Top News
South Shore Breaker
Clare, Argyle preparing bid to host 2024 Acadian congress
ARGYLE/CLARE, N.S. – The southwestern Nova Scotia municipalities of Clare and Argyle are preparing a joint bid to host the seventh Congrès mondial acadien (CMA), to be held in August 2024. The region last took part in the congress in ...
MSVU faculty union votes to strike
The union representing full-time faculty, laboratory instructors and librarians at Mount Saint Vincent University has given the green light for a strike. Ninety-four per cent of 144 union members supported a strike mandate if conciliation talks ...
Municipality of Barrington hires Chris Frotten as its new CAO
BARRINGTON, N.S. – The Municipality of Argyle’s municipal clerk will soon by the Municipality of Barrington’s new Chief Administrative Officer CAO. Chris Frotten was hired for the position at a special council meeting on Nov. 5. He ...
'They would all have tears in their eyes': Veterans remembered with special banners in the Municipality of Barrington and Town of Clark's Harbour
The Clark’s Harbour cenotaph makes a fitting background for a memorial banner honouring a World War I veteran. Kathy Johnson photo BARRINGTON/CLARK'S HARBOUR, NS – Hearts are swelling with pride these days ...
Central School club teaching empathy and kindness
School has ended for the day and yet a group of students are still so happy to be here inside a room at Yarmouth Central School. There’s a lot of chatter inside the room by the elementary students and some pretty serious colouring with ...
Volunteers lauded for decades of service
Firefighter Douglas Wolfe wasn’t sure what made him more proud: the medal for 65 years of service or that he had received it from his son. “If you were to ask me what my biggest accomplishment has been as a firefighter, it would be my ...
Baccaro Lighthouse dome getting touched up in Municipality of Barrington
BARRINGTON MUNICIPALITY, NS – The dome on the Baccaro Lighthouse is getting a paint job. Work began in late October. “They’re going to sandblast and paint the dome, just the metal part,” said Bill Powley, a member of the ...
Multiple emergency department closures at Shelburne Roseway Hospital Nov. 2-5 due to lack of physician availability
SHEBURNE, N.S. – The emerency department at Roseway Hospital is seeing more closures during the Nov. 2-5 timeframe due to the lack of physician availability, says the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA). The closure schedule ...
More Janes chicken products recalled, food inspection agency announces
A recall of Janes chicken products has been expanded, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Friday. An Oct. 26 recall of Janes Pub Style Chicken Burgers has been updated to include Janes Pub Style Chicken Strips. Sofina Foods Inc. is ...
Arcadia sidewalk being replaced
ARCADIA - Motorists are advised to use caution and expect traffic delays through Arcadia during the replacement of the sidewalk on the east side of the road. The project was approved as part of the 2018-19 capital budget for the Municipality ...