ANTIGONISH: Town council is looking to maintain the area’s fire trucks.
During the regular monthly meeting of Antigonish Town Council, elected members passed a three-point policy involving a fire levy, a 25-year plan for maintaining fire trucks for the Antigonish...
ANTIGONISH: Municipal council is looking for help with a legacy project.
Last week, council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish designated up to $45,500 for a pavilion as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary.
Warden Russell Boucher said council is...
ANTIGONISH: The mayor is pleased with news of provincial funding for an upcoming national event.
On March 20, the Province of Nova Scotia announced $1 million in funding for seating improvements at StFX University’s Oland Centre to improve accessibility for...
OTTAWA: Two local Liberal MPs are defending the recent federal budget while it comes under attack from the opposition.
On March 22, the Liberal government announced its budget for the current fiscal year. Strait area MPs touted the innovation heavy...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The province is looking into an incident involving an animal carcass being left near a local building.
In an e-mail sent on March 23, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture representative Krista Higdon stated conservation officers are investigating...
HALIFAX: The health minister is denying opposition claims that a detox unit in the area will close.
A recently released internal report commissioned by the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) recommends shutting down detox units at hospitals, including the Strait-Richmond,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait regional school board (SRSB) is hoping to re-launch its region-wide science fair next spring, after this year’s event was scuttled by a variety of factors including recent job action by the Nova Scotia Teachers Union...
WEST ARICHAT: The Stella Maris Pastoral Unit, which oversees the remaining Roman Catholic Church operations across Isle Madame, is attempting to reach new agreements on insurance and liability issues regarding three of its properties in Petit de Grat, including...
HALIFAX: The province is available to provide guidance to a local town after council withdrew a dissolution request.
On March 8, Mulgrave Town Council voted to withdraw its application to dissolve town status and amalgamate with the Municipality of the...
ST. PETER’S: With the municipality expected to announce its plans for tourism development in Richmond County within the coming days, municipal officials and tourism promotion groups are expressing optimism after a recent joint meeting on the subject.
A meeting on...