The Strait area is on the green energy map thanks to some projects that are gaining attention province-wide.
As Port Hawkesbury Paper builds Nova Scotia’s largest wind farm in Guysborough County, proponents looking to...
The name D’Escousse has evolved from several variations such as de Coux, Decoux (Thomas Pichon), and Descout, a seaman who frequented the area. The 1752 census used this name. The word “escousse” means stopping off point.
This spring Inverness County Cares (ICC) members gathered in Judique to plant a potato crop in support of their project helping a school for Albinos in Zambia.
The garden plot is situated beside a...
The journey to discover Arichat as it was in 1935 continues.
Just to the west of the Matthew/Ralph Britten home was vacant; today it contains the residence of Jerry and Linda (Britten).
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation has come and gone for another year, but the lessons learned and the reason for this milestone will remain with Canadians.
On Sept. 30, Canadians from coast-to-coast-to...
Canada’s 44th federal election is in the books, and it is post-mortem time.
Locally, Elections Canada confirmed that Cape Breton-Canso Liberal incumbent Mike Kelloway won with 46 per cent of the vote, up from...
The West Bay Road and District Volunteer Fire Department want to inform the residents of the Kingsville and Glendale areas of Inverness County, that the dry hydrant located in Glendale is no longer functioning properly and has...
In 1913 the population of the Richmond County was 13,273, then down to 11,000 in 1960, and up slightly to 12,734 in 1973. As of 2006 the population was 9,740.
In 1803 the population...
Editor’s note: The following letter was written to Premier Tim Houston.
Dear Premier Houston;
On Thursday Sept. 9, the Association of Black Social Workers (ABSW), Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC)...
Although it failed more than a decade ago, the town and county of Antigonish deserve credit for taking another stab at forming one single municipal unit.
On Sept. 13, Antigonish Town Council and council...