PORT HAWKESBURY: A new political era began here last week, as a swearing-in ceremony took place for the latest edition of Port Hawkesbury Town Council, including the town’s first female mayor and its first new mayor in 22 years.
Brenda...
ARICHAT: Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) wants to set the record straight about its forestry practices.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on April 23, PHP’s Andrew Fedora, leader in sustainability and outreach, and Dennis Boulet, operations superintendent...
ANTIGONISH: Antigonish County’s warden says municipal officials are reviewing their options for contract work that needs to be completed on their courthouse.
In March, councillors voted to issue a tender for work on the...
PORT HOOD: John Dowling, the Inverness County councillor looking after district 6, has some questions he’d like answered about his municipal group’s funding for the Port Hawkesbury Airport.
Dowling is also a member of the Port Hawkesbury Airport Committee, and...
HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia Government released its Capital Plan for 2017/2018 last week.
Major construction projects approved in the plan include multi-year projects such as the Paq’tnkek Interchange and the Canso Causeway swing bridge rehabilitation.
Regular construction and improvement projects include...
PORT HASTINGS: Repair and upgrade work on the Canso Causeway swing bridge is on schedule, says a provincial project engineer.
Andrew MacPherson, with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR), explained that work on the base of the Causeway...
HALIFAX: On January 24, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal concluded a 2012 change to Nova Scotia’s electoral boundaries violated Section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by altering the electoral districts of Clare, Argyle and...
EVANSTON: A local community group is investigating what can be done with a former school.
Richard Cook, with the Community Needs Society, said requests came from the community about uses for the former West Richmond Education Centre in Evanston, which...
INVERNESS: Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster is happy to report that funding for the Inverness Raceway was green lit in the provincial budget.
“I had to opportunity to ask the Minister of Agriculture if he could confirm that would be...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Town of Port Hawkesbury has taken part in a data collection pilot project as part of a province-wide effort to support municipalities with infrastructure management.
At the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s regular monthly council meeting on May...