• Wickwire keeps breaking records

  May 6, 2013 - 9 h 28

  How many books can you read in five months? That's the challenge Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy took to with zeal this year, as part of the WOW Reading Challenge. 

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• A new novel by Libby Broadbent

  May 3, 2013 - 7 h 00

  The fictional town of Balneal, Nova Scotia has a lot in common with Liverpool.  It lost its mill, the main employer, it’s filled with quirky locals, and there’s a bar known notoriously for its karaoke.

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• Growing the community

  May 2, 2013 - 7 h 00

  The Liverpool Kinsmen donated a special rain barrel to the Family Resource Centre’s community garden in honour of Earth Day on April 22.

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• Mill Village hosting spaced out weekend

  April 30, 2013 - 13 h 00

  On the weekend of May 4, at Mill Village Consolidated School, Principal’s Pixs Drive-In will open its second season with a 2-night blockbuster event, airing Star Wars on the big screen.

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• Kinsmen fundraiser for fire truck

  April 27, 2013 - 7 h 00

  The Liverpool Kinsmen are selling rain barrels to raise money for the new ladder truck purchased by the Liverpool Fire Department.

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• New bursary from MTRI named for prominent volunteers

  April 26, 2013 - 7 h 00

  To mark Earth Day this year, the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (MTRI) is launching its new Clapp Conservation Award for students embarking on post-secondary learning.

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• Student sharing his story of Autism

  April 23, 2013 - 7 h 00

  Ethan Ringer is a Grade 3 student at Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy.  He’s eight years old, he has two well-loved cats, he loves Nerf guns and YouTube, and he has Autism.

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• Parents have mixed reaction to iPad's in school

  April 17, 2013 - 10 h 36

  South Queens Junior High School is looking to be at the forefront of 21st century learning, by putting an iPad in the hands of every student in the school next year. 

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• Concert series starts at inn

  April 17, 2013 - 8 h 45

    Lane’s Privateer Inn has started a series of intimate concerts to be held at the inn.

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• Pink shirts and a message of hope

  April 15, 2013 - 9 h 05

  Travis Price, co-founder of Pink Shirt Day, greets students with a fast talking introduction and a big smile.   

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Other news

• April 11, 2013 Board makes no change in school closures
• April 10, 2013 Arming parents with info on cyberbullying
• April 10, 2013 Former “lost boy” shares story with students
• April 5, 2013 Hypnotist brings show to Astor for first time
• April 3, 2013 School review process halted, being revamped
• March 27, 2013 Feelin' the blues at the Astor
• March 22, 2013 Girls Choir exchange trip a success
• March 20, 2013 Going back to doggy tradition
• March 19, 2013 An afternoon of script reading
• March 16, 2013 Tribute like a family reunion
• March 7, 2013 SpinCount up for ECMA
• February 26, 2013 From hatchery to Medway
• February 22, 2013 Ryan Cook playing Westfield
• February 21, 2013 Recognizing the promise in every child
• February 16, 2013 Carroll Baker, Ryan Cook and the Hank Snow Tribute