Cumberland County Council voted, yesterday, to proceed with construction of two new fire stations despite a 265% increase in cost.

The Wallace Area Community Centre wants to establish a new area tax to fund the operation of its community hall.

The return of the Tidnish Crossroads Wild Game Supper, after a two year absence, played to a sell-out crowd.

After more than forty years of serving the recreation needs of its community, the Tidnish Crossroads Community Association will take ownership of the Rodney Estabrooks Memorial Ball Field and Playground.

It was all smiles around the new home of the Shinimicas Fire Department (SFD) yesterday as firefighters showed off their new rescue truck, in front of what will soon be its new home.

Shinimicas will soon have the best equipped, best protected, and best outfitted fire department in all of Cumberland County.

Cumberland Municipal Council meets nearly every Wednesday but the second Wednesday of each month is a Committee of the Whole (COW) session intended for detailed reports and presentations.

Cumberland County Council has added its voice to the chorus of opposition to a controversial piece of provincial legislation called the “Biodiversity Act”.

The long-awaited construction of a new firehall in Shinimicas finally seems ready to go.

Murray Scott chaired his first meeting as Mayor of Cumberland tonight and it was a meeting of firsts.