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The owners of Mariners Centre are going to replace an aging ice-pad. The Town and Municipality of Yarmouth and the Municipality of Argyle agreed at separate meetings to cover the cost, based on their intermunicipal agreement. The ice pad in the main arena is 25 years old and nearing its end-of-life, with leaks in the p...

Some of the province's best curlers are in Shelburne. The Mixed Provincials begin Friday at the curling club. Local fans will be able to see Shelburne's own Annie King along with Team Stevens in the 2 p.m. game Friday. It's free to watch, the championship game is Sunday at 2 p.m.

A major repair is likely coming next year for Mariners Centre. The ice-pad inside the main arena is nearing its end-of-life, according to the Mariners Centre Board of Directors. Failing pipes have produced leaks beneath the floor, and experts have said it's time for a new pad. Board chair Daniel Muise says they're aimi...

Investigators are looking for information after a break and enter at the Southville Fire Department. RCMP say it happened around 9 a.m., March 14. It is not known at this time how many people were involved, but the suspects broke the windows of the fire station and stole uniforms (bunker gear), and a hydraulic motor us...

Work continues to save an historic church in Clare. A group of volunteers helped decontaminate the steeple of Eglise Sainte-Marie in Church Point. Many bags of bird feces were removed from the site Saturday as part of 'Operation Pigeon,' and over 50 people showed up to help. Five local fire departments also used it as ...

If you notice some military activity in Yarmouth, it's just a test. Members of the 84th Independent Field Battery will be marching in uniform from 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. They'll have tactical gear and rifles, the weapons won't be loaded. The group says it's a combat force test. The route is from Parade Street to Ma...

Aquaculture in Argyle was a hot topic at a recent council meeting. A motion from councillor Malcolm Madden to halt 53 pre-approved sites in the Aquaculture Development Area until proper consultations can be done did not get a seconder. The province and Argyle announced the ADA sites in Lobster Bay last year, the first ...

The Western Hurricanes have advanced to provincials. The U15 Major team defeated The Novas 3-0 on Sunday morning at Mariners Centre. Western took the best-of-three series 2-1. The Novas forced the deciding game with an overtime victory Saturday night, also in Yarmouth. The Hurricanes feature eight local players on thei...

An emu named Fluff is back at home safe and sound after escaping from its owner's property on Beech Hill Road near Liverpool. The large 27-year-old flightless bird was spotted multiple times along Highway 103, particularly near Exit 21 through the week after going missing March 15. The owner says Fluff likely made his ...

A big investment from the federal government to the town of Yarmouth to help grow the local housing supply. Ottawa is spending over $2,323,150 from the Housing Accelerator Fund which is a program designed to remove barriers in order to build more homes, faster. With the money the town will develop an action plan to con...