The recent firing of former Richmond Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Kent MacIntyre has been a hot topic of discussion around the region. A special meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on April 1 in Arichat ended with councillors...
It was unwelcomed news that a man who many people believe evaded justice for so many years, seems to be willing to use the system one more time to strike out at his accusers.
Businesses close all the time. Here in the Strait area, that was a regular occurrence after the economic down-turn of the early 1990s; when fish plants closed, businesses shuttered, and young people and families...
After years of political turmoil, the last thing the voters of Richmond County need - with a municipal election nearing and a provincial election in the not-too-distant-future - is more upheaval. Unfortunately, that is exactly what...
The recent passing of a long-serving, popular and dedicated parish priest usually arouses little attention, outside the communities in which they served. In the case of Father Hugh Donald MacDonald, known by most as...
Transportation, tourism, business, and recreation infrastructure in Inverness County is getting some love these days, thanks to projects, plans and announcements from various levels of government. The provincial government’s capital plan, released late last month, announced a...
Recent news stories have once again highlighted the shortcomings in the province’s healthcare system, and in particular, how services are delivered in the Strait area. Just before the end of the year, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish and the...
It is long past time for the Dutch Runner to leave the Strait of Canso. Originally slated to steam from Port Hawkesbury to Souris, PEI in December 2015, local officials promised the vessel would depart last summer, then the ship’s...
The federal government was wrong to reverse the awarding of a quota for Arctic surf clam to a First Nations bid that involved a local company. Last February, it was announced by then fisheries minister Dominic LeBlanc the department would...
The decision to move the murder and child abandonment trial of Austin Isadore to the new court in the Wagmatcook First Nation should be reviewed. After 405 days of remaining tight-lipped, late last year, the RCMP finally...




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