ANTIGONISH: A local municipality would like to see more progress from the provincial government on the issue of infrastructure funding. During a regular monthly meeting last week, Antigonish Warden Owen McCarron said he and municipal clerk/treasurer Glen Horne met with...
PORT HASTINGS: Needed upgrades will lead to some delayed traffic at the Canso Causeway. On October 27, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal announced that the Canso Canal will be closed to marine traffic from November 1 to May...
MULGRAVE: Roadway debris has caused safety concerns for drivers in Mulgrave during the colder months. Last week, representatives from the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) attended the May meeting of Mulgrave Town Council to address residents’ concerns about...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Strait regional school board (SRSB) officials say they are pleased with several funding increases outlined in their new budget. The SRSB approved its budget for 2017-2018 at the board’s regular monthly meeting on December 6. “I think, for us,...
CANSO: An application has been filed to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board for the transfer of the assets of the Canso Electric Light Utility (CEU) from the Municipality of the District of Guysborough to...
MULGRAVE: Mulgrave Town Council received support from a local business regarding a local road. Last week, Mulgrave Mayor Ralph Hadley read a letter to Mulgrave Town Council from Strait of Canso Superport Corporation. Strait Superport sent the letter to Guysborough-Eastern...
FREDERICTON: The quiet, residential Brookside Drive in Fredericton’s north end was a deadly scene of chaos during the province’s second ever mass shooting Friday morning.   After the hour-long echoing of gunshots, four people were pronounced dead in the province’s capital,...
ARICHAT: Residents in the St. George’s Channel area aired concerns about inaccurate road name descriptions on a globally-used digital mapping system during a recent meeting of Richmond Municipal Council. Residents Doug Begg and Ross Wagg pointed out that Google Maps...
PORT HOOD: The swearing-in of Inverness Municipal Council on November 7 resulted in the third woman being selected to lead a local municipal unit. “There’s a new female mayor in Antigonish, and that’s also true in Port Hawkesbury. Now, the...
INVERNESS: Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) spokesperson Greg Boone said it is following up with municipalities to make arrangements for payments. “We’ve been aware to the challenges that have been identified and we’re working now to make arrangements to make...




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