HAVRE BOUCHER: A local woman has turned her passion for quilting into a new business.
Mom’s Quiltique held its grand opening celebration on November 4. The new shop offers long arm quilting services, as well as finished quilts, fabric, supplies,...
HALIFAX: More high school students will have access to hands-on learning opportunities to help them prepare for careers with the expansion of Skilled Trades Centres.
Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Karen Casey announced today that seven additional high schools...
ANTIGONISH: Brian Dunn, Bishop of Antigonish, announced the following appointments, which will become effective on June 28, unless otherwise specified:
Rev. Callistus Abazie, Administrator of St. Louis, Louisdale; St. Francis de Sales Parish, Lower River Inhabitants; St. Mary, Glendale; St....
PORT HAWKESBURY: A local pharmacy is now able to offer patients a primary care clinic as part of a provincial pilot project that is looking to increase access to primary care for anyone with a valid Nova...
LOUISDALE: A recent partnership between local high school students and the Louisdale Lions Club has proven to be a win-win situation for the community.
On June 4, Lions Club members hosted a barbecue at the Louisdale Lions Community Centre as...
ANTIGONISH: St. Martha’s Regional Hospital’s Open Arms Clinic, in the Children’s and Women’s Health Unit, has gained some national exposure.
Lisa MacDonald and Colleen Boyd, two of the nurses involved, presented the work of the clinic, “Ahead of the Birth:...
EVANSTON: The business group consisting of Canso Ford, Tri-Mac Toyota, Gateway Hyundai and CARR Xpert Collison Port Hawkesbury recently donated $25,000 to the Strait Richmond Healthcare Foundation.
Board members of the foundation were...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A Port Hawkesbury native just might set sail as a result of the Norwegian Cruise Line 2019 Giving Joy Contest.
Nancy Kawaja, who graduated from SAERC, is now working in Ottawa, within Ontario’s Catholic School Board as a...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The NSCC Strait Area Campus, which includes the Nautical Institute and the Wagmatcook Learning Center, has received approval to offer five new full-time programs in 2019.
One of the programs is the Information Technology Diploma. Information Technology professionals...
TRURO: Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia has
given $13,605 in Community Sparks Grants to seven youth-led, climate change
related projects in rural Nova Scotia.
The Community Sparks Grants are designed to support
innovative, community-based action, and...