PORT HAWKESBURY: Local real estate broker and owner of Cape Breton Realty, Sherry MacLeod,
is expanding her reach in the growing market. The real estate company, with its
head office in St. Peter’s, celebrated two grand openings already in...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait Area Chamber of Commerce
was pleased to host a discussion on the concept of a living wage and its impact
on employee attraction and retention on February 6 in Port Hawkesbury.
Speaking...
Photos by Dana MacPhail TouesnardAn ATV rally, hosted by the East Richmond ATV Riders Association took place on February 1, with approximately 100 participants gathering at the St. Peter’s Lions Hall to register before hitting the...
TRURO: Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia has
given $13,605 in Community Sparks Grants to seven youth-led, climate change
related projects in rural Nova Scotia.
The Community Sparks Grants are designed to support
innovative, community-based action, and...
D’ESCOUSSE: The third annual Cape Breton Farmer to
Farmer Retreat will be taking place here on Sunday, February 16.
A grassroots effort organized by a volunteer committee
- with support from the Island Food Network, the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Eight local groups found themselves a
little richer following a sit-down with the representatives from the Strait
Richmond Community Health Board last Thursday.
“This is my favourite day of the year,” said Lesa
McHuhg, co-chair...
RICHMOND COUNTY: For two-year old Harrison, it seems
like Christmas comes every month and his daily checks of the mailbox are
rewarded with the latest book from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library addressed
to him personally.
Each month,...
Photos by Jake BoudrotThe Isle Madame ATV Ridesr hold the annual “Small Poker Run” in January, before the larger ATV rally which is held every February....
SYDNEY: New businesses create new employment
opportunities, and both directly benefit the Cape Breton–Unama’ki economy. That
is why the Cape Breton Partnership and Sydney Credit Union have joined together
to offer a new and exciting pilot micro-lending program for female
entrepreneurs.
TORONTO, ONTARIO: The Loran Scholars Foundation is
delighted to share that Marcel Desmond from Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High
School in Antigonish will be participating in national selections in Toronto on
January 31 and February 1.