INVERNESS: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and long-term care workers held a protest here last Friday. CUPE’s long-term care coordinator Kathy Macleod said the McNeil Liberal government cut $8 million from the long-term care budget but has only...
LOUISDALE: A review of Richmond County’s entire municipal staffing complement is expected to get underway soon, according to the warden. Interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Maris Freimanis confirmed at a regular monthly council meeting in January that the municipality has...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The town has officially taken over Veterans Memorial Park. On June 19, there was a motion to council by the memorial committee to accept ownership of the park, and Doyle advised the ownership transfer is finalized. “I’m pleased to...
ANTIGONISH: Council wants to help remember a former warden. Council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish is establishing a bursary at the East Antigonish Education Centre/Academy in the name of former area warden, Russell Boucher. Current Warden Owen McCarron...
HALIFAX: With emergency room closures happening in the area, health officials say more are on the way. Last week, Greg Boone, director of public affairs with the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), confirmed the ER at the Strait Richmond Hospital...
PORT HAWKESBURY: It’s been a busy school year for everyone involved with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) and that’s especially true of the woman leading the group, President Liette Doucet. On May 16, Doucet toured a number of schools...
POINT TUPPER: A load retention tariff at the local paper mill continues to do what it was intended. On January 23, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) issued a decision regarding the Nova Scotia Power Inc. and Port...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre was the latest stop, on February 23, for the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal’s (DTIR) public consultations asking the public if they support using tolls to accelerate the timeline for highway...
HALIFAX: A woman facing fraud related charges is set for sentencing. Dawn Marie Johnson pleaded guilty to charges of forgery and fraud over $5,000 during an appearance in Halifax Supreme Court on August 24. In 2014, Antigonish RCMP announced charges of...
HALIFAX: Two former residents of Inverness County are back in Canada after being stranded in South America in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. On March 23, three volunteers with the Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the...




Port Hawkesbury Reporter
Translate »