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MARTIN CONGRATULATED AS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
Jeremiah Martin, a local Amherst resident and Junior A Rambler player, was congratulated by the council for being the inaugural…
SUPPORT FOR CUMBERLAND BUSINESS CONNECTOR
A three-year extension to the five-year-old agreement the town has with the Cumberland Business Connector and the Municipality of the…
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RECEIVES SECOND READING
Council gave second reading to a development agreement for 27 West Pleasant Street that will allow a group home for…
PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS
Council approved the purchase of two pieces of property for $90,000 that it intends to use to help address the…
PREMIERS DISCUSS RISING COSTS OF LIVING, HEALTHCARE, AND ATLANTIC PRIORITIES
Atlantic Premiers met today to continue working together to better manage health care, address the impact of inflation on the…
EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES TO HIRE 100 TRANSPORT OPERATORS
Emergency Health Services (EHS) is hiring 100 more transport operators across the province to handle routine patient transfers. These new,…
PAVING CONTRACT AWARDED
Costin Paving and Contracting Ltd. has been awarded a contract to carry out the paving of some town streets and…
PLATINUM JUBILEE EXHIBIT OPEN FOR GUIDED TOURS
Province House in Halifax, Canada's oldest legislative building, is now open to the public for guided tours through September 29.…
TOWN AND MUNICIPALITY PARTNERSHIP APPROVED
A two-year partnership between the town, the Municipality of Cumberland and three local committees that work to attract and retain…
AERIAL FIRE TRUCK PURCHASE APPROVED BY COUNCIL
Fort Garry Fire Trucks will supply the Town of Amherst with a new aerial fire truck. The Amherst town council…
CUMBERLAND CELEBRATES CANADA DAY IN STYLE
Three years ago, Canada Day celebrations were as much a part of regular Canadian life as snow on the ground…
DONATION TO BENEFIT YOUTH & THE MILITARY MUSEUM
A donation request by the Dr. & Mrs. H.E. Christie Foundation that will help this community’s youth and a local…
CUMBERLAND COUNTY REDUCES TAX RATES
Cumberland County Municipal Council approved its 2022/23 operating budget of almost $34 million at a special council meeting held in…
IN OTHER MUNICIPALITY OF CUMBERLAND NEWS
Upper Nappan, N.S. – Municipality Committee of the Whole (COW) met at the E. D. Fullerton Municipal Building on June…
TICK TALK (PART 2) WITH DR. MIKE FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY ANIMAL HOSPITAL
To follow up from our last installment of tick talk lets talk about the deer tick. This tick is considered…
CUMBERLAND GRADUATES EARN DEGREE IN ADVERSITY AND PERSEVERANCE
It is no secret that the past few years have been some of the most challenging times in recent memory…
