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$7.75-MILLION ANONYMOUS DONATION CELEBRATED
As construction of a new emergency department was happening outside of the Yarmouth Regional Hospital, inside the hospital there were 7.75 million reasons behind jubilant applause, even though no one knew who to specifically direct the applause to. In...
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BE LIKE DREW
People of all ages took part in soccer scrimmages during a Be Like Drew event that the Southwest Blast FC soccer club hosted as a kickoff to 2026 and most importantly, to remember and celebrate the life of Drew Nickerson.
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`Uncertainty can be one of the hardest realities to understand'
As an RCMP officer for 32 years, Mark Hustins dealt in facts and evidence. Then life took a turn. His personal circumstances left him relying on speculation, guesswork, uncertainty, and the unknown. “That was hard to take because being a policeman,...
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Challenging commercial lobster season winding down
The six-month commercial lobster fishery in southwestern Nova Scotia is crawling towards the May 31 season closure. Low landings, quality issues, increased operating costs, lackluster shore prices and bad weather have challenged Lobster Fishing Area...
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`BEHIND EVERY LOSS ARE LOVED ONES'
From the branches of the trees they were hung on, the red dresses moved and swayed in the wind. For those gathered on this day, it was hoped more movement would collectively reach their hearts and souls, beyond the steps of the walk they had taken to...
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THE NEED FOR SPEED
They don't normally clock themselves, but when the Merrett family of Digby decided to give speed skating a try, they quickly discovered how fast they fell in love with the sport. Dad Sean and his sons, Henry and Spencer, first gave speed skating a try...
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A BIG BOOST TO THE REGION
The Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse (CDÉNÉ) has launched a report that explores the concrete contributions of the 2024 Congrès mondial acadien (CMA) to southwestern Nova Scotia. The report, Measuring the Economic Impacts of...
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LOTS OF INTEREST IN THE CAT
The CAT will soon be back in service, ferrying people and their vehicles back and forth between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine. “We are seeing a high level of interest in The CAT service for the 2026 sailing season. Booked passenger numbers are...
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STITCHES OF HOPE
Each time the needle and thread break through the fabric of the quilt, something deeply meaningful is happening. Not just once. Not twice. Not hundreds of times. But thousands of times. The small Yarmouth County quilting group calls itself Stitches of...
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CARNEY GETS TASTE OF FISHERY, ACADIAN CULTURE DURING VISIT
It's not every day a fishing crew in southwestern Nova Scotia has a prime minister of Canada tossing bait boxes onto their boat. But such was the case at the Dennis Point Wharf in Lower West Pubnico on March 27, as Prime Minister Mark Carney threw...
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`We want to be told we're worth it'
The people who work in seniors' long-term care facilities to help residents get through their days say they need help from the provincial government to be able to do the same in their own lives. That help, they say, is a higher and fairer wage. The...
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Community says goodbye, for now, to Barrington Woolen Mill museum
While it's been around a month since the provincial government announced it was permanently closing 12 museums in the Nova Scotia Museum family as a budget cost-saving measure, what comes next for the historic properties remains uncertain. “We've had...
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IMPASSIONED PLEAS AT YARMOUTH BUDGET PROTEST
When asked about one of the things she loves most about the Barrington Woolen Mill museum, Jean Knowles mentions that Nova Scotia's very first tartan is incorporated in a display there. Designed and woven by Bessie Murray in 1953, it's one part of the...
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`There will be challenges'
It didn't take long for the public to react negatively to the Nova Scotia budget tabled in the legislature on Feb. 23. And these concerns are ongoing. If passed as presented, the budget would mean cuts to 287 grants, including 127 that are targeted...
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`HER NAME WAS ERICA. SHE WAS LOVED'
There were so many times that Diane Axent didn't know where her daughter Erica Joy Axent Hilton was. Not only was her daughter's physical whereabouts a mystery, but Erica was a damaged lost person in a world of addiction and substance abuse. A `lost,...
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CLARE VETERANS CENTRE OPENING CELEBRATED
Where once an old legion building stood, now stands a new, modern, nearly $8 million community centre in Saulnierville, Digby County, that proudly carries the name, the Clare Veterans Centre. The Municipality of Clare, which owns the building, says it...
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WHAT'S THE VERDICT? 12 ANGRY JURORS
The jury deliberations prove to be challenging during Th'YARC's stage production of 12 Angry Jurors, happening in February. Cast members, pictured here, have been on the stage for rehearsals in advance of the show's opening on Feb. 19. The show will...
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BACK IN THE CLASSROOM
While sometimes getting someone through the door for the first time is the hard part, getting them to stay is anything but. Even those who may have hesitated find themselves saying: I wish I had done this sooner. The door they've walked through is...
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A DECADE OF MULTITASKING DOWN TO A SCIENCE
It began as something for a few hundred people to do on New Year's Eve in Yarmouth 10 years ago. It's since translated into countless events organized over the past decade that, by estimate, have been attended by at least a couple hundred thousand...
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Avoiding disaster: Major work slated for Mariners Centre
While there is a huge expansion project happening on the grounds of the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, this spring and summer a major fix will also be happening inside the dual-ice surface facility. Although the project will cause some inconveniences...
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ANNUAL LOBSTER CRAWL CRUSTACEAN CELEBRATION GEARING UP
Video submissions are being accepted until Jan. 26 for the 2026 Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Lob'STAR. “The Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl is searching for that special South Shore someone who doesn't just like lobster, they love it so much they can't help...
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