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For the week of December 8, 2009

 
 
Volunteer partnership asks town for financial support
The Lunenburg Queens Volunteer Partnership is looking to have the last piece of ... 
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Municipality advises joint transit committee to proceed with plan
The Municipality of Lunenburg wants to continue exploring the development of ... 
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Man saved from drowning
Less than two weeks after eight-year-old Emily Stewart watched her father nearly ... 
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  Reuse depot can divert waste from site
Councillor Milton Countway wants to see a reuse depot at the Lunenburg Regional ... 
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Local residents heeding vaccination message
More then 50 per cent of residents of Lunenburg and Queens counties have rolled ... 
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Accused home invader heading for trial
Another of the men accused of being involved in an October 2008 home invasion ... 
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Looking for hit-and-run drivers
Police in Bridgewater are investigating two more collisions where the drivers didn't ... 
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  Lobster season opens in southwest Nova Scotia
Last Christmas wasn't exactly kind to lobster fishermen.  
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Keels for two new schooners to be laid in Lunenburg
A centuries-old tradition which may be a portent of the Town of Lunenburg's ... 
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School board developing policy for funeral service requests
The South Shore Regional School Board is planning a policy to deal with potential ... 
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Demolition of Cumberland Street building appealed
Two appeals have been filed with the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board ... 
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Illegal dump makes unwelcome return to Voglers Cove
Municipal councillor Eric Hustvedt was appalled when he recently went to see ... 
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Lunenburg Tories focus on building their party
Before voters head to the polls again, Lunenburg Tories plan to focus efforts on ... 
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  Chelsea fire department adds new truck
Volunteer firefighters in this community added a new rescue utility vehicle to their fleet.  
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Foundation, council not seeing eye to eye on lease proposal
Bluenose Coastal Actions Foundation's (BCAF) hope of moving their operations ... 
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Chester chamber suggests hiring a municipal economic officer
The Chester Municipal Chamber of Commerce is hoping to convince the municipality ... 
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DesBrisay Museum to get new ceramic flooring
New ceramic flooring will be installed in the town-owned DesBrisay Museum.  
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  Central system cheaper solution to river pollution - engineer
Over 50 per cent of residents who live near the LaHave River estuary pollute the ... 
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RCMP say thank you to volunteers
They can't do it alone, so they wanted to say thank you.  
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Second phase of New Germany sewer begins
The Municipality of Lunenburg has hired an engineering consulting company for ... 
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A Christmas treat good enough to eat
Hansel and Gretel travelled untold miles into a dark and dangerous forest to find ... 
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Fire led to grow-op find
A Yarmouth County man was fined $1,150 December 3 after firefighters found a ... 
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Wallet taken from vehicle
Bridgewater Police are investigating the theft of a wallet from a parked vehicle ... 
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Auxiliary knits shawls for long-term patients
Linda MacDonald, of West Dublin, is offering comfort to long-term patients of ... 
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School challenges others in food bank drive
For many people, what they'd really like to receive as a gift at Christmas is something ... 
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Bridgewater signs deal for crosswalk lighting beacons
An arrangement between this town and the province means motorists should ... 
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Auxiliary member receives lifetime membership
Long-time South Shore Regional Hospital (SSRH) Auxiliary member Joy Bird has ... 
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  Town says no free parking for postal employees
Town council has rejected a request from staff employed at the Lunenburg Post ... 
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Lobster fishermen doing their part to save whales
For the first time, fishermen in southwest Nova Scotia will be using voluntary ... 
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  Small goals help man walk five kilometres
Realizing increment goals over a two-year period has enabled one man to rise ... 
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  Council asks police to step up patrols
Town council will be asking the RCMP to step up late evening weekend patrols ... 
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Porn cinema talk considered 'ridiculous' debate
The lack of protection afforded to kids perusing the internet is an issue of higher ... 
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  Appointed despite chairman's objection
Margie Wentzell's appointment to the Oakland Area Advisory Committee (OAAC) ... 
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  Brookside Cemetery faces erosion, monument dilemmas
Bridgewater officials are struggling with the question of what role the town should ... 
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  Tancook residents weigh in on fire service needs
A survey has been approved for residents on the Tancook Islands about what they ... 
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Nova Scotia Building Supplies serving as drop-off point for food bank donations
It can often be a challenge at this time of year for families to find the means necessary ... 
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Out and about Chester Municipality
The Village of Chester Tourism and Development Association (VOCTADA) has chosen ... 
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MLA meets with council
An open line of communication. That's what Denise Peterson-Rafuse stressed to ... 
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New Ross unveils bandstand
Merry Christmas, New Ross. And for your gift this year, the New Ross Regional ... 
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RCMP recognizes investigators
Nine police officers who investigated the 2008 murder of 12-year-old Karissa Boudreau ... 
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School board to foot costs of fire at Kaizer Meadow
The municipality will not be on the hook for costs absorbed during a fire at the ... 
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A Boston Common Christmas
This year's Boston Common tree lighting ceremony likely won't be one the Shatford ... 
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A Room to Bloom for all seasons
Christmas is the season of giving and one Tantallon resident hopes to extent that ... 
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Chester council notes
A new path and garden scheme for the Chester Garden Club is now complete.  
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