COMMUNITY NEWS

LUNENBURG - Ben Floyd was sworn in as the new District 9 councillor for the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg on Oct. 13, marking the start of his term as a representative of the district on the municipal council.

CHERRY HILL - To Alex and Carly Wedge, riding around the province on bicycles was a way of honouring the memory of their daughter, of helping them cope with their grief and of helping other families who are struggling with medical uncertainty.

BRIDGEWATER – Two good friends reached a milestone Oct. 21.

LAHAVE - A research collaboration between Saint Mary’s University and French research institutions is helping uncover the history of Fort Sainte-Marie-de-Grâce at Fort Point, near LaHave, while challenging the long-held assumption that little remains of the 17th-century French colony.

BRIDGEWATER - A pedestrian, along with two occupants of a Honda Civic, were hurt in a crash which saw the compact car come to rest on its roof near Bridgewater’s main bridge.

LIVERPOOL – More than 50 organizations, teams and individuals shared almost $250,000 in community grants from the Region of Queens Municipality so far this year.

CAMPERDOWN - A Lunenburg County family with a 50-year tradition of managing their woodlot sustainably is the provincial Woodland Owner of the Year for 2026.

BLOCKHOUSE - Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Blockhouse and is seeking information from the public.

SHELBURNE – It was all about pumpkins at the fifth annual Nova Scotia Giant Pumpkin Festival (well, mostly) and Regatta that was held Oct. 8-9 along the historic shores of Shelburne.

ITALY CROSS – More than $2.75 million has been made available by the province to strengthen 100 emergency response groups throughout the province.

SHAG HARBOUR - The Shag Harbour UFO Incident Society held an open house on Sunday, Oct. 4 to celebrate the 59th anniversary of the unexplained incident which took place in the community on the same date in 1967.

CHESTER – The Municipality of the District of Chester wants residents’ input as it studies whether to change the region’s electoral boundaries and go to an elected mayor system.