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Night out raises more than $2,000 for Bear River Fire Department
BEAR RIVER, N.S. - About 80 ladies enjoyed a night out in Annapolis County recently to help raise funds for the Bear River Fire Hall. The Ladies Night event was held Nov. 17 to raise funds for the local volunteer fire department and hall. Kristen ...
Boatbuilders boosting capacity and hiring workers to keep up with demand
WEDGEPORT, YARMOUTH COUNTY, NS – Wedgeport Boats is boosting its production capacity and hiring more employees to meet the strong demand for modern lobster-fishing boats. Fraser Challoner, the boatyard’s general manager, said ...
Optimism heading into the 2017 lobster season off southwestern Nova Scotia
YARMOUTH, N.S. – While many factors can come into play before an opening shore price is determined in the commercial lobster fishery, there is reason for optimism going into this season. In ...
After working with four generations of Inshore Fisheries family, Yarmouth County woman getting set to retire
WEST PUBNICO, N.S. – Through four generations and almost 50 years, Nancy d’Entremont has seen a lot of changes as bookkeeper for Inshore Fisheries Ltd. in West Pubnico, Yarmouth County. FIRST GENERATION D’Entremont began her ...
Antique viewing held in Annapolis Royal
ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. - Arts and culture enthusiasts had an opportunity to do some browsing last weekend during a pop-up shop in Annapolis Royal. On Nov. 18, Sons & Daughters Antiques hosted a pop-up shop at the Satso-Art Studio and Gallery. ...
Staying off the naughty list
With a little more than a month to go before Christmas Day, the countdown is on and in many cases the receipts have already started to pile up. Except for me, of course, as I see last-minute shopping – hoping to score one or two deals – ...
Millennials cashing in on new investing craze
At 25 years of age, musician and composer Ryan Osborne still lives with his mother in Cole Harbour, N.S., and works part-time at the Telus store at the Halifax Shopping Centre. He’s also an investor. In nearby Hammonds Plains, every rotation ...
Aiming for more port visits to Yarmouth by small cruise ships
YARMOUTH, N.S. – Yarmouth hopes to become a destination for more and more small cruise ships. And working towards this goal is Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association (YASTA), which says there are many things that position the port ...
Canadians among the world’s most financially literate
November isn’t just the time of year when men grow embarrassingly bad moustaches in the name of cancer research and people start wracking up Christmas debt, it’s also financial literacy month. We, Canadians, are among the world leaders ...
Free meals, food banks, bargains help students survive high price of higher education
In fourth-year university student Sam Nixon’s fridge, there is a bit of pizza. Sure, it’s cold, a leftover from an event at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S. But, hey, it’s also free. Professors paid for it. And it’s ...