The mayor of the Town of Lunenburg, N.S., has announced he will resign&nbsp;less than three years after stepping into the role.

In a statement released by the town Monday, Matt Risser said he would be resigning as mayor "due to a career opportunity that requires me to move elsewhere."

His resignation will take effect on May 9 at 6 p.m. AT.

Deputy Mayor Peter Mosher will serve as acting mayor until a byelection is concluded.

 when Rachel Bailey declined to re-offer for the position after serving two terms as mayor.

At the time, Risser beat out John McGee, a former member of Lunenburg's council who had previously served as deputy mayor.

Water main break disrupts water supply, traffic in Halifax

A water main break in west-end Halifax is disrupting water supply and traffic Monday afternoon.

Cars go through a flooded roundabout in Halifax, N.S.

A water main break caused flooding at the Armdale Roundabout beginning late Monday morning.

Armdale Roundabout flooding

Boater who went missing on Eel Lake found dead

A man who went missing from a boat in Eel Lake near Saulnierville, N.S., has been found dead, say RCMP.

An RCMP shoulder badge that reads 'RCMP GRC POLICE', along with the RCMP logo.

rcmp shoulder patch

Mooseheads star Alexandre Doucet has his future mapped out, but he's still got some hockey to play

While Halifax Moosehead Alexandre Doucet has his post-hockey career mapped out, his focus right now is on getting the championship that has eluded him during his five seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

A hockey player celebrates after scoring a goal.

Alexandre Doucet of the Halifax Mooseheads celebrates after scoring the tying goal late in the third period of an April 1, 2023, game against the Cape Breton Eagles. Trailing 3-0, the Mooseheads won 4-3 in overtime.

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Anonymous donor offers $10M to save N.S. church facing demolition. But there's a condition

A group rallying to save Église Sainte-Marie in Church Point, N.S., says its prayers may have been answered. Pierre Comeau, the president of Société Édifice Sainte-Marie de La Pointe, says an anonymous donor is offering to cover $10 million worth of repairs and ongoing maintenance for the iconic structure.

Worshippers are shown inside the church when it was still fit for people to go inside prior to Christmas 2019. 

The church has not been used for worship since Christmas 2019, Pierre Comeau said.

 Église Sainte-Marie

Église Sainte-Marie in Church Point, N.S., has significant water damage. 

Eglise Sainte-Marie

Doctor tied to thousands of Ozempic prescriptions in B.C. has N.S. licence suspended

Dr. David Davison lives in the U.S. though holds a Nova Scotian licence, regulator confirms.

A blue needle with the brand name "Ozempic" on the side is pictured in a man's hand.

Ozempic is pictured in a file photo from May 2022.

Ozempic

The diabetes medicine Ozempic pictured in a file photo. British Columbia's health minister has said he wants to restrict prescriptions of the drug to U.S. patients.

Mayor Matt Risser's resignation will take effect on May 9.

Mayor of Town of Lunenburg to resign, citing new 'career opportunity'

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