PORT HOOD: The warden and two incumbents went down to defeat tonight during the municipal election in Inverness County. In district 5 (Port Hood-Mabou), warden Betty Ann MacQuarrie lost to first time candidate Lynn...
ARICHAT: Voters in Richmond County decided they want a completely new municipal council. After the votes were counted this evening, warden Brian Marchand, former warden Jason MacLean and long-time incumbent councillors James Goyetche and...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town council will look pretty much the same following today’s municipal election in the town. Incumbent mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton was re-elected to the mayor’s chair, netting 1,121 votes to 769 for challenger...
MULGRAVE: Senior staff with the town will be exploring a potential burn by-law. During Mulgrave’s regular council meeting October 5, councillors looked at the results of a resident survey. Following the...
ANTIGONISH: All varsity athletic privileges, including practices and training sessions, have been suspended at StFX University. StFX Athletics and Recreation Director, Leo MacPherson said the move comes as a sanction after university officials discovered...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Mayor for the Town of Port Hawkesbury says despite having the third highest expense claim for mayors and wardens in the 2019 fiscal year, she’s been advocating for the town on multiple fronts and...
SUGAR CAMP: Police believe there might be more victims of an Inverness County man charged with sex crimes involving young people. Inverness District RCMP has laid sexual assault charges against Hunter James Smith, 19-years-old of...
MULGRAVE: Councillors in the town say they haven’t yet received the report about a dangerous intersection off Highway 104. Ralph Hadley, Mulgrave’s mayor, said ever since the new Aulds Cove Irving Big Stop has...
CANSO: A major employer in the area received federal government assistance to upgrade their operation. On October 5, it was announced that Canso Seafoods Ltd. will receive a repayable loan of $900,000 for facility...
HALIFAX: More staff will be hired at the COVID-19 assessment centre in Antigonish to accommodate its expansion. During an announcement on October 8, the province confirmed that “most” primary assessment centres around the province...




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