The next federal election is going to take place on October 21, 2019 and it is shaping up to be a very competitive one.
With the Liberals and Conservatives jockeying for first place in national polls, the NDP struggling for...
It strikes me that there is a battle of the brands occurring in Mabou with Cabot Cape Breton’s return proposal for an 18 hole golf course at West Mabou Beach Provincial Park.
Mabou is...
Editor’s note:
The following letter was written to Chuck Porter, Minister of Municipal
Affairs.
Dear Minister Porter,
In December of 2006, then Education Minister, Karen
Casey, used her authority under the Education Act to...
These last few months, representatives from Strait Area Ground Search and Rescue (SAGSR) have made the rounds to visit with municipal council units. The SAGSR volunteers have presented an overview of the service they offer. They’ve also been asking...
In West Arichat in 1862, a portion of land was procured from the diocese, and a two-storey building was erected to accommodate classrooms on the first floor and a convent on the second.
Les Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes oversaw the...
By: Yvonne Fox
The Official Project Commencement Ceremony marking the start of construction on the Canso Causeway was held on September 16, 1952.
This was after many, many years of...
With the 2024-25 provincial budget around the corner, the Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus is renewing their call to cover the cost of continuous glucose monitors for Nova Scotians living with diabetes.
Nova Scotia is...
Thirty-five years ago, Bobby McFerrin recorded his song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” with it receiving a Grammy Award as the 1988 song of the year.
I did not care for that composition when it...
By the time you read this, I may not be in any
condition to read anything. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
I’ll have gallbladder-removal surgery on March 11, the
day this column and this...
Volunteers on Isle Madame have been busy carrying out repairs to three church buildings.
In October, HBJ Contractors removed the steeple, cross and bell from St. Joseph’s Church in Petit de Grat.
Project lead Robert Fougere said the need for repairs...