PAQ’TNKEK: First Nations and municipal leaders came together last week for a historic celebration of friendship. A ceremony to mark the signing of a Friendship Accord between the Paq’tnkek Mi’kmaw Nation and the Municipality and the County of Antigonish took...
ARICHAT: Richmond County’s incoming Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) has confirmed that two municipal staff positions have been eliminated as the result of an organizational review of the county’s operations that got under way this past spring. Louis Digout, who assumed...
HALIFAX: A pair of local MLAs assumed their critic responsibilities last week. Following the naming of the members of the provincial government’s cabinet, opposition leader Jamie Baillie announced the critic responsibilities for PC MLAs. Included on the list were Inverness...
By: Raissa Tetanish TRURO: Charlene Bagley was at a loss for words last week as she stood on the sidewalk outside a hotel and convention centre in Truro. Bagley is...
ANTIGONISH: It was a powerful talk from a powerful person. Artist, activist, Order of Canada recipient, and Sesame Street alum Buffy Sainte Marie gave a rousing talk titled “Power in the Blood, Justice in the Soul” at StFX University’s Schwartz...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A government official testified at the Desmond Fatality Inquiry regarding the standards police use to address cases of intimate partner violence, including the fact officers had “limited” training in the years prior to the triple...
PETIT DE GRAT: A monument to a dark chapter in Canadian history was virtually revealed last week. Centre La Picasse hosted an unveiling ceremony on Sept. 27 for the Acadian Odyssey Monument, which will...
ARICHAT: A community group hoping to refurbish a former Anglican church building on Isle Madame is reporting progress in its negotiations with the diocese that previously operated the facility. The Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island officially...
IRON MINES: L’Arche Cape Breton wants roadside littering to stop. On November 5, staff and residents of the Inverness County facility attended a “peaceful, anti-littering rally” along Orangedale Road. L’Arche outreach...
ANTIGONISH: The chocolate company founded by the Hadhad family, who were fighting for their survival just a few years ago in Syria, has announced they will hire 50 refugees and provide mentorship and guidance to 10 Canadian refugee startups...




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