ARICHAT: A volunteer group that supports a local healthcare facility has reached an important goal.
The members of the St. Anne Centre Auxiliary have raised the $50,000 in funds needed to support the purchase...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Cape Bretoners who purchase or wanted to purchase the Kirkland brand from Costco have never had it this easy.
Usually, people would be required to travel to Halifax in order to visit...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Over 1,000 people attended a visitation last week to remember a family dentist who served the Port Hawkesbury area for over four decades.
Dr. Joseph Royden Trainor passed away this month at the age of 88.
“Dad was a...
DARTMOUTH: The Nova Scotia Nature Trust (NSNT) announced plans to protect as many as 15 new conservation sites, including two in the Strait area.
Maggie Sutherland, communications coordinator with the NSNT, told The Reporter that the lands in question include...
HALIFAX: A pair of local MLAs assumed their critic responsibilities last week.
Following the naming of the members of the provincial government’s cabinet, opposition leader Jamie Baillie announced the critic responsibilities for PC MLAs. Included on the list were Inverness...
INVERNESS: Four tourism-related projects in the Strait area will receive funding for upgrades to help improve the visitor experience in the region.
On Saturday in Inverness, Cape Breton–Canso MP Rodger Cuzner announced the Government of Canada will be investing over...
ANTIGONISH: Eight StFX researchers have received a total of $1,485,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
The federal funding, which spans a duration of five years, is through NSERS’s...
ANTIGONISH: Through the New Horizons for Seniors
Program (NHSP), the Government of Canada said it continues to meet the needs of
seniors by supporting initiatives that help them stay active and involved in
their communities.
On July...
STRAIT AREA: Political leaders from across the country and province are reacting to the news of Alexa McDonough’s passing.
McDonough died on Jan. 15 in Halifax at the age of 77.
MABOU: Those dealing with the loss of a child will find themselves among friends this Sunday as the ninth annual Compassionate Friends Service takes place at the Mabou Renewal Centre.
“Many of us have been affected by such a loss,”...