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The NSNDP Caucus is in Bridgewater this week. The official opposition is holding their first retreat, Monday and Tuesday, ahead of the spring sitting of legislature with plans to discuss the upcoming spring budget, priorities and policies. Leader Claudia Chender says they are dedicated to doing the work to make sure th...

The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) has approved a significant funding increase to its Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program, allocating an additional $600,000 to address the growing demand from residents with dry wells. The program provides low-interest loans to homeowners in need of well drilling and ...

A coordinated search effort in New Canada led to the safe recovery of a missing youth on January 16. Lunenburg District RCMP, with the assistance of RCMP Police Dog Services, local fire departments, and Emergency Health Services (EHS), responded to the report at approximately 5:55 p.m. The Bridgewater Fire Department c...

A deal has been reached for Region of Queens Municipality workers to return to the job. Council announced a collective agreement has been ratified through 2027 with IBEU Local 1928. It includes a retro-active four percent wage increase for the public works employees, as well as 2.5 percent increases over the next two y...

The Lunenburg Fire Department recently held its annual meeting during which it's leaders were selected for the upcoming year and awards were presented to some firefighters for their service. Six firefighters were honoured for their crucial role in battling the 2023 Shelburne wildfires. Captains Trevor Lohnes, Barrett R...

Lunenburg Council is taking the next steps in addressing the town's growing childcare needs by identifying two potential sites for a new daycare facility. At the latest council meeting, several locations were reviewed, with Starr Street near Hillcrest Cemetery and the Blue Building at 87 Victoria Road emerging as the t...

Hillsview Acres Home for Special Care, located between Liverpool and Caledonia on Highway 8, is currently closed to non-essential visitors due to flu-like symptoms observed in residents. This precautionary measure was put in place Monday, January 14 to ensure the health and safety of everyone at the facility. Hillsview...

The emergency department at the QEII in Halifax is operating normally again. In a statement on X Friday night, Nova Scotia Health said it was only accepting life-threatening emergencies after a partial power failure.

A Shelburne County man has been arrested on 40 offences. The 54-year-old man from Clark's Harbour went on a crime spree starting last weekend. He entered a home and made threats, then Monday there was a heavy police presence in Clark's Harbour after a break-and-enter. After days of searching, overnight Thursday the man...

Update: 1:15 p.m. The SSRCE confirmed that the hold and secure was lifted shortly before 1:00 p.m., and confirmed that all students and staff were safe. Bridgewater Police (BPS) told our newsroom that the hold and secure was initiated after a student alerted the school to threats they had received from someone off camp...