• Liberals Theriault, Gaudet pull almost two-thirds of votes

  June 9, 2009 - 21 h 12

  Harold (Junior) Theriault easily retained his Digby-Annapolis seat for the Liberals in tonight’s election, as did his counterpart Wayne Gaudet in Clare.

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• Candidates to address public forum tomorrow

  May 19, 2009 - 10 h 36

  Digby Area Board of Trade is hosting a public forum Wednesday evening for candidates seeking to represent citizens of Digby-Annapolis.

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• DALA project to aid 1,050 unemployed

  April 23, 2009 - 6 h 34

  Digby Area Learning Association is to receive $938,244 from the federal government to fund its Career Resource Centre and employment counseling project.

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• NDP gears up for election

  April 14, 2009 - 7 h 33

  The provincial government should have shared the news two years ago when it first learned of forestry company J.D. Irving’s intention to sell 170,000 acres of Nova Scotia woodland, says NDP leader Darrell Dexter.

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• Digby’s debt load about to double

  March 23, 2009 - 16 h 19

  Mayor Ben Cleveland warned last week the town is facing a doubling of its debt load.

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• Some still blowing cold about wind farm

  March 16, 2009 - 13 h 00

  The wind farm to be constructed this year on Digby Neck will be the subject of a meeting at the Municipality of Digby’s Seabrook office March 24 at 6 p.m.

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• Island area eyed by fish farmers

  February 4, 2009 - 14 h 22

  Cooke Aquaculture is eyeing three sites in the Municipality of Digby as potential locations for fish farms.

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• Stimulus plan gets mixed reviews from mayor, warden

  February 4, 2009 - 14 h 21

  Local civic leaders are both pleased and a little anxious over the federal government’s proposal to pump billions of dollars into stimulating Canada’s slowing economy.

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• Wind bylaw ready for public scrutiny

  January 30, 2009 - 13 h 22

  After months of meetings, myriad discussions, and a fact-finding trek to Pubnico Point wind farm, the Municipality of Digby’s planning advisory committee (PAC) is making the draft of their proposed wind bylaw available for public scrutiny

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• Region’s libraries in dark over funding

  January 29, 2009 - 10 h 55

  The director of Western Counties Regional Library is warning of cutbacks and layoffs if the provincial government doesn’t accept recommendations by a library funding task force.

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Other news

• January 17, 2009 Municipalities want share of infrastructure funding
• January 7, 2009 Peach given ultimatum by warden
• December 16, 2008 35 years ago: Transportation ‘a development tool’
• November 20, 2008 Site location for new library draws community approval
• November 19, 2008 50 years ago: First woman in town council race
• November 7, 2008 Ferry fight ‘now in final phase’
• November 5, 2008 50 years ago: ‘Disaster not end for community’
• October 22, 2008 Communication vital for new mayor
• October 22, 2008 Melanson edges LeBlanc to retain Clare seat
• October 19, 2008 Race for mayor attracts voters
• October 18, 2008 Adams new face on municipal council
• October 14, 2008 Conservative's Kerr unseats Liberal Thibault to win West Nova riding
• October 8, 2008 PAC packing for Pubnico Point
• September 12, 2008 MLA wants commitment from federal government
• September 11, 2008 Full field of candidates for municipal elections