Hurricane Earl's fury headed for East Coast The Maritimes remains in the path of Hurricane Earl, and could see its effects as early as Saturday morning. The latest forecast from the Canadian Hurricane Centre says hurricane Earl continues on its projected track and is likely to affect Atlantic Canada by this weekend. The centre says it's still too early to issue warnings or discuss potential effects in Atlantic Canada because the hurricane is still too far away. The centre says Earl is expected to continue its northwestward track before heading more towards the north. There continues to be a wide-range of predictions of where ...

The final cost of a new roundabout in Montague will be $1.1 million rather than $600,000, as cited earlier by Transportation Minister Ron MacKinley. In July Mr MacKinley said the initial figure did not include land costs, the design hadn’t been completed and tenders weren't advertised. But this week Mr MacKinley said the tender for the construction is $975,000, and an additional $50,000 to $75,000 was spent on purchasing land around the intersection at the top of the Wood Islands Hill. Kings County Construction's tender was accepted and owner Harry Annear said work will start Tuesday., September 7. Mr MacKinley attributed ...

It could be next year before children attending one of the 36 Early Year Centres across the province will be learning from a standardized curriculum, because the Department of Education hasn’t finished developing it. Early Year Centres, are part of the government's new early learning system initiative and they are required to follow a curriculum. Department of Education deputy minister Sandy MacDonald said, "It’s a play-based curriculum and we’re working on it right now. We slowed down a bit as staff was focusing on rolling out the Early Year Centre and kindergarten programs, while some staff who worked in the ...

Montague Town Council stands divided on the fate of a procedural bylaw, currently under review by the Department of Finance and Municipal Affairs and the town, which the town passed without seeking legal opinion on whether it violated the Municipalities Act. The department can’t say whether the bylaw, which gives council power traditionally reserved for the mayor, is legal. "I’m behind it," Councillor Janice MacBeth said. "We wrote it, we worked really hard on it and we thought it was a legitimate document. We thought it worked well with council. We wanted to respect the fact that everyone on council had to ...

Montague Cavendish Farms Wellness Centre manager Jeff Ellsworth celebrated a major success recently when he and the Jarvis Travellers softball team won the International Softball Congress World Championships in Midland, Michigan. The Ontario team beat the Kitchener Rivershark Twins by a score of 4-1 in the final. Fourty-eight teams from Canada and the United States took part. This is actually the second time outfielder Mr Ellsworth played in an International Softball Congress World Championships - and is one of only two Canadian softball players to achieve that feat. In a twist, his first win was in 2008 when he played for the ...

Child’s Play Day Care in Fortune will not close. Day care owner Norma Brown said she’s received calls from people who believed she was closing down, with even one of her own employees having heard the facility was closing. Ms Brown’s application to the province to become an Early Years Centre was rejected, but Child’s Play Day Care will continue to operate as a private facility. "I’m here to stay," Ms Brown said. "We are going to offer the same curriculum but without all the frills (of the Early Years Centres). We will accept children from six months to 12 ...

The final cost of a new roundabout in Montague will be $1.1 million rather than $600,000, as cited earlier by Transportation Minister Ron MacKinley. In July Mr MacKinley said the initial figure did not include land costs, the design hadn’t been completed and tenders weren't advertised. But this week Mr MacKinley said the tender for the construction is $975,000, and an additional $50,000 to $75,000 was spent on purchasing land around the intersection at the top of the Wood Islands Hill. Kings County Construction's tender was accepted and owner Harry Annear said work will start Tuesday., September 7. Mr MacKinley attributed ...

Elaine Herring of Murray Harbour shot a hole-in-one at Eagles View Golf Course in Murray River August 17. Ms Herring said she was shocked. "The ball lands and it rolls ... I was thinking, 'oh, it’s going to be close,' then it finished off in the hole." The event happened on hole seven, a par three 80-yard challenge. It was witnessed by her friends Paulette MacNeill and Vaughen Gosbee, who joined her for ladies' night. The hole-in-one was a bit of a stroke of luck, Ms Herring said. "It was kind of a fluke, it’s not skill. I was just trying to get close." It ...

Main photo: Michele Hynes, middle, was crowned the winner of the 45th annual Queen of the Furrows pageant during the Dundas Plowing Match on the weekend. Michele was sponsored by Greenfield Enterprises Ltd. First runner up was Ashley Poole, sponsored by MacPhee’s Save-Easy, while second runner-up was Allison Downe, sponsored by Campbell’s Service Station. Michele also won Miss Scholastic, while Ashley also won Miss Plowing, with Allison winning Miss Friendship. Miss Talent was Hillary Stewart, while Hillary, Ashley and Allison all tied for the prize of Miss Evening Wear. David MacDonald photo    Second photo: ...