A series of recent arrests and charges against Strait area residents for their involvement in the distribution and sale of illegal drugs shows just how bad the drug problem has become.
Inverness District RCMP got the ball rolling in January...
Now approaching 40 years as a healthcare facility, the Strait-Richmond Hospital needs work.
During a meeting of the Richmond County Seniors’ Council on May 11 at the Riverdale Community Centre, Strait-Richmond Hospital facility manager Kathy Chisholm told the group that...
If it wasn’t enough that his Conservative Party
leadership campaign has been marked by missteps, along comes Peter MacKay’s
tone deaf response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
Despite the setbacks, MacKay remains the front-runner
in...
The controversy surrounding the lane configuration for the Destination Reeves Street project underscores the need for a by-pass around the town.
During the regular monthly meeting on February 5, town councillors in Port Hawkesbury unanimously defeated a motion to remove...
As if the lessons alone from the Hadhad family of
Antigonish are not proof enough of the social and economic benefits from
immigration, along come two businesses in Port Hawkesbury to drive the point
home further.
On...
While it has not been perfect, nor should it be expected to attain perfection, the response to the rise in COVID-19 cases has been appropriate.
For the past two weeks, daily cases counts have...
Although it has been said many times in the past few decades, a project has emerged with great economic promise for this region.
The Sea-Breeze Tech Floating Wind Demonstration Project, spearheaded by Brezo Energy...
The results from the province’s recent decision to lift some public health restrictions in the short-term will dictate whether more measures are loosened in coming weeks.
On May 1, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr....
Stopping a much needed project that offers so much promise for Port Hawkesbury, all because of a disagreement over the number of lanes, is unnecessary.
During January’s regular meeting, town council decided to turn to its funding partners, the Atlantic...
This has not been a good time for StFX University.
An outbreak at StFX first detected two weeks ago has spread to the wider community, and among those cases, the new Omicron variant has...