PORT HAWKESBURY: A group of local teachers has taken part in a program designed to help them develop as leaders in their schools. At the December meeting of the Strait regional school board (SRSB), 10 educators who recently completed the...
ANTIGONISH: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Antigonish Movement and the 90th anniversary of the StFX Extension Department, the department introduced an event that honoured its history, while also looking toward the future. In partnership with the Coady...
ANTIGONISH: With support from experts with WSP Canada Inc., the Town of Antigonish hosted two open houses last week to provide feedback on priorities that will build a road map for Antigonish’s future growth and community development. Steve Scannell, special...
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...
ANTIGONISH: It’s on time and on budget. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) opened Phase 2 of the Highway 104 Antigonish re-alignment to traffic on October 14. “We’re proud to open this road to traffic after years of planning,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait regional school board (SRSB) is moving ahead with a province-wide effort to improve student attendance. The board has hired an attendance support worker who will serve students at Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in...
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: Residents asked council to support their efforts to have reasonable access to their Canada Post community mailboxes. During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on November 26, St. George’s Channel resident Lennan MacDonald wrote council about the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: During the summer months, the Town of Port Hawkesbury moved forward on a number of safety improvements around their community park. “Council felt it was essential to move the crosswalk from its present location, which...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Superintendent Ford Rice says the Strait regional school board (SRSB) is taking recent knife-related incidents at two local schools very seriously. The first incident on October 10 involved a folding utility knife and an alleged threat to a...




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