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Digby man faces attempted murder charges for shooting another with BB gun: RCMP

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A Yarmouth man is facing attempted murder charges after shooting another man with a BB gun.

The Yarmouth RCMP says they got a call on Saturday around 5:30 in the afternoon about a shooting in the 7700 block of Highway 308.

They say two men who know each other allegedly got into a fight outside of a home. One shot the other and then got in an SUV and drove off.

The 22-year-old was hurt and taken to hospital, police say.

On the way to the scene, responding officers saw the vehicle on Highway 308 leaving the Quinan area and managed to pull the car over in Tusket.

Two women and one man were in the vehicle. They say they arrested two, but one woman was not part of the incident and they let her go.

A 25-year-old man from Digby faces several charges, including attempted murder, assault, and uttering threats. He remains in custody and will appear in court on June 9.

And a 25-year-old woman, also from Digby, faces multiple charges, too, including assault and weapons charges.

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Earth Day Community Cleanup coming back to Yarmouth

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Fun activities at Mariners Centre Saturday.

The cost to get in? A bag of garbage.

Scotian Shores is hosting the annual Earth Weekend Community Cleanup from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Organizer Angela Riley says they want people to do a clean-up in their favourite spot.

“I always say somewhere that brings you joy, that means a lot to you. You can bring your family to do a cleanup of that area, then bring everyone to the Anthony Pavilion at the Mariners Centre,” said Riley.

There will be bouncy castles, a barbecue and more outside the arena through the day.

Scotian Shore will then host a clean-up of Yarmouth Harbour on Sunday, and Pembroke beach.

“We’re asking people to bring buckets, because there is decades of broken glass in the area, really muddy tires too. I had fishermen send me pictures, and it’s really low tide this time of year so it’s good to get out there.”

Riley says they’re also doing cleanups at several schools on Friday.

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Justice Pierre Muise retires

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A long-time Nova Scotia Judge is retiring.

Justice Pierre Muise spent more than 16 years on the bench, serving Southwest Nova Scotia.

Muise was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1996, and practiced law for 13 years.

He was eventually appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court in 2010.

In a release, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Deborak K. Smith says Muise maintained a strong connection to his roots, and contributed to making sure there is access to Justice in French.

He also mentored students from France at Universite Sainte-Anne.

There are now two vacancies on the Supreme Court.

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New videos featured on ‘Acadian Shores Interpretive Tour’ through Clare, Argyle, Yarmouth

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A new way for tourists to experience Acadian history.

Seventy-eight video vignettes are now part of the Acadian Shores Interpretive Tour through Clare, Argyle and Yarmouth.

The videos can be accessed on your smartphone through interpretive panels at 38 heritage sites

Clare’s tourism manager Larry Peach says it was important to have this ready for tourism season.

“There are visitors that are actually going to most of the sites already. We’re slowing them down, that means they’re staying in our communities and spending money, which is a great thing to see,” said Peach.

Sites with the most views so far include Saint Bernard Church, the Acadian museum in Pubnico and the Grosses Coques cross.

“The cross is a new site we recently added, it’s got a significant amount of views. There is strong community interest already in this project.”

There are 18 sites in the Municipality of Argyle, 17 in the Municipality of Clare and three in the Town and Municipality of Yarmouth.

The videos were produced in both English and French, and can also be viewed online.

The panels were re-done ahead of the Congres Mondial Acadien in 2024.

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UPDATE: Yarmouth man who was subject of emergency alert facing 16 charges

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A Yarmouth man who was the subject of an emergency alert is facing 16 charges.

The 30-year-old was arrested Friday evening after Yarmouth Town RCMP issued an alert about an armed and dangerous man, and asked residents to shelter in place.

RCMP say there was a fight between two people in the late afternoon at the intersection of William and Forest streets.

When police attended, they learned one of the men had a firearm, and the alert was then issued.

Investigators identified the suspect, then arrested him at a local residence and found a shotgun that matched a description.

The charges include possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. failing to comply with a release order and a probation order.

He’s still in custody pending future court appearances.

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Congres Mondial Acadien generated $16M for local economy, report finds

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The Congres Mondial Acadien brought in $16 million to our region.

The event in summer 2024 saw 12,000 people take part in Yarmouth, Argyle and Clare, 53 percent were from outside the area.

The numbers were presented in Tusket Saturday by the province’s French economic development council (CDENE)

The council’s Andre LeBlanc says it was a big success.

“It brought together key players to share ideas, create partnerships, and inspire action for the future. This is our Acadian economy, and this is our future,” said LeBlanc.

The report also said 93 percent of participants were satisfied with how the Congres was run.

They also held a panel discussion that focused on tourism, Acadian culture, music and business impacts.

Another presentation is happening this Saturday, April 18 at the Clare Veterans Centre.

*with files from Candice Phibbs

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Town of Yarmouth bans ‘public urinating and defecating’

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When nature calls, stay out of sight in the Town of Yarmouth.

Council updated its public places by-law to add a ban on urinating and defecating in a public place.

Mayor Pam Mood says it’s not because of any particular incidents.

“It’s not happening all the time, but we have gotten some reports. The RCMP have to have something to go by if they’re going to write tickets for these incidents. It was simply an add to the by-law, that’s all this was,” said Mayor Mood.

She says they did a scan of other jurisdictions.

“To see what other towns and cities in the province have in their books, they have this. We are just adding a few words to say that you can’t do this.”

The Mayor posted the information on social media.

Mood says she posted it in jest, because she can’t understand why they have to tell people this, but says apparently there are reasons.

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2 Yarmouth business get ‘tariff response’ funding from Ottawa

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Two Yarmouth businesses have received ‘tariff response’ funding.

It comes from the federal government, who say it will help with business growth and resilience.

Novatec Braids Ltd, is getting $900,000, while Tri-Star Industries will receive $375,000.

Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d’Entremont says it will also help explore untapped opportunities.

“These are the things we can do, so we can get our products into new markets so we don’t have to rely on our partners to the south,” said d’Entremont.

Novatec plans to expand manufacturing capacity, and Tri-Star will get new equipment and technology to improve workflow.

“These companies sell their products internationally,” added d’Entremont.

“We want to help them compete on a global stage.”

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UPDATE: Man charged with arson after 2 fires at Yarmouth apartment building

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A man has been charged with arson after two fires at a Yarmouth apartment building.

RCMP say the first fire at the building on Cliff Street Tuesday morning was at the front of the building, and was quickly extinguished.

About an hour later, a second fire at the back of the building caused damage, and firefighters believed it was intentionally set.

A 30-year-old man was later arrested after surveillance video of the area was reviewed.

Officers say the man had a lighter, and there was a strong smell of gasoline.

The man is charged with arson, disregard for human life and failure to comply with a release order.

He’s scheduled to appear in Barrington court today.

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