COMMUNITY NEWS

BRIDGEWATER – When a teenage Wendell Eisener walked into the Bridgewater Fire Hall to attend his first rehearsal of what was then called the Bridgewater Firemen’s Band, he was greeted by rickety wire stands, music in leather folders that never seemed to leave the hall, and adult musicians whose talents left the young man in awe.

PROVINCE – After years of stretching every dollar, Nova Scotia’s public libraries say they are nearing a tipping point.

MAHONE BAY – An upcoming International Women’s Day event in Mahone Bay is inviting the community to slow down, lean in, and simply listen.

SOUTH SHORE – The South Shore Economic Alliance (SSEA) hosted their first ‘event’ Jan. 22 at the Best Western in Cookville. 

BRIDGEWATER – The board of the Downtown Business Association has been together for just over a year, forming in December of 2024. Made up of local business owners, it’s goal has to been to grow, and make stronger the downtown core of Bridgewater.

Loraine Reinhardt was an 18 old boy when he completed basic training in 1944 as a member of the North NS Highlanders. He was ready to step forward and join the war effort to do his part for peace in the world once again. The war came to an end before he joined the many Canadians who also wore the uniform and served during WW2,

BRIDGEWATER – What looks like a small pop-up shop inside the South Shore Centre is quietly making a big difference for families across Lunenburg and Queens counties, and it’s doing it for next to nothing.

PROVINCE – For people living paycheque-to-paycheque on the South Shore, one unexpected bill can be all it takes to push a household into crisis. That’s where Nova Scotia’s diversion funding program is meant to step in, offering short-term help to keep people housed before things spiral into homelessness.

LUNENBURG – The final totals are in – The Huron Carole concert event led by Tom Jackson with a mix of local and visiting artists – that took place at the St. John’s Anglican Church Nov. 30, 2025, raised a total of $16,462.80 for the Canadian Red Cross.

BRIDGEWATER – When Mikka Kaulback unlocked the doors at Mikka’s Sweet Tooth for the first time, he was 14 years old, selling candy from the front of his family’s house just down the street from his school.

As of late 2023 and so forth, Sudan has been falling into a catastrophic reality of annihilation.

SOUTH SHORE – South Shore-St. Margaret’s MP Jessica Fancy says the newly secured Canada–China trade deal is a “huge win” for Nova Scotia’s seafood sector and especially for coastal communities where lobster and crab drive the local economy.