PORT HASTINGS: Proposed amendments to the Port Hastings Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law had their first and second readings at last week’s regular meeting of Inverness Municipal Council. A public hearing was also held on the matter during...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait Area Pool is among the considerations for the Cape Breton YMCA as it continues to negotiate with town officials to launch a more permanent partnership, nine months after reaching a temporary agreement to continue the...
PORT HASTINGS: The Pan-Cape Breton Food Hub wants more municipal funding but the group is also willing to do more to help local producers grow their businesses. That was the message from Alicia Lake, Food Hub coordinator, and Jim Mustard,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Aspiring business owners may soon have the opportunity to launch a new business in a rent-free space within the town boundaries. Following a pitch from the Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN), Port Hawkesbury Town Council has agreed...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Eight months after receiving threats of legal action from town officials for hosting a mobile food vendor on their property, a local church has received town council’s blessing for the rezoning that will allow this business relationship...
GUYSBOROUGH: Despite hearing opposition from some residents last month, council is proceeding with a recreation complex project. On March 10, council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough issued a tender for the proposed Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex. “I’m really impressed...
MULGRAVE: The planned dissolution of a local town and its amalgamation into a neighbouring municipality has hit a roadblock. During a special meeting of Mulgrave Town Council last week, members voted to withdraw their application to dissolve town status and...
ANTIGONISH: Council wants to see more people visiting and living in the downtown. While fielding questions about the decline in the town’s population, Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher said council has a few ideas to try and help the town grow. “We...
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 HASTINGS: With the first day of spring less than two weeks away, officials at the Strait regional school board (SRSB) are cautiously optimistic that the 8.5 school days lost to region-wide weather-related closures will not have a major...




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