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For the week of March 18, 2008

 
 
Shoppers Drug Mart expanding
Representatives from the Bridgewater Mall and Shoppers Drug Mart jointly announced ... 
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Municipality agrees to lifestyle centre co-ordinator
The Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre (LCLC) Society wants its municipal partners to hire ... 
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Let the treasure hunt begin - again
Digging has resumed on famed Oak Island for the first time in 17 years. 
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Increase in fire insurance grants
Councillor Martin Bell wants to see all firefighters receive the same insurance coverage. 
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Petite loses post office
The closure of Petite Market has left the Petite Riviere area without a postal outlet. 
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Forties fire ravages garage, two vehicles
The loss of mechanical and carpentry gear inside his building was more devastating ... 
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Mahone Bay in favour of aiding low-income earners
The Town of Mahone Bay is throwing its support behind an effort to ... 
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Council agrees to fund Chester rink
Chester Municipal Council has agreed to give $250,000 to Church Memorial Park ... 
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Town fast-tracks Foley Lane, North Street projects
This town has decided to fast-track four capital projects worth about $500,000. 
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Trend starting to raise alarm
The deregistration of heritage properties is a growing concern in Mahone Bay ... 
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Mahone Bay couple apply to deregister heritage home
Richard and Shirley Novossiltzeff have made an application to have their home at 457 Main removed ... 
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Acceptance of streets, deeds, sets stage for new construction
Bridgewater is close to signing off on planning department matters that will allow  
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Technology secures engineering award for Cookville treatment plant
The creator of the $4.4 million Cookville waste-water treatment plant has secured a ... 
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Chief of Defence staff Hillier coming to Bridgewater for rally
Canada's chief of Defence staff will be in town to participate in a Support Our Troops ... 
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Citizens' group formed to watch Glen Allan park
A new citizens' watch group will be the eyes and ears of a public park off ... 
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Retired university professor to speak at library
A public discussion series will be held monthly at the Lunenburg Library. 
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Bike found in Lunenburg
If you've recently lost a bicycle, the RCMP may be looking for you. 
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Fundraising group created in name of late Pinehurst teen
Family and friends of a teen who died last year of cancer have joined together to ... 
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Festival organizers seek support from businesses
Many people have no idea how much it costs to stage any one of Lunenburg County's annual summer ... 
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Senior shocked by unsolicited insurance coverage
Glo McNeill has a word of advice for holders of department store credit cards - make sure you ... 
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Lunenburg County students clean up at recycling awards
Lunenburg County students earned nearly half of the 14 regional honours presented at the ... 
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Choppers called to assist injured woodsman
The use of choppers was taken into consideration last week to aid a woodsman with a leg injury. 
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Squadron getting name change
Pine Grove-based airfield engineers will soon be known as construction engineers. 
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Breathing economic life
A group of area residents are putting their heads together to revitalize New Germany. 
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Liberals won't give Tories budget ultimatum
There will be no budget ultimatum coming this spring from the third-place Liberals dictating ... 
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No promises from NDP
Opposition leader Darrell Dexter accuses the MacDonald government of shunning ... 
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Parking meter vandalized
Police in Bridgewater are looking for the person who damaged one of their parking ... 
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Vandals strike at Bridgewater cemetery
Vandals did hundreds, maybe thousands, of dollars worth of damage ... 
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Drumlin Hills opens Labour Day
It's quite a sight to see the towering blocks of what will become one of this town's largest apartment complexes. 
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Bridgewater advised of new Glen Allan Drive development
The extended portion of Glen Allan Drive could be home to another new development. 
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Apartment complex okayed for Mahone Bay
A 24-unit apartment complex proposed for Kinburn Street in Mahone Bay has ... 
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Civic politician, pottery shop owner seek Lunenburg NDP nod
New Democrats in the riding of Lunenburg will have to choose between two people vying for the nomination. 
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Regional emergency head says municipal roles 'blurred' in past
Clearing up confusion is the latest role of this region's emergency management co-ordinator along with ... 
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Entire floor, windows removed from Bridgewater development
A decision to wipe out an entire floor and a series of windows from a Pleasant ... 
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Fisherman wins $250,000
A Bridgewater man is $250,000 richer after cracking the right Keno numbers in a ... 
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Mahone Bay's 'knitting matriarch' dies
The Town of Mahone Bay has lost the matriarch of its knitting nobility. 
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Cole Cox winning battle with rare immunodeficiency
A year ago, Jen and Mark Cox were wondering if their family would ever be able to ... 
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Fire department seeks submissions for cookbook
Their motto, "To Protect the Beauty Around Us," is a pledge members of the Mahone Bay fire department take very seriously. 
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Wells back as Grit party prez
Chester lawyer Derek Wells is back as president of Nova Scotia's Liberal party. 
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Sewer treatment fairness
Some Municipality of Lunenburg residents feel they're not getting treated fairly. 
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Petition circulating for overhaul of Windsor Road
A petition to vastly improve the conditions of the Windsor Road has garnered over ... 
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Primary students to be studied for school readiness
The South Shore Regional School Board is implementing an innovative pilot program to ... 
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No changes from Taser report
Police in Bridgewater don't expect to make any changes in the way they use Tasers ... 
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Federal funding for literacy program ending
"Oral language has been found to be a powerful predictor of success in learning to read and spell." 
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