ANTIGONISH: Ridership numbers for Antigonish Community Transit have shown steady growth since the program was officially launched in 2015.
“Our ridership numbers are increasing way beyond what we ever anticipated, so we’re really thrilled by things,” said Dale Bogle, Antigonish...
ANTIGONISH: Council wants to see more people visiting and living in the downtown.
While fielding questions about the decline in the town’s population, Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher said council has a few ideas to try and help the town grow.
“We...
HALIFAX: The provincial government and Port Hawkesbury Paper are promising no more reoccurrences of an incident in which old growth forest was cut in Guysborough County.
The Department of Natural Resources recently assessed 27 forest stands in the Lawlor Lake...
ST. PETER’S: With the municipality expected to announce its plans for tourism development in Richmond County within the coming days, municipal officials and tourism promotion groups are expressing optimism after a recent joint meeting on the subject.
A meeting on...
ANTIGONISH: Last week saw the first of what will be a series of joint meetings between town and county councils.
The People’s Place Antigonish Town and County Library hosted the first official joint meeting between Antigonish Town and Antigonish Municipal...
ARICHAT: A lower speed limit could soon take shape on a portion of Highway 206 in Petit de Grat, if Richmond County’s municipal councillors are able to get the ears of the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal...
ANTIGONISH: The town and county agreed on a new arena management structure.
Last week, Antigonish Municipal Council voted to sign-on to an inter-municipal agreement to form the Antigonish Arena Corporation with the Town of Antigonish.
“Really it modernizes the agreement...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A local infrastructure project is set to kick-off early next month.
Port Hawkesbury Town Council hosted a public meeting to discuss the Pitt Street-Napean Street reconstruction project on August 23. Jason MacMillan, manager for the project, said he...
LOWER RIVER INHABITANTS: A local stretch of road is getting some work done.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) is looking to finish up work on a 7.5 kilometre section of Highway 104, near Lower River Inhabitants, from...
STRAIT AREA: Work has yet to resume on power line installations after a line fell recently.
In early December, Nova Scotia Power began installing electrical lines on the six new transmission lines they built across the Strait of Canso. In...