STRAIT AREA: As large public gatherings are still not permitted, two local legion branches will be hosting very different Remembrance Day services this year.
All changes to standard Remembrance Day activities have been made...
FOX LANE: With fall temperatures setting in, members of James Poirier’s family and loved ones gathered roadside to remember the 19-year-old SAERC graduate at the site of the single-vehicle crash that claimed his life.
“It’s poignant to see exactly where...
GUYSBOROUGH: Two local municipalities are benefitting
from $9 million investments into green infrastructure in the tune of upgrades
to compost facilities and wastewater management systems.
Rodger Cuzner, Cape Breton-Canso MP and
Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie MLA Lloyd Hines, along...
POTLOTEK: After being recognized for his 25 years of serving as Potlotek First Nation’s Fire Chief, Wayne Johnson says serving his community is just part of who he is.
Johnson started his service back...
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...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been given a warm welcome to the Strait area.
According to the Syrian Family Reunification Project, a Syrian refugee family who took up residence...
ARICHAT: Councillors in Richmond County have approved a balanced $17.47 million operating budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, holding tax rates steady while investing in core priorities including healthcare, housing, seniors’ programs, and resident wellbeing.
ANTIGONISH: Shawn Wilkie is now a finalist for Atlantic Canada’s 2018 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Wilkie’s Antigonish based business, Dragon Veterinary, was chosen out of 60 other nominees.
“To be a finalist in that group of...
CREIGNISH: In a significant step towards renewable energy development, Nova Scotia has approved the environmental assessment for the Rhodena Wind Project near Creignish in Inverness County.
The project, led by ABO Energy Canada Ltd.,...
INVERNESS: Warm smiles and friendly greetings marked the grand opening of the Inverness Community Leadership Centre (ICLC) Phase I and thirty-fifth anniversary of Mill Road Social Enterprises (MRSE).
“We’re proud of what we achieved here, and we’re also thankful for...