INVERNESS COUNTY: Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster has made his decision, and he’s now backing Pictou East MLA Tim Houston to become the next leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
“I’ve known Tim for a number of years...
PORT HASTINGS: The warning siren at the Canso Causeway was loud enough for Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster to hear at his home in Troy, so he could certainly appreciate the aching eardrums of those living closer to the Port...
PORT HASTINGS: Two familiar faces returned to their posts at the Strait regional school board (SRSB) following the board’s official post-election swearing-in ceremonies.
East Richmond representative Francine Boudreau was returned as the SRSB’s chair, as no other board members challenged...
ANTIGONISH: It was a first for the town and it left a big impact.
The recent municipal election in the Town of Antigonish was the first municipal election in the area to feature e-voting.
Mayor Carl Chisholm said approximately half of...
GUYSBOROUGH: After two straight years of five-cent
increases to the residential and commercial tax rates in the Municipality of
the District of Guysborough, a new fiscal plan has held the tax rate.
Municipal councillors approved the...
Editor's note: The following article was changed from the versions which was published in the September 20 edition of The Reporter to correct a quote from the Calgary Rocky Ridge Conservative MP.
PORT HAWKESBURY: Pat Kelly, Calgary Rocky Ridge MP...
PORT HASTINGS: The committee reviewing the future of three Inverness County schools for the Strait regional school board (SRSB) will get an extra 30 days to complete their work this spring.
Originally slated to wrap up their review of Mabou’s...
GUYSBOROUGH: A former cable building has seen the last of its days.
On September 5, the former Commercial Cable Station in Hazel Hill came down. Warden Vernon Pitts commended the Commercial Cable Rehabilitation Society (CCRS) for their efforts in trying...
ANTIGONISH: The town and county agreed on a new arena management structure.
Last week, Antigonish Municipal Council voted to sign-on to an inter-municipal agreement to form the Antigonish Arena Corporation with the Town of Antigonish.
“Really it modernizes the agreement...
ANTIGONISH: A new on-line tool will make it easier for people to find information on doing business in the Strait region.
On January 22, the Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN) celebrated the launch of their Economic Development Investment Mapper...