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For the week of March 24, 2009

 
 
Man struck by felled tree 'in good spirits,' wife says
With a couple of operations behind him, Barry Arenburg's spirits are up and his family ... 
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Vehicle inspection requirements causing confusion
Councillor Milton Countway is calling on the provincial government to increase public ... 
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Municipality of Lunenburg adopts tourism strategy
The Municipality of Lunenburg has been branded with a birdhouse. 
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Cyclist alerts homeowner to garage fire
A shift worker bicycling to his job is credited with alerting homeowners to a fire raging ... 
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County launches staff wellness initiatives
Municipality of Lunenburg staff will soon have a committee overseeing its health and fitness. 
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Feds fund Forties seniors' programs
The Forties community centre, thanks in part to a federal grant, is expanding its senior ... 
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  Town hears benefits of switching to paperless system
Bridgewater stands to save money, paper and time if council chooses to adopt an electronic system... 
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RCMP recover stolen bikes
The RCMP are looking for the owners of a couple of missing bikes. 
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Thief strikes at lake camp
RCMP in Chester are still investigating a break and enter at a camp on Mill Cove Lake in early March. 
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Tick season starts in late March
Slowly but surely, the number of documented cases of Lyme disease in this area have been ... 
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Marketing firm recommends municipality alter name
What's in a name? For marketing purposes, apparently quite a bit. 
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Authorities probe damage complaint
Bridgewater Police are looking for a driver who did some damage at a car wash and drove ... 
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Consultant hired for transit study
The Municipality of Lunenburg has endorsed a recommendation to hire a consulting ... 
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Earth Hour strikes this weekend
Sometimes the simplest of things can make the greatest of impacts. 
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Man admits driving drunk
Whatever the judge decided to do was a lesser punishment than this drunk driver had already endured. 
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Sixth man charged in home invasion
Bridgewater Police have charged a sixth person in connection with an October ... 
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Municipality considers better way to give generator grants
Questions led the Municipality of Lunenburg council to defer a motion to award grants ... 
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Crowd thin at police meeting
The police chief joked that it was like throwing a party and having almost no one show up... 
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Local chefs to face off in provincial competition
A pair of Lunenburg-based chefs have been asked to strut their stuff at a provincial cook-off ... 
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Municipality doesn't want to require civic numbering
Councillor Milton Countway feels it's up to the provincial government to require residents to ... 
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Funds will help preserve Ross Farm heritage
For years the people of Ross Farm have made preserving the past their passion.  
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Midwifery act effective
South Shore mothers-to-be will soon have access to a midwife.  
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Taking drunk drivers off the roads
What started as a year-long pilot project targeting impaired drivers has been so successful ... 
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Most property owners warm to selling land for street upgrade
Most of the property owners who received letters telling them the town wants to buy land ... 
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  House fire cause linked to dryer, says fire marshal
The cause of a March 18 house fire in this community is linked to a dryer running ... 
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Immersion threatened
A South Shore Regional School Board consultant has recommended immediate action ... 
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Livin' la vida lobster
The beleaguered Nova Scotia lobster is about to get a new lease on life.  
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RCMP hosting public meetings
The RCMP of Lunenburg County is seeking your input on community policing. 
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Passing the buck
For what seems like an eternity, Lunenburg Mayor Laurence Mawhinney and his ... 
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Toronto mayor highlights list of sustainability forum speakers
Toronto Mayor David Miller is the highlighted speaker at a special event discussing the ... 
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Heritage society elects new executive
The Lunenburg Heritage Society is kicking off 2009 with some new blood at the helm.  
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  Municipality asked to chip in on fieldhouse shortfall
The South Shore Fieldhouse Society was before the Municipality of Lunenburg council ... 
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Resumé drop-off
Potential employers and employees have been invited to attend New Germany's first job expo. 
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Council to issue tax receipts for donations
The Municipality of Lunenburg's committee of the whole has agreed to issue tax ... 
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Sport fishing meeting to be held in Lunenburg
Recreational fishermen on the South Shore are invited to a government-hosted meeting to give... 
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Spring is a busy time at the Mahone Bay Centre
Many hands make light work. At least, that seemed to be the case during March break as a team of ... 
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