The Digby Courier

Pauline Douglas Balloch, of Centreville, N.B., seated at her desk. She joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps in the spring of 1917.

Maritimers' First World War letters home : spirits remain high despite ...

On the 11th hour.

ON THE 11th HOUR: when the war went quiet

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation employee Dave MacPherson stands at the entrance to Cape Breton Island’s first and only cannabis store. The shop, which will open Oct. 17 when recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada, is located inside the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission’s Sydney River outlet. The Crown corporation showed off its new store on Tuesday when local news media toured the facility that in two weeks will be legally dispensing recreational cannabis.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in Nova Scotia

In a lead-up to legalization on Oct. 17, SaltWire Network journalists set out to take Atlantic Canada's pot pulse, to see how we got to this point and where this could lead.

CLEARING THE AIR: Taking Atlantic Canada's pot pulse

Earthquakes Canada says a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred off the shore of Mavillette, Digby County, the morning of Sept. 29.

‘That was an earthquake!': Residents of southwestern N.S. describe ...

This photo taken the night of the Aug. 29 fire in Weymouth show how destructive the blaze was. JUSTIN MACLEAN

RCMP investigation into 'suspicious' Weymouth fire continues

I took this photo at about 4:30 Sunday afternoon in Cole Harbour N.S. The waxing gibbous moon will be full on Friday at which time it will rise as the sun sets and be up in the sky all night.

CINDY DAY: Daytime moonlight

NSHA: Staffing emergency rooms at Shelburne and Digby hospitals an ...

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NSHA: Staffing emergency rooms at Shelburne and Digby hospitals an ongoing challenge

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Cornwallis Park’s Fundy Y swimming pool may require extensive repairs and remains closed. Staff is working on the problem of water leakage and may have to cut into the pool concrete.

Cornwallis Park’s leaking Fundy Y swimming pool may require extensive repairs, says county

Updated Nov 14, 2018 at 1:10 p.m.

I took this photo at about 4:30 Sunday afternoon in Cole Harbour N.S. The waxing gibbous moon will be full on Friday at which time it will rise as the sun sets and be up in the sky all night.

CINDY DAY: Daytime moonlight

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Reverend Ed Trevors says a few words during the unveiling of the new Alms House monument in the Pine Grove Cemetery on Nov. 14.

New Alms House monument unveiled in Shelburne cemetery to honour those buried in unmarked graves

Published 2 hours ago

News

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NSHA: Staffing emergency rooms at Shelburne and Digby hospitals an ongoing challenge

Published 1 hour ago

Lynn Seeley of the Yarmouth Fire Department is president of the Yarmouth County Mutual Aid Association, which covers 14 local fire departments.

Yarmouth Firefighters Association calls dispatch plan 'risky;' Yarmouth Mutual Aid weighs in on matter too

Updated a day ago

Jason Deveau will be seeking the Liberal nomination in West Nova for the upcoming 2019 federal election.

Jason Deveau to seek Liberal nomination in West Nova for next year’s federal vote

Updated 7 hours ago

A group of Port Maitland residents are blaming the local sewage treatment plant for polluting the beach and harbour. Officials with the N.S. Dept. of Environment performed water tests near the outflow pipe and say no problem was indicated.

Municipality of Yarmouth holding open house for Port Maitland sewage treatment plant, Monday, Nov. 19

Updated a day ago

Living

I took this photo at about 4:30 Sunday afternoon in Cole Harbour N.S. The waxing gibbous moon will be full on Friday at which time it will rise as the sun sets and be up in the sky all night.

CINDY DAY: Daytime moonlight

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Herald Holiday Decoration Organizing Oct 6 2018 Gift Wrap Storage

Organizing your holiday decorations

Updated Nov 17, 2018 at 12:25 a.m.

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Give the gift of local spirit ... or beer, wine and cider

Published Nov 17, 2018 at 12:20 a.m.

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Find the joy in giving meaningful gifts

Updated Nov 17, 2018 at 12:15 a.m.

Business

Miguel D’Eon of local online retailer Saltwreck stands with one of the business’s print packages in front of the Canada Post location in Yarmouth.

Yarmouth online retailer hopes people maintain consumer confidence despite Canada Post labour dispute

Updated 6 hours ago

Jennifer Dunn is a tax professional with BDO Canada in Charlottetown.

The end is near: year-end

Published Oct 22, 2018 at 3:18 p.m.

A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd. in Meteghan River, Digby County, celebrated its 80th anniversary on Oct. 20. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Family, community and 80 years of boat building and repair celebrated at A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd.

Updated Oct 22, 2018 at 11:46 a.m.

NSCC Burridge Campus on Pleasant Street is the site for the Yarmouth Garden Club's annual plant sale on Tuesday, May 16, at 6 p.m.

Business and community leaders from across the province gathering in Yarmouth to celebrate and showcase innovation

Published Oct 22, 2018 at 8:28 a.m.

Sports

Middleton Regional High School Monarchs.

Middleton boys pick up first win in rematch against Yarmouth Vikings

Updated Nov 13, 2018 at 4:10 p.m.

Mark Hubbard at Runner’s Attic in downtown Yarmouth.

THEN AND NOW: Running shoes, equipment, have come long way

Updated Oct 10, 2018 at 11:09 a.m.

Sam Langford of Weymouth Falls fought 642 fights in his career as a professional boxer. PHOTO: Contributed by Nova Scotia Museum and the Sports Hall of Fame of Nova Scotia

THEN AND NOW: Sam Langford’s story ‘Chasing Champions’ coming to the Marc Lescarbot Theatre as his legacy lives on

Updated Oct 10, 2018 at 12:49 p.m.

Local firefighters Lisa Richardson, Paul Maynard, Kathy Babcooke and Robin Jensen competed in their respective Valley Harvest Marathon races wearing bunker gear. Richardson, a long-time runner, came up with the idea. She completed the 10K event and the others added air tanks to their ensemble and tackled the 5K route.

Firefighters wow crowd at Valley Harvest Marathon in Wolfville

Updated Oct 07, 2018 at 3:15 p.m.

Opinion

Consumer data is a hot commodity for many businesses. —

EDITORIAL: To the highest bidder

Updated 6 hours ago

Six RONA locations in Newfoundland and Labrador are slated to close Jan. 27, 2019 This one on O’Leary Avenue in St. John’s is one of them.

Russell Wangersky: Feeling the chill

Published Nov 09, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Statistics Canada wants to take a look at your banking information. —

Editorial: Data mining gets personal

Published Nov 09, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: Houston patches Tory leadership wounds

Published Nov 08, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Community

Samantha Hudson, second from left, planted trees and created rain gardens in a project called ‘Soaking up Stormwater’ that was a partnership between Clean Annapolis River Project and the Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation. The partnership continues with a new project called ‘Managing Water in Response to a Changing Climate in Southwest Nova Scotia.’ It will involve communities, businesses, and students and will help make water management and conservation second nature.

What to do with water - Groups look at climate change, how to adapt to new storm water runoff realities

Updated 4 hours ago

Michelle Winchester, Nancy Hartnett and Debbie Haight with Digby Care 25 present a donation of $3,055 to Suzan White with Juniper House in Digby.

Digby Care 25 donates to Juniper House

Published Nov 07, 2018 at 6:09 p.m.

Tracy Hatfield of Yarmouth at the German cemetery where his uncle, Jack Hatfield, is buried. He visited the cemetery as part of an overseas trip in September.

Emotional journey for Yarmouth resident Tracy Hatfield as he retraces family’s history with overseas visit to cemeteries and former P.O.W. camp

Published Nov 07, 2018 at 10:34 a.m.

Rick Conrad, a retired member of the Royal Canadian Navy, said Remembrance Day is a crucially important time for all Canadians to think back and reflect on what they have and the sacrifice that made that possible.

VIDEO: Retired Royal Canadian Navy member from Hants County reflects on his service

Published Nov 06, 2018 at 11:06 a.m.

Recent Stories

I took this photo at about 4:30 Sunday afternoon in Cole Harbour N.S. The waxing gibbous moon will be full on Friday at which time it will rise as the sun sets and be up in the sky all night.

CINDY DAY: Daytime moonlight

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NSHA: Staffing emergency rooms at Shelburne and Digby hospitals an ongoing challenge

Reverend Ed Trevors says a few words during the unveiling of the new Alms House monument in the Pine Grove Cemetery on Nov. 14.

New Alms House monument unveiled in Shelburne cemetery to honour those buried in unmarked graves

John Eaton, executive director of Thinkers Lodges National Historic Site in Pugwash talks about the retreat that sparked the documentary ‘Climate Change & the Human Prospect’ which will be screen at King’s Theatre in Annapolis Royal Nov. 28. The Andrea Vandenboer film was produced for the Centre for Local Prosperity.

Vandenboer climate change documentary among many Annapolis Valley arts offerings

Staff Sgt. Cory Bushell leads the Windsor Rural RCMP detachment. Born in Windsor, Bushell has served with the RCMP for 21 years. He arrived back in town to take the helm of the local command on Sept. 4.

Windsor RCMP's new staff sergeant a familiar face for many

Samantha Hudson, second from left, planted trees and created rain gardens in a project called ‘Soaking up Stormwater’ that was a partnership between Clean Annapolis River Project and the Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation. The partnership continues with a new project called ‘Managing Water in Response to a Changing Climate in Southwest Nova Scotia.’ It will involve communities, businesses, and students and will help make water management and conservation second nature.

What to do with water - Groups look at climate change, how to adapt to new storm water runoff realities

Miguel D’Eon of local online retailer Saltwreck stands with one of the business’s print packages in front of the Canada Post location in Yarmouth.

Yarmouth online retailer hopes people maintain consumer confidence despite Canada Post labour dispute

Chris d'Entremont, Argyle-Barrington MLA was booted from the Legislature during Quesion Period on Tuesday.

Chris d’Entremont to seek Conservative nomination in West Nova

Consumer data is a hot commodity for many businesses. —

EDITORIAL: To the highest bidder

These two crab are thought to be about the same age. The larger one is of a fishable size. The smaller one has an older-looking shell and would not have reached a fishable size. The latest research shows that 80 per cent Newfoundland and Labrador’s snow crab population is terminally molting at a small size.

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Science that should surprise no one

Loose batteries in this drawer caught fire early Sunday morning at Alicia Packwood and Damien Morris' Charlottetown home. The couple is now hoping to make others aware of the importance of properly storing batteries. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY ALICIA PACKWOOD

Loose batteries catch fire in drawer in Charlottetown home

Older drivers can brush up on rules of the road in Lawrencetown presentations