HALIFAX: A trio of local businesses is looking for compensation from the provincial government.
Three groups, Phyllis Baker, Henri Steeghs, and Pleasant Valley Nurseries Ltd., along with Ernest Curry and Tri-City Management, as well as Eileen Curry and Justamere Café...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Superintendent Ford Rice says the Strait regional school board (SRSB) is taking recent knife-related incidents at two local schools very seriously.
“It will continue to be of utmost importance to ensure that students and staff are in a...
ARICHAT: The Clean Nova Scotia Foundation (CNSF) wants people to know about two programs to increase residential energy efficiency.
During the monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council in Arichat on October 23, Michael MacKay with CNSF told councillors about the...
ARICHAT: Council turned down a request to make a funding commitment toward a signage project promoting the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere.
Richmond Municipal Council did agree to send a letter of support for the project to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The push is on for Nova Scotia to establish a child advocate office.
Last Thursday, the Strait Region Society for Children, Youth, and Families hosted an information session with child advocacy consultant, Marvin M. Bernstein, who spoke in...
ARICHAT: Richmond County’s new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) will be on the job at the beginning of 2018.
On October 23, during the monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council, Warden Brian Marchand announced the appointment of Kent MacIntyre as CAO...
PORT HASTINGS: After touching base with the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster is hoping frequent delays at the Canso Causeway will be a thing of the past.
“If people are delayed at the Causeway, and...
ANTIGONISH: The Town of Antigonish is on course for the installation of a new set of traffic lights at a very busy intersection.
The intersection in question is at West Street and Highland Drive, and if all goes well, the...
ANTIGONISH: Antigonish Town Council is waiting to hear back from the province’s Utility and Review Board (UARB) in relation to an effort to keep things green for homeowners.
Some members of the Antigonish Community Energy (ACE) Co-operative have purchased equipment...
ANTIGONISH: Following a setback over the summer, the Municipality of Antigonish County is moving ahead with plans to repair the town’s historic courthouse.
“Staff determined that a building assessment was necessary to further inform the nature and extent of the...