ANTIGONISH: A local municipality would like to see more progress from the provincial government on the issue of infrastructure funding. During a regular monthly meeting last week, Antigonish Warden Owen McCarron said he and municipal clerk/treasurer Glen Horne met with...
ARICHAT: Richmond County has approved a draft accessibility plan. Warden Amanda Mombourquette told the April 25 regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council that the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee was mandated to implement accessibility...
NEW GLASGOW: The provincial government said more funding will help private woodlot owners recover from Hurricane Fiona. The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables announced an additional $5.7 million this fiscal year to help...
L’ARDOISE: A doctor serving Richmond County will be leaving in March due to personal reasons. Newtown native, Dr. Kaylee Murphy, started at the Dr. Kingston Memorial Community Health Centre in L’Ardoise on August 20, 2018.
ARICHAT: Richmond County has a new deputy warden, but the warden’s position has not changed.During the regular monthly meeting on Oct. 24 in Arichat, Richmond Municipal Council decided that District 4 Councillor Amanda Mombourquette will remain as...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Rilla McLean, a long-time advocate for accessibility in the Strait area, is remembered for her advocacy for accessibility and kind heartedness throughout the Strait area. McLean passed away on Nov. 4 in...
PORT HOOD: Municipal Council is lobbying the health minister for dialysis service in northern Inverness County. The Municipality of the County of Inverness wrote Health and Wellness Minister Zack Churchill to give council information...
GUYSBOROUGH: Officials within the Municipality of the District of Guysborough say they can’t award the tender for their new compost facility. Municipal staff issued the tender on August 23, the same day they received more than $1.3...
ANTIGONISH: In a move to ensure Indigenous students feel safe, welcomed and honoured, StFX University officially opened their Indigenous Student Centre. “I am so glad this is happening,” said Michelle Sylliboy, an Indigenous professor...
D’ESCOUSSE: A long-time municipal councillor and former warden passed away recently. Former district 4 councillor, Richmond Warden and Deputy Warden Malcolm Beaton died on February 5 at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish. Beaton was first elected in 1988 and served...




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