ANTIGONISH: The X-Ring ceremony is held every Dec. 3 on the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, and this year, 999 students earned their rings.
The ceremony is held in the Charles V. Keating Centre...
Photos by Mary HankeyPort Hawkesbury’s fire truck was aglow for the Christmas Parade, with Santa and Frosty on top. The streets were lined with children and adults all along the parade route.
Photos by Julia BurkePictured is one of the many people who came out for the annual Festival of Trees in St. Peter’s on the weekend of Nov. 26-27.
Upon arriving at the...
HALIFAX: The provincial government recognized 62 long-time Emergency Health Services (EHS) employees for their hard work and dedication to keeping Nova Scotians safe.
Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services Minister Colton LeBlanc, a former...
Photos by Drake LowthersThis young firefighter walked alongside one of the local fire departments during the Antigonish Santa Claus parade on Nov. 27.
Christmas lights glisten as floats made their way down...
Photos by Drake LowthersMayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton (left), along with a representative from the RCMP and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Inverness South, raise a MADD flag honouring Project Red Ribbon at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre...
L’ARDOISE: Next year marks an important milestone in the life of Holy Guardian Angels Parish in L’Ardoise.
According to a press release issued earlier this month from organizers of the anniversary, 2023 will mark...
Photos by Mary HankeyNani’s Esthetics in Port Hawkesbury was the winner of the Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce gala awards event. The award, accepted by Nani Venus and...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Reporter Drake Lowthers recently placed second in the Best Feature Series category (circulation up to 9,999) at the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards (CCNA).
Lowthers was nominated for his extensive work covering the...
Contributed photoThe Remembrance Day parade, which took place before the ceremony at the cenotaph, brought out a big crowd in Canso.
Photo by Drake LowthersApproximately 1,200 people attended...