ARICHAT: After a Richmond Municipal Councillor was suspended for breaching the code of conduct, the provincial government said changes to the penalties for future offenders are on the way.In April, the province confirmed to The Reporter that...
STRAIT AREA: Statistics Canada reported population numbers from the 2021 Federal Census showing that the total population of Richmond, Inverness, Guysborough, and Antigonish counties rose slightly between 2016 and 2021.The main reason is the growth in the...
MARTINIQUE: On Dec. 8, Richmond County District RCMP said they responded to a complaint of shots fired at a vessel that was travelling through Lennox Passage.According to a press release issued on Jan. 25 by the RCMP,...
ARICHAT: The Municipality of the County of Richmond reached a resolution in Josette Marchand’s wrongful dismissal case agreeing that her employment was terminated without cause.Although Marchand could not comment on the specifics, she did confirm that there...
HALIFAX: The founder of Friends United says there was some really good dialogue with the Chinese ambassador during a small, invite-only meeting.
Late last month, Friends United Board of Directors member and Hereditary Chief...
MILLBROOK FIRST NATION: The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (ANSMC) said it is “frustrated” by the recent seizure of a fishing boat and equipment by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
Over a month...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The project manager for an organization dedicated to community building says the housing needs in the town are desperate.
Alyce Maclean of New Dawn Enterprises made the comments during an open house...
STRAIT AREA: Chris Penny says a popular program for international middle and high school students might be Nova Scotia’s best kept secret.
“We’ve been operating for years but people just don’t hear about us,”...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Three people charged for a home invasion that sent four people to the hospital entered not guilty pleas on Monday and now have trials scheduled to start in August.
According to the...
JANVRIN’S ISLAND: The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is working with the owner of a boat that sunk here last week.
According to the media relations branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the CCG...