The Vanguard

YARMOUTH – There will be a new vehicle at Veterans Place, thanks to a fundraising campaign led by the legions in Zone 12 that has hit its target. The new van will replace one that is 17 years old. “We’ve had the (existing) van ...

Two women in Paradise are wondering if life will be as idyllic as the name implies once the only local doctor, in neighbouring Lawrencetown, retires this summer. Barb Bishop and Heather Spurr don’t know exactly what to do, but they’re ...

While municipal politicians are contemplating what to do about single-use plastic bags, members of a group at a local church are taking matters into their own hands. Communities don’t need to wait for governments to act on the issue, said ...

SHELBURNE COUNTY – Knitting finger puppets for hospitalized children has become a family tradition in the Shelburne area that spans three generations. But it has also become a paying-it-forward gesture in memory of Carmen Faith Huskilson that ...

SOUTHWESTERN NS – Groundhog Day is known as the day that groundhogs emerge from their burrows, predicting whether it will be an early spring based on whether they see their shadow or not. On Groundhog Day 2019, in Nova Scotia Shubenacadie ...

The Town of Yarmouth’s 100 Meals program was a great success when it was first held a year ago and the follow-up edition is more than matching that success, the town’s mayor said during a visit to the HOPE Centre. The town was ...

With the arrival of February comes an annual VON fundraiser that has become a favourite mid-winter activity for a lot of people. The organization’s chocolate lunch – whose proceeds help the VON with its community support programs ...

MIDDLETON, NS - One of the pioneers against systemic racism in the province will be telling her story and the story of struggle for African Nova Scotians next month at the Macdonald Museum in Middleton. Geraldine Browning will speak of her life, ...

CLARE – The Clare Acadiens peewee C hockey team are among the top 10 semifinalists for the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup. The semifinalists for the national competition were announced during the NHL All-Star game on Jan. 26. 400 good ...

Once again the Yarmouth Hospital Foundation is asking tri-county residents to tune in to Y95 to raise money for essential equipment for the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. This year’s WE CARE Radiothon will be held Thursday, Feb. 7, with ...