COMMUNITY NEWS

BRIDGEWATER — The town's new council will contemplate what options may be viable for vehicle and pedestrian use on a section of north King Street where temporary traffic lights have been in place for over a year because of bridge damage in 2023.

MARRIOTTS COVE — Despite what a homeowner describes as “horrific techniques” to clear the roadsides of overgrown vegetation, a spokesperson for Nova Scotia's Public Works says it's “standard practice.”

BAYPORT — A new community park opened in Lunenburg County and volunteers, who're championing the effort, are thankful for the community's far-reaching support and planning next steps in the multi-year project.

CHESTER — An engineering and surveying firm will take another look at the Gold River trail bridge as municipal council continues to grapple with how to deal with the future of the span, which has been inaccessible for three years.

LIVERPOOL — Dry conditions exacerbated by the absence of consistent precipitation has officials in the Region of Queens Municipality calling on water utility customers to make big habit changes in their use of H20 until circumstances improve.

CHESTER — In absence of significant rainfall and ongoing drought-like conditions, the Municipality of Chester (MOC) is extending the seasonal program in which it provides bottled drinking water to households dealing with dry private wells.

OTTAWA — When Bridgewater wanted help dealing with problematic deteriorating vessels at the south LaHave Street wharf, other levels of government weren't immediately thinking about how to get rid of them, says David Mitchell, the town's mayor.

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LIVERPOOL — British Columbia-based Paper Excellence Canada (PEC), contemplating a new modern pulp mill in Queens County, will decide whether or not it's doable by April 2025 and, if it is, estimates it'll be at least 2029 before it's operating.

BRIDGEWATER — Those who speak on behalf of local municipalities say there are no plans to follow the lead of West Hants, which decided to disable comments and inbox messaging on all its social media platforms starting Nov. 1.

GREENFIELD – Neighbours helping neighbours is what Nova Scotia is all about.

MAHONE BAY — This town's newly installed mayor is no stranger to politics and elections and is just the second female to hold Mahone Bay's top elected post in its history.