Local Debates to be Broadcast Live Staff Reporter / Thursday, September 29, 2016 0 2032 Article rating: No rating Plans for a live radio debate for the mayoralty race in Oxford are taking shape. The debate, between the incumbent mayor Trish Stewart and challenger Arnold MacDonald, is being organized by Six Rivers News and Radio. Read more
Chase the Ace Comes to Pugwash Staff Reporter / Thursday, September 29, 2016 0 1810 Article rating: No rating The Pugwash Legion will launch a chase the ace fundraiser beginning Saturday. The Peace Branch will operate the chase on the first and third Saturday of each month. Read more
Firefighters Compete in Skill Test Firefighters Compete in Skill Test Staff Reporter / Tuesday, September 27, 2016 0 1759 Article rating: No rating A team of five Pugwash firefighters are headed to Windsor this weekend to compete in a test of skill among fire departments across Nova Scotia. The challenge is to get people out of crashed vehicles, or as the firefighters call it, “motor vehicle extrication”. Read more
Police Help MADD Road Rally Staff Reporter / Monday, September 26, 2016 0 1768 Article rating: 5.0 Local RCMP are teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for a challenging road rally throughout the county. Read more
Could Pugwash be a Ship Building Centre? Could Pugwash be a Ship Building Centre? Staff Reporter / Monday, September 26, 2016 0 1733 Article rating: 5.0 The two cousins who built the Schooner Katie Belle are considering Pugwash as home for a summer sailing business. The Katie Belle attended this year’s Harbourfest and the vessel and the harbour were good for each other. Read more
Wallace Museum Remembers Curator Wallace Museum Remembers Curator Tammy Allen, Manager Assistant / Monday, September 26, 2016 0 2314 Article rating: 4.0 The Wallace and Area Museum unveiled a special memorial plaque in a modest ceremony yesterday. The photo and engraved plate honours David Dewar who served 18 years as the museum’s curator. Read more
Week of September 25, 2016 Week of September 25, 2016 Staff Reporter / Sunday, September 25, 2016 1 804 Article rating: No rating Read more
Pugwash Hosts Candidates Debate Pugwash Hosts Candidates Debate Staff Reporter / Saturday, September 24, 2016 0 1839 Article rating: 5.0 The Pugwash and Area Chamber of Commerce has arranged a public debate for the two candidates seeking election in Cumberland County’s District 4. A kind of “town hall” meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 11 at the St. Thomas More Church Hall in Pugwash. Read more
Bloomers Host Annual Volunteer Luncheon Bloomers Host Annual Volunteer Luncheon Staff Reporter / Friday, September 23, 2016 0 2588 Article rating: 4.0 Pugwash Communities in Bloom (CIB) and the Village of Pugwash hosted their 6th annual Volunteer Luncheon yesterday at the St. Thomas More Church Hall. Communities in Bloom is, itself, a volunteer organization. Read more
RCMP Seeking a Suspicious White Van RCMP Seeking a Suspicious White Van Staff Reporter / Friday, September 23, 2016 0 1653 Article rating: No rating A resident on the Wentworth Collingwood Road noticed a suspicious white van in the yard early yesterday morning. The van backed into the yard, close to the house, and two men got out. Read more