September 2018

The New Democrat's Lands and Forestry Critic is sounding the alarm on proposed wood harvests near a designated nature reserve.

Dunraven Bog in Queens County is near the Shelburne County border and consists of over 3,000 hectares of protected bog and surrounding forest.

WestFor Management Inc. has proposed harvesting on around 92 hectares next to the bog and around 62 next to an adjoining lake, using a uniform shelterwood technique.

MLA Lisa Roberts says the cuts aren't in keeping with recommendations from Dr. William Lahey's independent forestry review.

Bookworms will be taking over the Town of Lunenburg this weekend.

The third annual Lunenburg Lit festival kicks off tonight with an appearance by podcasting duo Taggart and Torrens.

While it may seem an odd pairing for a literary festival, the duo are promoting their recently release book.

Jeff Mercer with South Shore Public Libraries is excited to expose people to a different medium.

"It's a new way that people are listening to things literature-wise and otherwise. We want to tap into that and provide that opportunity."

RCMP say a single-vehicle collision claimed the life of a 64-year-old woman from Pubnico.

Police say the accident occurred around 7:34 a.m. on Highway 103 and the woman, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene.

Police are on scene at this time and have called an RCMP Collision Analyst to assist with the investigation.

Hwy. 103 is closed between Exits 27 and 28 at this time and is expected to re-open by mid-afternoon.

The Lunenburg Sexual Health Centre wants to let the community know, despite the province being unable to roll out their new Sexual Assualt Nurse Examiner (SANE) program in the region, a community based program continues to run here and provide support to victims of sexual assault.

Julie Veinot says the Sexual Assault Services Lunenburg Queens (SASLQ), a partnership of community organizations, government, and policing agencies, started in 2015.