SPORTS

LIVERPOOL – Queens Place Emera Centre will host the 2027 Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship next October, the first time the event will be held in Nova Scotia.

PORT MEDWAY – It’s been 46 years since Terry Fox was forced to stop his historic run for cancer research, after travelling more than 5,000 kilometres across Canada.

“Is your bowling alley for sale?” I sent this message to Pajo’s in the spring of 2024, and it’s been a whirlwind ever since.

SOUTH SHORE – The Mahone Bay United men are provincial A champions!

MAHONE BAY - “It has well exceeded our expectations!” says Coby Joudrey, coach and founder of Bay Area Legends, a free T-ball club for ages three-to-12.

CHESTER – A total of 137 boats took to the water for the 2026 Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week held from Aug 12-15. The week is labelled as Canada’s largest keelboat regatta, attracting boats and crews from across North America, who faced challenging and a mix of conditions over the four days of racing.

BROOKLYN – World champion shot putter Sarah Mitton will soon be able to stick close to home to train for the 2028 Summer Olympics, in the same park where she began.

LUNENBURG – The wharves on the Lunenburg waterfront were packed with spectators that hope to capture the excitement of the 75th annual Canadian Dory Racing Association – Canada vs U.S. races.

CHESTER – Nevaeh Corkum of Martins River is one of the top young goaltenders in the province and she will get to prove herself on the international stage for the first time.

SOUTH SHORE - The Lunenburg Bruisers were the winners of the third annual Christine Wentzell Memorial Tournament held at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre July 3-5.

BRIDGEWATER – It’s all in the family.

BRIDGEWATER – The Girls At Bat program, hosted by the YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia in partnership with Toronto Blue Jays Care Foundation, continues to grow.