Four Way Race for Oxford Town Council Four Way Race for Oxford Town Council Larry Duchesne / Tuesday, October 31, 2017 0 1573 Article rating: 5.0 It’s official, there is a four way race for the vacant council seat in Oxford. A by-election was called for November 25th after Greg Wood resigned from town council for personal reasons. Read more
Pugwash Helps Cumberland Bloom Pugwash Helps Cumberland Bloom Bill Martin / Monday, October 30, 2017 0 1435 Article rating: No rating Pugwash Communities in Bloom has planted seeds elsewhere in Cumberland County and some are ready for harvest. Read more
Lung Association Wants "Cold Turkeys" Lung Association Wants "Cold Turkeys" Staff Reporter / Monday, October 30, 2017 0 1623 Article rating: No rating The Lung Association of Nova Scotia (LANS) is inviting 500 Nova Scotians to quit smoking, cold turkey. It’s part of the 3rd annual 30-day smoke-free challenge. Read more
MLA Slams Liberals for Broken Health Care MLA Slams Liberals for Broken Health Care Staff Reporter / Friday, October 27, 2017 0 1437 Article rating: No rating The MLA for Cumberland North is frustrated that the Legislature closed yesterday with no effort to fix the province’s broken health care system. Read more
UPDATED: Rookie Wins Pugwash Toonie Draw UPDATED: Rookie Wins Pugwash Toonie Draw Bill Martin / Wednesday, October 25, 2017 0 1517 Article rating: No rating A first time player has won the Pugwash Fire Department (PFD) Toonie Draw. The number 804 was drawn tonight in the PFD 50/50 fundraiser, just days after a new player selected that as his lucky number. Read more
Big Talk Around Community Water Cooler Big Talk Around Community Water Cooler Bill Martin / Wednesday, October 25, 2017 0 1562 Article rating: 5.0 There was standing room only tonight for an open house meeting to talk about the Pugwash water system. People were leaning into the meeting room from the outer hallway at the Catholic church hall. Read more
Town Politics Warm Up in Oxford Town Politics Warm Up in Oxford Larry Duchesne / Wednesday, October 25, 2017 0 1796 Article rating: 4.5 Oxford town council is getting to be popular place to work. Three people have filed nomination papers to contest the November 25 by-election. Read more
Another Bumper Year for Provincial Parks Another Bumper Year for Provincial Parks Staff Reporter / Wednesday, October 25, 2017 0 1425 Article rating: No rating Nova Scotia’s provincial parks had a record number of visitors again this year. The provincial park system welcomed 78,025 campsite bookings, an increase of 13 per cent over last year. Read more
County to Reveal New Plan and Bylaws County to Reveal New Plan and Bylaws Staff Reporter / Tuesday, October 24, 2017 0 2296 Article rating: 4.5 The Municipality of Cumberland is ready to reveal its draft plan for the county. Known as “The Plan Cumberland project”, the county has scheduled a number of public meetings to gather feedback on the new Municipal Planning Strategy (“MPS” or “Plan”). Read more
Water System Prepares to Open Taps Water System Prepares to Open Taps Staff Reporter / Tuesday, October 24, 2017 0 1432 Article rating: No rating Cumberland County officials will gather at the St. Thomas More Church Hall tomorrow for a special Open House about the Pugwash water system. Read more