PAQTNKEK: This Mi’kmaw Nation near Antigonish has been awarded a financial performance certificate that puts it in the top 10 per cent of the best managed First Nations in Canada.
The First Nations Financial Management Board, based in Vancouver, reviewed...
PORT HAWKESBURY: On November 1, the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon for the St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation at the Strait of CansoYacht Club.
Back in September, the St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation launched the “St. Martha’s...
ANTIGONISH: St. Francis Xavier University’s Board of
Governors has announced Dr. Kevin Wamsley, StFX’s current Academic
Vice-President and Provost, as interim President of StFX University, effective
August 1.
“Dr. Wamsley’s leadership and unwavering commitment to
our academic mission...
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Participants in the obstacle course were required to move six lobster traps - each weighing about 80 pounds - a distance of approximately 20 feet and stack them on a pallet...
Photos by Roy MulderThe Powwow also featured some of the best drum groups that exist.
As a contest Powwow, it brought in dancers from all over the world to compete.
Photos by Mary HankeyIn advance of Red Dress Day on May 5, people were invited to tie a ribbon on the tree of Remembrance during a special ceremony at the Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury.
LARRY’S RIVER: Small craft harbours play an important role in providing coastal communities and the commercial fishing industry with safe and accessible facilities.
With more than 76,000 Canadians employed in this sector, the Government of Canada is making investments that...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Wal-Mart Canada donated $1,000 to the Strait Richmond Healthcare Foundation and the foundation's "Lights for Life" campaign.
Port Hawkesbury Wal-Mart staff made the donation at the local store to members of the foundation on Thursday afternoon.
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Power is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of its annual scholarship program, which will see financial awards provided to 40 outstanding post-secondary students hailing from Ingonish to Yarmouth, and a number of communities in between.
Among...
RICHMOND COUNTY: Older adults living in Richmond County have an opportunity to participate in an important research study by taking part in a one-hour conversation about what they need to live well in their local community.