BIG BRAS D’OR: Victoria County District RCMP have obtained a warrant for the arrest of a man in connection with an incident of intimate partner/family violence on August 6, in Big Bras D’Or. Logan...
RICHMOND: A local MLA said he is ready to run should a provincial election be called. Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Michel Samson will take part in his seventh nomination meeting on Sunday, April 30. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to defend...
ARICHAT: Despite efforts to increase financial transparency, there remains some disagreement around the council table. During the September 25 meeting of Richmond Municipal Council in Arichat, councillors unanimously voted to post on-line, retroactive to January 1, 2017: the final report...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A planned redesign of Port Hawkesbury’s main thoroughfare has been generating a lot of discussion. Members of the Port Hawkesbury Volunteer Fire Department attended the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s monthly council meeting last week to hear an update...
INVERNESS: A volunteer treasurer has pleaded guilty to fraud and forgery after signing the president’s name of the Inverness local of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) on union cheques totaling upwards of $82,000.
ANTIGONISH: A local business owner said she supports the province’s restorative justice program. “I think it’s a very wholesome approach if the right people are involved,” said Meghan Peters, co-owner of the Tall and Small Café. “I definitely, after going...
PAQ’TNKEK: A local First Nations community is in favour of a land exchange. Of the 411 eligible voters in the Paq’tnkek Mi’kmaw Nation, 277 took part in a vote on whether or not to surrender 32 acres of land and...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article was changed from the version which appeared in the January 11 edition of The Reporter and which was then posted on-line. The segment which required correction is below in bold type. MONASTERY: After surviving a...
GUYSBOROUGH: The Municipality of the District of Guysborough hopes to recruit new doctors by showing them what the community has to offer. Last week, municipal councillors and representatives of the Guysborough Memorial Hospital Foundation met with a potential new doctor...
ARICHAT: The provincial government will not be a funding partner in a revitalization project for the municipality’s shire town. During a special meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on August 1, Richmond CAO Kent MacIntyre confirmed that the Arichat Mainstreet Revitalization...




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