PORT HOOD: Anyone visiting Port Hood these days is likely to notice hammers swinging as local businesses have taken advantage of a funding program that looks to make sure the coastal community is a prettier place.
The Port Hood facade...
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...
WHYCOCOMAGH: A Cape Breton business with a unique plan for recruiting new employees continues to draw interest from people around the world.
In 2016, Heather Austin and her sister Sandee MacLean, co-owners of The Farmer’s Daughter Country Market, decided to...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Municipal and First Nations leaders from throughout Cape Breton gathered in Port Hawkesbury last week to discuss issues affecting the region.
“It’s an organic discussion about where we are as an island,” said Port Hawkesbury mayor, Brenda Chisholm-Beaton,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A local woman has transformed her love of animals into a solid business plan.
Michelle Tabensky of That Dog Place Doggy Daycare was announced as the winner of the Start-Up Port Hawkesbury competition at last Thursday night’s finale....
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Port Hawkesbury Regional Occupation Centre (ROC) held a soft opening for its new store on November 9, with a grand opening slated for the spring.
The new ROC store features the baked goods and crafts of the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A contribution from the federal government has helped give students at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Nautical Institute the opportunity to train on new, realistic simulation equipment.
On November 14, Cape Breton–Canso MP and Secretary to the...
ST. PETER’S: An official opening ceremony was held last week for a new piece of infrastructure in the community.
On November 16 in St. Peter’s, residents, government officials and elected representatives officially re-opened the new two-lane swing bridge at the...
HALIFAX: Strait area communities were among those receiving funding under a new provincial solar energy program.
Last Friday, the province announced that more solar panels will be popping up in We’koqma’q through the Solar Electricity for Community Buildings Pilot Program.
Mi’kmaw...
PORT HAWKESBURY: This month municipal and First Nations leaders from throughout Cape Breton will come together in Port Hawkesbury.
On November 23 and 24, Port Hawkesbury will host the “2017 One Cape Breton: Future Forward Leaders’ Summit.” This will be...