PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait Area Evergreen Seniors Club celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open house, dinner, and dance on Oct. 22.
According to the club, it is long-time part of the fabric of...
Photos by Dana MacPhail-TouesnardHosted by the Louisdale and District Volunteer Fire Department and ladies auxiliary, the community’s fall fair returned last week and included a parade, games, a turkey dinner, merchandise bingo, and bake sale.
HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia Energy and Mines Scholarship has been awarded to 21 students to help them pursue energy-related studies at post-secondary institutions.
According to the provincial government, eight of the students enrolled in...
HALIFAX: The province announced more than $1 million in funding to help first responder organizations purchase safety equipment.
Among the local organizations receiving funding were the: Antigonish Town Volunteer Fire Department, $20,000; Lake Ainslie...
ANTIGONISH: The Sisters of St. Martha’s congregation in Antigonish announced gifts to StFX University and Cape Breton University to honour Sister Dorothy Moore and Sister Veronica Matthews.
In a press release issued last week, StFX...
ANTIGONISH: The StFX Students’ Union and the university have partnered to launch the first Open Educational Resources (OER) grant program.
According to a press release issued on Oct. 5 by the student’s union, this...
ANTIGONISH: The leadership team for Community Health Boards (CHBs) in Nova Scotia Health’s Eastern Zone (Cape Breton Island, Antigonish, Guysborough counties), wants the public to know that they can soon apply for wellness funds.
INVERNESS COUNTY: Little Spirits Society of Cape Breton, with the assistance of the Town of Port Hawkesbury, will be lighting the Port Hawkesbury Active Transportation bridge with pink and blue lights as part of Baby Loss Awareness...
Photos by Drake LowthersMembers of the StFX football team are seen tying orange ribbons on a fence during a special Truth and Reconciliation event hosted for the university’s student-athletes on Sept. 30.
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia (RCFNS) has decided to cancel the Community Impact Conference that was scheduled to take place on Oct. 8 at at the Civic Centre.
In a...