PORT HAWKESBURY: The Department of Community Services wants Nova Scotians to know about changes to their programs and benefits.
On June 20, Deputy Minister of Community Services, Lynn Hartwell and Brandon Grant, executive director of Employment Support and Income Assistance...
PORT HOOD:
An application from the Cape Mabou Pasture Co-op for municipal funding was
turned down during Inverness County’s regular meeting last Thursday.
The group
was looking for $15,000 from the municipality. That money would complement an
Atlantic...
WINDSOR: The federal and provincial governments
announced an agreement on community housing in Nova Scotia.
On August 20, Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural
Economic Development, on behalf of Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s Minister of
Families, Children and Social...
ARICHAT: One of Canada’s oldest wooden churches is getting a new look.
Historic Notre Dame de l’Assomption Church in Arichat is currently being scraped and some shingles replaced in preparation for new coats of primer and paint.
Once volunteers made repairs...
ARICHAT: A detailed breakdown of tenders and costs connected to Richmond County’s multi-million-dollar tourism strategy was followed by pleas from two community economic development groups for the municipality to consult with them on the best ways to proceed with...
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...
CHETICAMP: Eva Moores, the manager of the Department of
Municipal Affairs and Housing’s Municipal Flood Line Mapping (MFLM) project,
visited Inverness Municipal Council on September 5, to give municipal leaders
the low-down on her project and how Inverness County may...
PORT HOOD: The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) heard a pair of appeals from Port Hood Sunset Beach Resort and Spa Inc. in relation to its property assessments. The appeals were dismissed on August 27.
The property in...
ARICHAT: A local MLA is rejecting opposition calls to step down as Minister of Acadian Affairs as the status of protected ridings remains unknown heading into the provincial election.
Last week, the Progressive Conservatives’ Acadian Affairs critic Chris d’Entremont called...
GUYSBOROUGH: After a busy summer, progress continues with the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex.
Following last week’s regular monthly meeting of council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, Warden Vernon Pitts offered an update on the work being done on...