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Opinion: Could Yarmouth be a "boom town" again?

Province rolls out its collaborative care plan

Capacity for 2400 more patients in West Nova
Shelburne pols want action on CEC

Yarmouth election hotly contested


With the filing date passed, the Town of Yarmouth will see a full slate of candidates for mayor and council in the October 15 election. The mayor's race features incumbent Pam Mood, former mayor Charles Crosby and newcomer Doris Powell.

Yarmouth council, mayor races heat up

Mood, Crosby, Cleveland, Tavares, Powell  and Mooney toss hats into the October 15 ring
 

Ferry traffic 43% below target?

Global TV and Halifax Examiner report that passenger countss on the CAT ferry are trending upwards, but numbers were 43 per cent below target for the first two montns of service, according to numbers released by Bay Ferries Tuesday afternoon.
 
The ferry has had 18,000 riders, but to meet this year's 60,000 passenger target 32,000 passengers would need to have been booked. 
 
If the second half of the season mirrors these figures, the service would carry 34,000 passengers.

Big plans for Yarmouth's Water Street

YARMOUTH's HARBOURFRONT IN ITS HEYDAY

Summer Autism Art Camp @ Art Gallery of NS

Autism Arts summer camps are being planned for the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Yarmouth again this year, July 26 – 29 Ages 6-10 & 10-12.

AGNS Yarmouth celebrates 10th birthday with "door prizes"

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia's Yarmouth gallery is auctioning off 25 antique doors that have been turned into art.

Bay Ferries to get $33 million for first two years of new high-speed CAT Ferry

SHIP TO BE CALLED "THE CAT"
Possible $100+ million subsidies over ten years
Subsidy based on cash shortfall to Bay Ferries

Visitor centres to remain open

“These workers have dedicated a lot of time and effort into reaching out to tourism operators to advocate for the centres to remain open, and in the end it looks like that hard work has paid off.”

More visitor centre concerns - Yarmouth missing from Bay Ferries Maritime Trail

"The Premier is playing a dishonest game with the future of VICs in Nova Scotia. The Liberals should immediately stop this short-sighted decision before any more damage is done.”

Lead found in wells near Lake George

Public meeting Tuesday

McNeil govt being dishonest with tourism industry, says Tory MLA

Yarmouth mayor says tourism bureau will not close

REVISED; In a live interview Tuesday morning, Yarmouth mayor Pam Mood says that she is "confident that the government will not close" the Yarmouth Tourism Centre at the ferry terminal on the waterfront. 

Media reports during the past two weeks have suggested that the province is set to close six major visitor centres, including the one in Yarmouth.

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