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• West Hants Wizards nab second at provincials
  The West Hants Wizards may not hail from the largest volleyball region in Nova Scotia, but they’ve proven time and time again that they can hold ...
• Award-winning musician returning to St. Croix
  There’s something about the St. Croix United Church that keeps acclaimed country music singer/songwriter Ryan Cook coming back for more. “When I ...
• A magical night for a worthy cause
  Folks with ties to the Windsor Nursery School are celebrating the preschool’s 50th anniversary with an event that aims to enchant — a Ball For ...
• Bramber farm family awarded for innovation
  The who’s who of the provincial agricultural scene are taking note of an organic farm nestled far from prying eyes on a secluded property in ...
• Daycare finally gets to celebrate sod turning
  Construction is underway at the future site of the new Windsor Day Care Centre. Workers with the Halifax-based Avondale Construction broke ground ...
• Hantsport native represents Canada at McDonald’s...
  Morgan McNeil has just cause to believe he is among the top McDonald’s employees in the country. The Hantsport native has been given a few ...
• Coach predicts team will be ‘sitting pretty’ in...
  King’s-Edgehill School’s senior boys rugby crew is off to a strong start. The “A” team is undefeated in league play with five straight wins, 230 ...
• That’s a wrap, Mrs. Spence-Campbell
  The Brooklyn District Elementary School’s musical rendition of Beauty and the Beast Jr. wrapped on a bittersweet note. With the final curtain ...
• Council stands firm on skatepark location
  Despite some objection, Windsor’s town council is forging ahead with plans to build a skateboard park at the waterfront. The Windsor Business ...
• MLA requests extended hours at Access NS Centre
  Hants West MLA Chuck Porter is fighting for extended hours of operation at the Registry of Motor Vehicles officein Windsor. Porter says residents ...
• Barkhouse named top Mount A athlete
  A New Brunswick-based university is bidding adieu to a local man who played a major role on their varsity badminton team. Justin Barkhouse, of ...
• Local 42 members call off strike
  Hants Community Hospital workers belonging to the Local 42 union have cause for celebration — they’ve narrowly dodged the picket lines and ...
• Town looking to impress judges this July
  The Town of Windsor is giving the Communities in Bloom competition another whirl. The local Communities in Bloom committee, co-chaired by the ...
• Volunteers commended for community involvement
  In a time when many non-profit groups are desperate to recruit new members, the 2012 Windsor and West Hants Volunteer Awards banquet was a real ...
• Acclaimed sculptor to open Avondale area art show
  For Alison MacNeil, sculpting is a labour of love. Her passion for capturing human connection in clay creates profound art that has been accepted ...
• Drugs stolen from Hantsport pharmacy
  The Windsor District RCMP are trying to get to the bottom of an early morning break-in at Cochrane’s Pharmacy in Hantsport. Some prescription ...
• Siblings set sights on 2015 Canada Games
  The teenage Stephens siblings have a unique relationship. Sure, they have the occasional squabble, but Vanessa, Jordan and Justin, are well known ...
• Walking for workplace safety
  Barb Beck has her sights set high for the second West Hants-based walk in support of families living with the aftermath of workplace tragedies. ...
• Residents discover benefits of walking in water
  Aquatics instructor Dianne Levy says many people are unaware of the healing powers of water. As the co-ordinator of several public programs ...
• Relay team raring to break record
  The Hants West Relay For Life’s track record of growth will be tested this June. The first relay in Windsor saw six teams, with a combined total ...
• Hantsport residents await water rate decision
  Customers hooked to the Hantsport Water Utility may notice a 20 per cent rate hike as soon as Canada Day. The decision remains in the hands of ...
• CAP cuts could disconnect sites in Upper Vaughan,...
  CAP supporters are asking the Harper government to reconsider eliminating the Community Access Program from the federal budget. Deborah Innes, ...
• Health workers rally for public support
  The Hants Community Hospital may be struck by a wave of strike action that could surge through the Capital Health District Authority as early as ...
• Hantsport seeks provincial funding for water study
  Hantsport’s CAO Jeff Lawrence is asking the provincial government to fund half of a $40,000 study that will determine if coagulation is the best ...
• Hantsport council dodges the axe
  The Town of Hantsport will keep six councillors around the table for at least another term. Town council members Donald Rockwell, Harold Bulger ...
• Local cheerleaders prepping for year-end competition
  The winter is winding down, but local ICE cheerleaders are just warming up. The Integrity Cheer Elite (ICE) athletes have been preparing for the ...
• Windsor’s skate park saga continues
  Members of the Windsor Business Enhancement Society are asking town council to find a new site for the proposed skateboard park mapped out for ...
• Hantsport welcomes Leah Price as new princess
  Hantsport’s Leah Price is following in the footsteps of a queen. A beaming Price, the 19-year-old daughter of Joseph and Carla Price, was crowned ...
• Kate Grandy crowned Princess Windsor
  It seems it was only a matter of time before Kate Grandy donned a Princess Windsor sash. Upon being crowned Princess Windsor 2012 on March 31, ...
• Take a trip back to Titanic times
  The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanicwill be marked with a step back in time in Hantsport. The Friends of the Hantsport Public ...