UPPER BIG TRACADIE: The RCMP confirmed that three females, ages 52, 31 and 10, and a 33-year-old male died of apparent gunshot wounds following an incident last night in Upper Big Tracadie. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct autopsies...
MULGRAVE: Representatives with Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) recently visited Mulgrave to explain the town’s increasing property assessments. Officials with the Dartmouth-based property management company made their presentation during the regular Mulgrave Town Council meeting on March 2.
BOYLSTON: Some residents aren’t happy with council’s decision to ask the province to revisit its ban on hydraulic fracturing. On February 21, the Boylston Community Centre hosted a town hall style meeting on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Organizers called the...
ARICHAT: Municipal council has decided to provide two opportunities for the public to address them during meetings. During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on March 22 in Arichat, councillors decided they...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Clients and supporters of the Strait Area Women’s Place gathered on March 7 to celebrate International Women’s Day. With the 2019 theme of “Balance for Better” groups around the world celebrated the achievements of women and sought to...
HALIFAX: The leader of the Official Opposition was in Cape Breton last weekend and one leg of that stop was a visit to a riding the Progressive Conservatives want in their column. Last weekend,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Three noteworthy groups had their cases heard by 100 Women Who Care (WWC) Rural Cape Breton, and as a result, the Whycocomagh and Area Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary will be receiving at least $16,000.
GUYSBOROUGH: Construction projects will soon be underway at two schools within the Strait regional school board (SRSB). A tender for the amount of $597,149 has been awarded to Dora Construction Management Limited for the construction of the new Skilled Trades...
PORT HAWKESBURY: On the week of International Women’s Day, facilitators at the Strait Area Women’s Place (SAWP) were busy raising awareness of the services they provide to women in the region. On Tuesday, women’s services facilitator Mary Elizabeth Cameron and...
MULGRAVE: Transport trucks have been granted special permission to by-pass a bridge in the town. During their regular council meeting on November 16, a motion was passed by town councillors giving the green light...




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