HALIFAX: Lawyers representing lobster fishermen trying to reverse a Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) policy are challenging the minister’s decision once again. On July 5, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast...
LOWER SOUTH RIVER: The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) have drastically increased compensation to a couple of Antigonish County landowners. From the original $70,000 that was awarded to Kevin Partridge and his...
HALIFAX: Projects in the Strait area have been approved under the provincial government’s Mineral Resources Development Fund. In a press release issued on Oct. 22, the province explained that the grants are designed to...
ANTIGONISH: Police are looking for two suspects in relation to a robbery at a local pharmacy. On May 17 at approximately 1:35 p.m., a Nova Scotia RCMP press release said a man entered a pharmacy on Main Street in Antigonish,...
ARICHAT: The community’s historic courthouse has a new owner. Richmond municipal councillors voted unanimously to approve the sale of the 171-year-old courthouse building to a private developer during the late stages of their most recent monthly council meeting. According to a...
HALIFAX: The provincial government said it will spend more than $1.6 billion on new projects and continuing work around Nova Scotia. Last week, the province announced Capital Plan 2023-2024 that includes projects in the...
HALIFAX: The minister of health was questioned for not making improvements to the palliative care system. On September 19 during Question Period in the Nova Scotia Legislature, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon asked Minister of Health and Wellness, Randy Delorey,...
By: Emily Maroun PORT HAWKESBURY: A resident of the town is hoping to promote unity even during this isolated Christmas. Port Hawkesbury’s Taylor Linloff has created a challenge on Facebook,...
PORT HAWKESURY: Although the verdict was already in, town councillor Blaine MacQuarrie was officially made deputy warden. During the regular monthly meeting of Port Hawkesbury Town Council on December 1, MacQuarrie was appointed to...
ARICHAT: Richmond Municipal Council approved a balanced budget for 2018-2019. During a special meeting on April 27, councillors voted in favour of the $14,032,000 budget which maintains residential taxes at 80 cents per $100 of assessment, while the commercial rate...




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