HALIFAX: The province’s department of health is disagreeing with one of the province’s opposition parties.
On March 7, the Nova Scotia NDP caucus issued a press release stating a Freedom of Information Request found 305 patients passed away while waiting...
BADDECK: A fire hydrant near the Inverary Inn was tested and opened by Village of Baddeck public works employees on July 4.
“We were able to access the hydrant within seven minutes and once opened the hydrant provided a good...
BIG POND: A meeting of the minds took place last Thursday as members of the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve Association (BLBRA) hosted an information session at the Big Pond Community Centre.
“It was very productive,” said Dr. Annamarie Hatcher,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Port Hawkesbury Town Council has unanimously approved a budget for 2018-2019 that will leave tax rates unchanged.
At the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s regular monthly council meeting on June 5, members voted to approve a balanced $7.8 million...
ARICHAT: The municipality is starting the process of formally closing former landfill sites.
During a special meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on August 1 in Arichat, Public Works director Chris Boudreau received council’s approval for up $60,000 to undertake engineering...
ANTIGONISH: Local residents left inspired after hearing from a man running cross-country to raise awareness of violence against women.
Ultra-marathon runner and activist Brad Caribou Legs Firth made a few stops at StFX on November 3 as part of his...
MABOU: After 131 years of service, St. Joseph Convent and Renewal Centre are closing.
“It wasn’t so much the finances of the building. It’s more so the poverty of personnel in these years that we face,” said Sister Rebecca McKenna,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials here are already putting the wheels in motion to develop a portion of Reeves Street land that the town acquired from the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) in late April.
Chief Administrative Officer...
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...
HALIFAX: The MLA for Inverness wants the province to give farmers a bonus for investing in their livestock.
In the fall sitting of the provincial legislature, Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster asked the Minister of Agriculture to give beef farmers a...