HALIFAX: Two streams near the southwest corner of Bras d’Or Lake were the classroom for a couple of days last summer for 20 Nova Scotia Community College students from the Strait Area Campus in Port Hawkesbury.
They were working on...
Contributed photosJudique Spirit Tartan Society member Deborah Graham sports the new tartan which is designed to strengthen connections, from near and far, to the community. When the community of Judique decided it wanted a new tartan,...
Contributed photosGeorge Youseff and A1 Pizza are members of the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce’s Club 25. The Strait Area Chamber of Commerce presented milestone awards to eight businesses in the Strait area just before the...
SYDNEY: Destination Cape Breton has launched a new
site: capebretontakeout.ca
to provide island residents with a listing of local restaurants and food
service operations that are providing take out or home delivery options.
“We wanted to support...
Contributed photos
During the 75th anniversary ceremony marking the Battle of the Atlantic on May 5 at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 150 in Arichat, Cadet Cameron MacLean rang the bell and Cadet Marianne Boudreau-Arsenault listed the names...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Port Hawkesbury Literacy Council Student Danielle DeCoff says she was a rebellious teenager who left school at age 16, but she quickly reached a point in her life where she wanted change.
“I finally had enough courage to...
SYDNEY: The nine community health boards (CHBs) in Nova Scotia Health’s Eastern Zone are pleased to announce that nearly $147,000 of funding has been provided for projects that support local population health priorities.
According...
PORT HAWKESBURY: After 35 years, The Reporter has changed hands from its long-time, out-of-town owners, to a more local publisher and owner who has a focus on bringing the local community back into the newspaper.
On...