With a new council about to take over, the hard work begins.
After the votes were counted on October 17, electors in the Municipality of the County of Richmond decided the current council needed...
There is a lot of debate surrounding the method for
funding and maintaining a much needed highway improvement project in eastern
Nova Scotia.
Recent statistics provided by the Canadian Centre for
Policy Alternatives (CCPA) assert that using...
A new contest to help aspiring business owners is a great idea.
The Eastern Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN) recently unveiled its “Start-Up Port Hawkesbury” contest scheduled for September. The project will have entrepreneurs making their pitches in front of a...
The provincial government is rightly receiving a lot of criticism of its new plan for the sale of cannabis.
On January 30, Mark Furey, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, along with Bret Mitchell, president and CEO of the Nova...
Days after Premier Tim Houston held a health summit with senior health officials, the province announced changes to emergency care.
Among its main commitments, the province wants to have teams led by doctors focus...
Not just because everyone else has done it, there are many other good reasons why Nova Scotia needs to establish a child advocate office.
On October 26, the Strait Region Society for Children, Youth, and Families hosted an information session...
Although apparently not connected, recent large scale seizures by the RCMP of weapons and ammunition from properties around and near the region are a concern to anyone who values public safety.
On Jan. 18,...
Based on the feedback of residents, and others who regularly use Reeves Street in Port Hawkesbury, the town’s main thoroughfare requires more changes.
In a press release dated June 24, the Town of Port...
Eventually, the
federal government made the right decision by shelving a proposed airport
project for Inverness County, but how long it will be sidelined is anyone’s
guess.
On July 25, the
Minister of Rural Economic Development, Bernadette Jordan,...
After months and years of
negative news stories, Richmond County residents were treated to some good news
recently.
The most recent came from
the triumphs of local minor baseball teams.
At the 11 and...