TRURO: The commission tasked with investigating April 2020’s mass shooting and arson rampage that began in the small community of Portapique is working on an exhaustive final report following a public hearing process that raised skepticism and...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Port Hawkesbury’s Regional Occupation Centre (ROC) Society hosted a grand opening for its newly renovated and expanded facility.
Diana Poirier, executive director of the ROC society, said the community and governmental support for the project has been phenomenal.
“We’re...
INVERNESS: A network of new trails, along with reconstructed sidewalks will be established in Inverness after a combined investment of $14 million.
“Inverness is a community with a lot to offer,” MLA Allan MacMaster...
WAYCOBAH: A new program is helping to empower First Nations youth by engaging them with their community.
“Our program is for youth ages 11 to 18 in the We’koqma’q First Nation,” said band councillor Steven Googoo, who started the Youth...
ST. PETER’S: A special inter-generational initiative is
teaching children about the importance of food security, sharing time with
their elders and volunteerism.
Last week, East Richmond Education Centre (EREC) Grades
4 and 5 students, as well as...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The officer who reviewed Cpl. Lionel Desmond’s firearm licence testified on March 23, had he been made aware of his run-ins with the police and struggles with his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), he may have...
PORT HOOD: Trade disputes with the United States kept
management with Port Hawkesbury Paper
(PHP) maintaining a relatively low profile, but Allan Eddie, PHP’s business
development manager, said those matters are settled, which means it’s time to
once again touch base...
HALIFAX: A company with plans to put Richmond County on the craft cannabis map expects to start the hiring process this summer and have their facility constructed by the fall.
The Headland Cultivation Inc. co-founder and president David Burton told...
ANTIGONISH: In preparation for their fourth annual bulk purchase of solar panels, Antigonish Community Energy Co-op hosted their “Seeing-Is-Believing,” solar home tour on January 19 to showcase what is being done on making the switch to solar electricity.
The tour,...
ANTIGONISH: Community partners received federal funding for a project trying to end gender-based violence.
On October 13, Central Nova MP Sean Fraser announced $395,000 in federal funding for the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services Association (AWRCSASA). Fraser...