The Digby Courier

Need for Speed P1 A1

Bent steel and broken lives: why do we drive too fast?

Check out the lights from your area and around Atlantic Canada below! - 123RF photo

2018 Christmas Lights map

The former Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Plympton, Digby County is being demolished, by hand. Stan Atwell of the company Anything and Everything Demolition and Recycling stands in what is left so far of the former Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Plympton, Digby County. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Dismantling the past by hand: Digby County church being demolished but ...

The owners of the Rodd Colony Harbour Inn are considering reopening the complex next spring.

Owners investing millions in Yarmouth's Rodd Colony Harbour Inn and ...

["<p>An Amherst man makes his way down LaPlanche Street during Tuesday's snowstorm that dumped 29 cm of snow on the town. Another dump of snow is forecast for late Friday and early Saturday.</p>"]

Chances are it will be a green (not white) Christmas for Nova Scotia

Each year Le Petit Bois is decorated by volunteers for the Christmas season. The trail is located behind Église Sainte-Marie Church in Church Point on Route 1.

Elves transform Church Point's Le Petit Bois into enchanted forest for ...

Olympic and World figure skating champion Kaetlyn Osmond conducting a day-long seminar with young skaters at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth that included on-ice instruction and a Q&A. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

World and Olympic champion figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond spends day ...

2019 Cadillac XT4 Sport. - Cadillac

Cadillac’s resurrection in good hands with XT4

Michael Drew of Yarmouth.

Yarmouth resident Michael Drew announces intention to seek Liberal ...

Stop #2 on Lisa’s high-points-of-Halifax outing in the 2019 Subaru Ascent, Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, is an urban wilderness that, once developed with a trail system, will claim the title of largest urban park in North America.

Taking the high road with Subaru’s 2019 Ascent SUV

B.M.C. Seafoods Ltd. in Meteghan, Digby County, is once again growing its operations. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

B.M.C. Seafood Ltd. of Meteghan forging ahead with ambitious expansion plan

Updated 13 hours ago

RCMP Corporal Jennifer Clarke says given the potential outcome of speeding, it’s just not worth taking the risk.

Not a victimless crime: First responders say speeding-related accidents affect many lives

Updated 13 hours ago

Olympic and World figure skating champion Kaetlyn Osmond conducting a day-long seminar with young skaters at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth that included on-ice instruction and a Q&A. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

World and Olympic champion figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond spends day with young skaters in Yarmouth

Updated 12 hours ago

2019 Cadillac XT4 Sport. - Cadillac

Cadillac’s resurrection in good hands with XT4

Updated 13 hours ago

News

Michael Drew of Yarmouth.

Yarmouth resident Michael Drew announces intention to seek Liberal nomination for West Nova riding

Updated 14 hours ago

Help available for first responders dealing with PTSD

Updated 13 hours ago

RCMP Corporal Jennifer Clarke says given the potential outcome of speeding, it’s just not worth taking the risk.

Not a victimless crime: First responders say speeding-related accidents affect many lives

Updated 13 hours ago

Annapolis RCMP Crime Report looks at the weekly calls for service police answer.

A crazy week - Annapolis District RCMP officers shot at, threatened, deal with drunk men and fighting women

Updated Jan 14, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

Living

Sandra Turnbull, a walker and volunteer for the Digby Area Recreation Commission’s indoor walking program at Digby Regional High School, and Holly Thomas, one of the program’s participants, make their way through one of the hallways during a program session at the Digby school.

Walking program ‘keeps us young’; sessions held at Digby Regional High School, St. Mary's Bay Academy

Published 16 hours ago

Five-year-old Teagan Sullivan enjoys feeding George treats. George is a pet pig who is staying in Nuttby Mountain while his owner is working in the Yukon.

VIDEO: Pet pigs popular with Colchester County residents

Updated Jan 11, 2019 at 11:36 a.m.

12 ways to maximize vertical space at home

Updated Jan 09, 2019 at 1 p.m.

Matt Smith reads the name of the winning ticket holder in the Jan. 2 Chase the Ace draw. The winner was called, selected one of the remaining 12 cards, but missed the ace. He won almost $5,000 anyway. The draw tonight is worth at least $93,000.

Annapolis Royal Fire’s Chase the Ace at $93,000 tonight

Updated Jan 09, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

Business

B.M.C. Seafoods Ltd. in Meteghan, Digby County, is once again growing its operations. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

B.M.C. Seafood Ltd. of Meteghan forging ahead with ambitious expansion plan

Updated 13 hours ago

Roland DesChamp Sr. holds a photo of the first boat launched in 1963 by DesChamp and Jackson boatbuilders. KATHY JOHNSON

Lifelong Shelburne boatbuilder retires: ‘I knew how to build a boat when I was 15 years old'

Updated Jan 02, 2019 at 11:52 a.m.

Carleton Road Industries Association currently operates a gas bar, post office, convenience store, and thrift store in Lawrencetown. As of Jan. 9, it will operate a bottle exchange at the west end of the old co-op store.

Get your refunds here - Carleton Road Industries Association opening bottle exchange in Middleton, Lawrencetown

Updated Dec 30, 2018 at 2:10 p.m.

Value Village store manager Reg Chitty says his New Minas store branch has been using paper bags in lieu of plastic since August, and that the change has been a popular one with customers.

Nova Scotia governments mull plastic bag ban, businesses take stock of what they use

Updated Dec 20, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.

Sports

Olympic and World figure skating champion Kaetlyn Osmond conducting a day-long seminar with young skaters at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth that included on-ice instruction and a Q&A. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

World and Olympic champion figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond spends day with young skaters in Yarmouth

Updated 12 hours ago

Quebec Remparts centre Luke Kutkevicius tries to tip the puck past Halifax Mooseheads goalie Cole McLaren during the second period of Saturday night’s QMJHL game at the Scotiabank Centre. (Ryan Taplin/The Chronicle Herald)

Remparts catch Mooseheads off guard

Updated Jan 05, 2019 at 10:25 p.m.

Ryan Graves made his NHL debut on Dec. 27 with the Colorado Avalanche. Post-game interviews. EMILY WADE PHOTO/COURTESY OF COLORADO AVALANCHE SOCIAL MEDIA

Yarmouth's Ryan Graves on playing in the NHL: ‘It’s been an enjoyable experience and I’m trying to make the best of it’

Updated Jan 05, 2019 at 1:21 p.m.

Hurricanes end year with 112-109 win

Updated Dec 31, 2018 at 9:15 p.m.

Opinion

['<p>Drones have become increasingly popular, such as this one used by police. However, others, such as one that was spotted near a school area in Bible Hill this week, are considered a safety concern.<br /></p>']

EDITORIAL: Dealing with drones

Published a day ago

Seagulls wait for scraps from cod being gutted in a small boat at Cape Bonavista in this file photo.

EDITORIAL: Ocean imbalance

Published Jan 08, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: Forest sector will fight for Northern Pulp

Published Jan 05, 2019 at 6 a.m.

According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, only 37.5 per cent of Canadian workers have a pension plan. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: On the road to pension poverty

Published Jan 04, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Community

Matt Smith reads the name of the winning ticket holder in the Jan. 2 Chase the Ace draw. The winner was called, selected one of the remaining 12 cards, but missed the ace. He won almost $5,000 anyway. The draw tonight is worth at least $93,000.

Annapolis Royal Fire’s Chase the Ace at $105,000 on Jan. 23

Updated 13 hours ago

Patrick Armstrong of Wilmot and his fiancé Niki are both paramedics. Armstrong took a six-month leave of absence for health reasons and is currently teaching paramedicine at the College of the North Atlantic in Qatar.

Outside the box - Middleton paramedic leaves stress behind to teach in Middle East

Updated Dec 27, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.

['Another busy week for Annapolis RCMP']

Don’t let a Grinch steal your Christmas - watch out for these scams!

Updated Dec 24, 2018 at 4:15 p.m.

Clare Chess Club members include John MacKinnon, Delbert Thimot, Jolyn Arcenaux, Andrew Eaton. In front: David Noon and Richard Landry, Lloyd Lombard, James Crombie, Norbert Jeddry and Richard Péloquin.

Clare Chess Club reborn: New club part of growing network of chess clubs from Kentville to Church Point

Published Dec 24, 2018 at 10:01 a.m.

Recent Stories

Olympic and World figure skating champion Kaetlyn Osmond conducting a day-long seminar with young skaters at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth that included on-ice instruction and a Q&A. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

World and Olympic champion figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond spends day with young skaters in Yarmouth

2019 Cadillac XT4 Sport. - Cadillac

Cadillac’s resurrection in good hands with XT4

Michael Drew of Yarmouth.

Yarmouth resident Michael Drew announces intention to seek Liberal nomination for West Nova riding

Stop #2 on Lisa’s high-points-of-Halifax outing in the 2019 Subaru Ascent, Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, is an urban wilderness that, once developed with a trail system, will claim the title of largest urban park in North America.

Taking the high road with Subaru’s 2019 Ascent SUV

The 2019 Subaru Forester at the New York International Auto Show. - The Associated Press

Subaru introduces Driver Focus technology on the 2019 Forester

The 2019 Ford Ranger isn’t the one you remember

['Telegram file photo<br />Philip Pynn is shown in court.']

Convicted killer Philip Pynn released to Nova Scotia halfway house

Sandra Turnbull, a walker and volunteer for the Digby Area Recreation Commission’s indoor walking program at Digby Regional High School, and Holly Thomas, one of the program’s participants, make their way through one of the hallways during a program session at the Digby school.

Walking program ‘keeps us young’; sessions held at Digby Regional High School, St. Mary's Bay Academy

Chey and Sarah Swinamer carry signs on the Annapolis Royal causeway Jan. 10 with the tidal power dam facility seen in the background. They led a protest of about a dozen people who believe that the tidal power turbines have been killing fish for decades and nobody has been doing anything about it.

Protestors on Annapolis Royal causeway want end to fish kills

B.M.C. Seafoods Ltd. in Meteghan, Digby County, is once again growing its operations. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

B.M.C. Seafood Ltd. of Meteghan forging ahead with ambitious expansion plan

Kate Giglio and her husband Joe are looking forward to moving Supernova Power Yoga back into their downstairs studio. Extensive renovations were required after a Nov. 29 fire on the second level.

Yarmouth yoga studio reopening after November fire

Matt Smith reads the name of the winning ticket holder in the Jan. 2 Chase the Ace draw. The winner was called, selected one of the remaining 12 cards, but missed the ace. He won almost $5,000 anyway. The draw tonight is worth at least $93,000.

Annapolis Royal Fire’s Chase the Ace at $105,000 on Jan. 23