunswick terminal. Fundy Rose crossings are scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. on Monday with t...

The Town of Lunenburg has announced the bandstand located in Civic Square is currently closed. Citing safety reasons, the town did not provide a timeframe as to when they hope to reopen the site. Yellow caution tape has been installed on the steps of the bandstand to prevent people from using it. The timing is not idea...

A big game for Bridgewater's Luke Woodworth. The Drummondville Voltigeurs captain had three points in his team's 5-0 win over Baie-Comeau to open the Q-league final Thursday. Woodworth had a goal and two assists, as the Volts took a 1-0 series lead. Game 2 is Friday night in Baie-Comeau.

The visiting authors lineup for the 2024 Port Medway Readers Festival has been released, with four authors slated to visit the idyllic seaside village this summer. The event which began in 2002 takes place annually through July and August and provides an opportunity for readers to listen to and meet local and internati...

The Nova Scotia Mobile Clinic will be visiting Shelburne three of the next four Saturdays. Saturday, May 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The clinic will be setup at Shelburne Family Practice, located at 1606 Lake Road. It's inte...

The chargers for electric vehicles at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre (LCLC) will be removed this week. Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell who also serves as Chair of the LCLC Board says they've been having issues with water leaking in around the dedicated power conduit that services the EV chargers. "With wat...

It's been nearly a year since a devastating fire impacted Shelburne County. Dozens of homes and structures were destroyed in the largest wildfire in our province's history. The 'We Rise Again - Shelburne County' fund was developed through local residents and the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia. The fund was initial...

Bridgewater native Luke Woodworth has had an impressive first full season as the Drummondville Voltigeurs captain, leading them to the top of their division in the regular season and now to the Presidents Cup. "We knew we had a good team that had a chance to compete early on and we added some pieces and really bou...

There is a new 24-hour food pantry in Lunenburg, thanks to the community group We Feed Lunenburg. Located outside of the Water Market on Victoria Road the pantry aims to help people in the community struggling with food insecurity. The idea is for anyone with extra non-perishable food items to drop them off at the pant...

The Nova Scotia Health Mobile Clinic will be back in Bridgewater this Wednesday offering non-urgent medical care. It will once again be setup at the South Shore Community Health Centre, located on North Street, operating Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 8:30. Receiving will be done in Suite 102 of the building which also...

A major elver seizure in Yarmouth County. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says officers conducted a search warrant at a suspected holding facility on May 1. Three people were arrested violations of the Fisheries Act. In total, over 28 kilograms of elver, along with four large holding tanks and other equipment we...

Nova Scotia Health is advising residents that the emergency room at Queens General Hospital will be closed the weekend of May 3-5. The closure will begin Friday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., with it reopening Monday morning at 8:oo a.m. for normal hours. During the closure, anyone with urgent medical needs is asked to contac...

The Region of Queens has announced the Milton Pool will not reopen this summer after further damage was discovered following this winter. The pool sustained damage during last Summers' heavy rain, which prompted it's closure for the season. Repair work scheduled to remedy the damage was scheduled to take place last fal...

The Digby General Hospital emergency department will experience some temporary closures for the rest of the week. Nova Scotia Health says the ED will be closed from 4 p.m. Thursday and reopen Friday at 8 a.m. It will also close at 4 p.m. Friday to reopen Monday at 8 a.m. Call 911 if you experience a medical emergency. ...

Part of Highway 103 was closed after a crash in Lunenburg County. Shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday, RCMP reported that due to a multi-vehicle collision, the 103 near the Hebbs Cross exit was closed in both directions. Emergency crews were on the scene. There has been no update on whether anyone was injured. The highway r...

Lunenburg MLA Susan Corkum Greek had a busy day on Tuesday announcing over $8 million in investments around her constituency. Her first stop was in Lunenburg where she was making an announcement on behalf of of the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing. It included $5.6 million for four projects which include: t...