ANTIGONISH: Eleven community groups in Antigonish County AND 11 groups in Guysborough County received funding from Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and the Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) for projects that support local health care priorities.
Grants from the...
SYDNEY: It started out as a unique way to recruit
employees to work at a general store in Whycocomagh. Today, it’s led to an
inbound marketing campaign and launch of www.welcometocapebreton.ca
to promote the benefits of living, working, studying or...
Photos by Dana MacPhailGloria MacDonnell made a cake of her own for the Father’s Day cake silent auction but she was most proud of the three-layer chocolate cake with almond icing (pictured) prepared by her granddaughter...
Photos by Jake BoudrotAfter being cancelled last year, the Petit de Grat Acadian Festival took place last weekend, including the grand parade on Aug. 15, National Acadian Day.
Centre La Picasse took...
HALIFAX: More older Nova Scotians will benefit from a provincial grant program that funds organizations and their work to develop age-friendly communities.
Minister of Seniors Leo Glavine announced 16 recipients of the Age Friendly Community Grant program on January 17,...
Photos by Mary Hankey --
Thanks to all who supported Ciara Jeffrey, from CiCi’s Cupcakes, she able to purchase over 100 tins of cat food and other supplies for Forget Me Not Animal Rescue. One of...
Photos by Grant McDaniel -- Carter Wilson was one of the students who put their best foot forward for the 19th annual Strait Regional Heritage Fair on April 3. Wilson researched the Second World War for...
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...
LAKE AINSLIE: The senior housing committee of the Lake
Ainslie Development Association continues to work to build a senior housing
facility at Lake Ainslie, near the community of Scotsville.
The committee has recently started working with...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The first round of the Start-up Port Hawkesbury contest is closed and those who will advance to the second round will be announced in September.
The Start-up Port Hawkesbury contest is a Dragon’s Den-style contest that will see...