Relaunch of Oxford Arena Still on Ice Relaunch of Oxford Arena Still on Ice Bill Martin / Wednesday, December 23, 2020 0 1588 Article rating: 5.0 The Oxford Arena is ready to go under new management, just waiting for the paperwork. Read more
Liability Insurance Haunts Effort to Open Oxford Arena Mark Rushton / Monday, December 21, 2020 0 1432 Article rating: 3.0 Oxford Town Councillors discovered tonight just how difficult it can be to hand over the keys to the community's recreation facility. Read more
Chief Medical Officer Honoured for Excellence Chief Medical Officer Honoured for Excellence Staff Reporter / Monday, December 21, 2020 0 1567 Article rating: No rating Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health has been named the 2020 Lieutenant-Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Administration. Read more
Wallace Presents a Virtual Christmas Eve Service Wallace Presents a Virtual Christmas Eve Service Bill Martin / Monday, December 21, 2020 0 1794 Article rating: 2.0 A Christmas Eve event in Wallace, 45 years in the making, has been re-invented in this year of COVID-19. Read more
COVID is Raging Beyond Atlantic Canada Staff Reporter / Monday, December 21, 2020 0 1365 Article rating: No rating The battle against the COVID virus has taken a new twist as health officials in Britain confirm a new variation of the virus, one that spreads more quickly. Read more
Modified Awards Night for Pugwash Firefighters Modified Awards Night for Pugwash Firefighters Staff Reporter / Thursday, December 17, 2020 0 1830 Article rating: 4.0 Pugwash Fire Department issued their annual awards last night and thanks to COVID it was a very subdued event. Read more
County Approves New Firehall for Shinimicas County Approves New Firehall for Shinimicas Bill Martin / Thursday, December 17, 2020 0 1474 Article rating: 5.0 Tenders for a new Shinimicas firehall should be issued soon. Cumberland Council agreed last night to get moving on the replacement for the hall and trucks lost in a fire last April. Read more
Smokers Succeed with Quit Cold Turkey Challenge Smokers Succeed with Quit Cold Turkey Challenge Bill Martin / Wednesday, December 16, 2020 0 1476 Article rating: No rating The Lung Association’s Quit Cold Turkey Challenge helped 42 Nova Scotians to stop smoking last month. Read more
COVID Restrictions Beefed Up for Christmas Staff Reporter / Wednesday, December 16, 2020 0 1439 Article rating: No rating The province announced new COVID initiatives today intended specifically for the Christmas season. Read more
Volunteers Offer Oxford Arena a Lifeline Mark Rushton / Monday, December 14, 2020 0 1641 Article rating: 4.8 Tonight's special meeting of Oxford Town Council had one item on the agenda—whether to accept a community group's proposal to re-open the arena. Long story short, council said “Yes". Read more
Massive World Internet Outage Hits Six Rivers Massive World Internet Outage Hits Six Rivers Staff Reporter / Monday, December 14, 2020 0 3641 Article rating: No rating The world wide web was thrown for a loop early this morning when some of the world’s largest internet players suddenly were not available. Read more
Once Upon a Time ... a Sinkhole and a Roadhouse Once Upon a Time ... a Sinkhole and a Roadhouse Bill Martin / Saturday, December 12, 2020 1 3953 Article rating: 4.1 Many area residents mourn the loss of the Oxford Lions Club Parkland, but one local businessman saw a golden opportunity. Read more
Can the Oxford Sinkhole Simply Be Filled-in? Can the Oxford Sinkhole Simply Be Filled-in? Bill Martin / Saturday, December 12, 2020 0 1968 Article rating: 4.3 Activity at the sinkhole in Oxford has some people in the community on edge. The new owner of the property was seen today dumping material in the gaping hole, perhaps in an effort to fill it. Read more
School Christmas Break Extended for COVID Relief Staff Reporter / Friday, December 11, 2020 0 1217 Article rating: 5.0 Nova Scotian schools will offer an extended Christmas break this year as a COVID precaution. Read more