PORT HOOD: There’s no place in the world Canadians would rather visit than Cape Breton Island. That news was brought to the attention of Inverness County officials on January 8, when the municipal unit was visited by Mary Tulle, the...
ARISAIG: A local distillery needs to make a little more room in its trophy case. Arisaig’s Steinhart Distillery took home a silver medal and was named Canadian Gin Distiller of the Year at the Berlin International Spirits Competition. Thomas Steinhart,...
ARICHAT: Council has decided to hold off in making a decision whether to participate in a program to erect charging stations in Richmond County for electric vehicles. During a teleconference meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on April...
PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council met last Thursday and, though the agenda was minimal, the municipal unit made a number of decisions relating to funding, approving plans, and adopting a new program. Council greenlit funding for two investments, one in...
OHSWEKEN, ONT.: An Eskasoni Elder has recently been recognized with a lifetime achievement award from a national Indigenous charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these...
PORT HAWKESBURY: With coyote sightings continuing through the fall and early winter, town officials here are examining the possibility of partnering with Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to educate the public on the proper means of dealing...
ARICHAT: Council was unable to approve amendments to its travel expense policy. During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on April 23, motions to amend the hours of operation, as well as the credit card, hospitality, and hiring...
HALIFAX: Richmond County’s elected councillors and municipal employees will see a pair of salary increases over the months to come. The municipality’s new five-member council voted in favour of a 1.5 per cent increase for each of the calendar years...
PORT HOOD: Members of Inverness Municipal Council are currently putting together a plan of attack to improve the state of the wharfs in Port Hood and on Port Hood Island. “We have the engineer’s study for the wharfs in Port...
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Power Inc (NSPI) is looking to help drivers of electric cars charge their batteries, and the initiative could see charging stations spring up in the local area. “Your specific region most definitely has a number of locations...




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