Cliffs of Fundy Geopark Readies to Launch Cliffs of Fundy Geopark Readies to Launch Bill Martin / Tuesday, June 30, 2020 0 1446 Article rating: 5.0 Supporters of a major tourism designation in southern Cumberland are holding their breath for a major announcement at any moment. Read more
Virus Rears Its Head Again in Nova Scotia Staff Reporter / Tuesday, June 30, 2020 0 1190 Article rating: 5.0 After twenty straight days with nothing to report, the microbiology lab in Halifax has confirmed one new case of coronavirus. The new finding was one of 203 tests conducted at the QEII. Read more
Internet Construction Begins in Pugwash Internet Construction Begins in Pugwash Bill Martin / Monday, June 29, 2020 0 1790 Article rating: 4.0 The hope for some fairness in rural internet service is slowly taking shape in Cumberland County. Read more
Nova Scotia Allows Gatherings up to 250 People Staff Reporter / Friday, June 26, 2020 0 1513 Article rating: No rating Despite seventeen days in a row without a new case of the coronavirus, government is renewing the state of emergency to extend the authority to impose public health measures. The order moves the needle from noon Sunday to noon Sunday, July 12. Read more
Cumberland No Longer Efficient in Waste Management Bill Martin / Friday, June 26, 2020 1 1325 Article rating: No rating The Mayor of Amherst says a move to privatize the county dump is to head-off a dramatic increase in the cost of providing the service. Read more
Modest Success for Doctor Search Committee Staff Reporter / Friday, June 26, 2020 0 1224 Article rating: No rating Cumberland County’s physician recruitment committee continues its search for new doctors despite the challenges imposed by a pandemic and the precautionary steps to control it. Read more
Province Readies Further Return to "Normal" LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE AT NOON ON SIX RIVERS RADIO Staff Reporter / Friday, June 26, 2020 0 1695 Article rating: 2.0 Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang will once again host a live press conference today at noon on Six Rivers Radio. Read more
Cumberland Wants to Privatize the Garbage Business Mark Rushton / Friday, June 26, 2020 0 1870 Article rating: 4.5 The Towns of Amherst, Oxford and the County of Cumberland want to get out of the solid waste management game. Read more
Iconic Bluenose II Embarks on Sail Past Summer Iconic Bluenose II Embarks on Sail Past Summer Staff Reporter / Thursday, June 25, 2020 0 1503 Article rating: No rating Nova Scotia's iconic Bluenose II will sail into ports and harbours around the province this summer, excluding Cumberland County. Read more
COVID Flat, Nowhere to Go But Up COVID Flat, Nowhere to Go But Up Staff Reporter / Thursday, June 25, 2020 0 1162 Article rating: No rating The COVID curve in Nova Scotia is not flattened, it is flat as a pancake. Read more
Tories Announce Plan for Reopening Schools Tories Announce Plan for Reopening Schools Staff Reporter / Thursday, June 25, 2020 0 1200 Article rating: No rating With no legislature or committee meetings for debate, the leader of Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives is taking his party’s message directly to the people. Read more
Borders Opened for Atlantic Interprovincial Travel Borders Opened for Atlantic Interprovincial Travel Bill Martin / Wednesday, June 24, 2020 0 1152 Article rating: No rating The premiers of the four Atlantic Provinces have agreed to a travel bubble beginning Friday, July 3rd. Read more
Details of Tough and Reluctant Oxford Budget Staff Reporter / Tuesday, June 23, 2020 0 1115 Article rating: 3.0 Oxford Town Council looked reality in the eye and adopted a 2.4 million dollar budget by cutting staff and services rather than raising taxes. Read more
Tough Measures to Balance the Oxford Budget Tough Measures to Balance the Oxford Budget Mark Rushton / Tuesday, June 23, 2020 0 1396 Article rating: 1.0 Between a rock and a hard place — that's where Oxford town councillors found themselves this past week, following last Monday's presentation of a draft operating budget that proposed shutting down the community rink for the coming season. It's been closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 crisis. Read more