ARICHAT: A planning company hired by the municipality is recommending upgrades to new trails and the expansion of existing routes.
UPLAND Planning and Design Planner and Partner Bruce Mans told the regular monthly meeting...
ANTIGONISH: The Extension Department at StFX University is calling on all members of the non-profit and co-operative housing sector to band together to focus on strengthening the provincial community housing sector.
In partnership with...
POINT TUPPER: The proponents of a green hydrogen and ammonia project say it’s a major milestone to have recently registered their proposed production, storage, and loading facility for a provincial environmental assessment (EA).
Bear...
INVERNESS: Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) across Nova Scotia are demanding better pay.
Local ECEs protested at the constituency office of Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster on Sept. 8 in Inverness.
According to...
EVANSTON: On the same day that officials toured the newly renovated Strait-Richmond Hospital, the administration, volunteers, and provincial officials were responding to rumours of more cuts to the facility.
On Oct. 18 at the...
L’ARDOISE: A Richmond County woman wants to give caregivers a helping hand with her new business.
Last week, Jamie Morrison launched Out & About Respite, which operates the area’s first adult day program at the Dr. Kingston Memorial Community Health...
ANTIGONISH: The founder and driving force behind the MacLeod Group, the premiere nursing home provider in rural Nova Scotia, has lost his courageous, multi-decade fight with cancer.
Brian MacLeod passed away on Dec. 24,...
ANTIGONISH: A 48-year-old Antigonish County man has been found guilty in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in relation to two historical sexual interference charges.
The man, who can’t be identified because of a publication ban...
HALIFAX: Authorities are satisfied that the humpback whales spotted recently near the Canso Causeway are not in distress.
The Marine Animal Response Society (MARS) and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) responded this week to reports of whales swimming...
DARTMOUTH: Local projects in the seafood and
aquaculture sectors received government funding last week.
On April 10, the provincial and federal governments
announced funding support to 11 regional organizations through the Atlantic
Fisheries Fund. The funding—a total...