L’ARDOISE: Richmond County youth and seniors have come
together to publish about 12 storybooks in a pilot program called Villa Vignettes.
The stories will be written and illustrated by 23
Grades 5 and 10 students from...
Grade 4: Bronze medal, ($30 cash), “Generating
Opportunities For Electrical Energy,” Nathan Campbell and Jonah Ellis,
Whycocomagh Education Centre; “Fresh vs polluted good vs evil,” Hunter Delorey,
Antigonish Education Centre; “Does Air Temperature Impact Your Golf Game,” Ben Brown,
Antigonish Education...
HALIFAX: The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2018 competition.
In the “Best Community Newspaper News Story” category, The Reporter’s Drake Lowthers was nominated for his extensive reporting of the suspicious death of Cassidy...
HALIFAX: Volunteers from across Nova Scotia were honoured at the province’s 45th annual Provincial Volunteer Award Ceremony on April 1 for their selfless contributions.
The Strait area recipients include: Municipality of the District of Guysborough volunteer Chelsea Burke; Town of...
DARTMOUTH: Land in the Mabou Highlands is now part of a land conservation campaign by the Nova Scotia Nature Trust (NSNT).
The NSNT’s “Lasting Landscapes” campaign was already on track for historic land conservation achievements. With an unexpected $400,000 top-up...
HALIFAX: StFX University’s National Dinner EAST, held on March 29, at Halifax’s Cunard Centre, was a fitting celebration of StFX’s strong legacy of leadership, and the role the university has played in shaping leaders from political, business and community...
PORT HAWKESBURY: On March 27, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43 in Port Hawkesbury hosted a celebration of the contributions of over 100 students who participated in the annual Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest.
The contest is open to all...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A Port Hawkesbury native just might set sail as a result of the Norwegian Cruise Line 2019 Giving Joy Contest.
Nancy Kawaja, who graduated from SAERC, is now working in Ottawa, within Ontario’s Catholic School Board as a...
HALIFAX: Opposition parties and one of the province’s largest unions reacted to a recent provincial investment in long-term care.
On March 21, the provincial government announced an investment of more than $2.5 million to help staff in long-term care facilities...