Miners Suffer Critical Home Loss Miners Suffer Critical Home Loss Staff Reporter / Monday, January 30, 2023 0 513 Article rating: No rating The Springhill Coal Miners dropped an important game before a home crowd on Saturday, as the visiting River Valley Lumberjacks skated to a 4-2 win. Read more
Shots Fired in Springhill Apartment Shots Fired in Springhill Apartment Staff Reporter / Monday, January 30, 2023 0 572 Article rating: No rating The RCMP responded to shots fired within a Springhill apartment on Saturday. Read more
Town and County Join in Garbage Biz Town and County Join in Garbage Biz Staff Reporter / Wednesday, January 25, 2023 0 564 Article rating: 3.0 Big changes to garbage collection in Cumberland County are set for next year. Read more
Province Funds Local Doctor Search Province Funds Local Doctor Search Mark Rushton / Wednesday, January 25, 2023 0 534 Article rating: 5.0 The provincial government is providing funding to help community organizations recruit and retain healthcare professionals, to the tune of just over $175 thousand dollars in Cumberland County, with Pugwash receiving $25 thousand and change. Read more
Catastrophe Awaits on Chignecto Isthmus Catastrophe Awaits on Chignecto Isthmus Bill Martin / Monday, January 23, 2023 0 573 Article rating: 3.0 Local officials are concerned that senior governments are not moving quickly enough to ward off a catastrophe that is waiting to happen on the Isthmus of Chignecto. Read more
RCMP Issue Alert Warning RCMP Issue Alert Warning Staff Reporter / Monday, January 23, 2023 0 508 Article rating: No rating The RCMP used the alert system just before 6:00 o’clock last evening to warn of a dangerous situation in Maccan. Read more
Cumberland's New Emergency Department Cumberland's New Emergency Department Staff Reporter / Saturday, January 21, 2023 0 527 Article rating: 4.0 The emergency department at Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre in Amherst will reopen in its newly renovated space on Tuesday, February 14th. Read more
Community Conversation Set for NSCC Amherst Staff Reporter / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 0 353 Article rating: No rating Engage Nova Scotia will soon be in Amherst as part of a ten campus tour for Nova Scotia’s Community Colleges. Read more
Aggressive Action for Emergency Care Aggressive Action for Emergency Care Staff Reporter / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 0 536 Article rating: 5.0 Nova Scotia’s Minister of Health announced new initiatives today to ease the burden on emergency rooms across the province. Read more
Good News, Bad News at Oxford Council Good News, Bad News at Oxford Council Mark Rushton / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 0 859 Article rating: 3.9 It was a lively meeting of the Oxford Town Council tonight, starting off with the swearing-in of the town’s new Fire Chief, Bruce Rushton. Read more
Province Readies High Production Forestry Province Readies High Production Forestry Bill Martin / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 0 413 Article rating: No rating The Province has implemented the third and final leg of the Leahey Report on sustainable forestry on Crown land. Read more
Premier's Healthcare Summit Gathers Today Premier's Healthcare Summit Gathers Today Staff Reporter / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 0 376 Article rating: No rating Premier Tim Houston will host a summit of healthcare partners this afternoon in Halifax. Read more
New Oxford Fire Chief Takes Oath Tonight New Oxford Fire Chief Takes Oath Tonight Staff Reporter / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 0 522 Article rating: 5.0 Bruce Rushton will have to wait one more day to be sworn in as Chief of the Oxford Fire Department. Read more
Coal Miners Swing and Miss in Northern NB Coal Miners Swing and Miss in Northern NB Bill Martin / Sunday, January 15, 2023 0 459 Article rating: 4.0 Springhill dropped a senior hockey league game last night, one they could not afford to lose. Read more