New provincial fund welcomed by aid groups
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Buoyed by nearly $68,000 in grants, food banks and aid societies in Guysborough County and along the Eastern shore are welcoming timely support from the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Volunteers with Square Roots Port Hawkesbury are hoping a new market schedule will help expand their reach within the community.
Michele Tabensky and Yvonne MacDonald, community managers with the local branch of...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Nova Scotia’s top court has dismissed an appeal by Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP), ruling the company may still be required to contribute to future costs tied to the Maritime Link despite arguments it had already...
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: A major wind energy project slated for the Eigg Mountain area has received provincial environmental approval, clearing the way for construction to begin later this year – while drawing strong opposition from a provincial wildlife...
CAPE BRETON: Labour action by members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees is escalating across Nova Scotia, with Cape Breton long-term care workers now at the centre of a growing dispute over wages, staffing levels and...
SYDNEY: A member of the RCMP in Cape Breton has been charged with uttering threats after an investigation by Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT).
SiRT Director Erin Nauss said April 8, there...
INVERNESS: The County of Inverness Municipal Housing Corporation (CIMHC) says residents and families at its long-term care facilities can expect continued care and stability despite a broader labour action involving the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)...
SYDNEY: Five initiatives operated by New Dawn Enterprises have renewed their Certified Social Enterprise status, reinforcing their commitment to delivering social, cultural and economic benefits across Cape Breton.
The certification, granted by Buy Social...
GUYSBOROUGH: EverWind will hold public open houses in four communities of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough as it moves its proposed Wind Farm 2 project toward the provincial environmental assessment process later this spring.
SHERBROOKE: After years of fundraising, the Sherbrooke Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) took possession of its new pumper truck, delivered to their fire station via flatbed by TDR Transport of Bedford on March 26.
“It’s...