PORT HAWKESBURY: With the full roll-out of SchoolsPlus
across the province, local education officials marked the fifth anniversary of
the program in all Strait area schools.
On October 10, the Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development...
WEST BAY: Two local students have joined a select group of young Canadians that will each receive scholarships of $100,000 over the next four years.
SAERC student Janine Lock and Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School student Kerilyn Kennedy...
HALIFAX: Visits can now resume at some care facilities in Nova Scotia, but with restrictions.
On June 10, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health, announced the easing of...
PORT HAWKESURY: Discussing the ways to help species at
risk was at the forefront of the agenda on February 26, during the “Species at
Risk Recovery Action Forum” held at the Shannon Studio.
“The recovery action...
STRAIT AREA: With deaths now confirmed and the number of cases of COVID-19 continuing to rise, the provincial and federal governments promised more help.
During an update on April 9, Premier Stephen McNeil and
Dr....
PORT HASTINGS: Local schools have seen “a substantial jump” in the number of international students attending classes in the area, leaving the Strait regional school board (SRSB) with the highest year-over-year increase in the entire Nova Scotia International Students...
ANTIGONISH: The warden for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish says he was unaware of a social skills program operating locally until a presentation was made to council.
The presentation made by new...
HALIFAX: Crown land in Antigonish and Guysborough counties has been set aside in zones promoting what the provincial government is calling ecological forestry.
In a press release on Jan. 17, the Department of Natural...
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...
HALIFAX: Have an opinion on the potential for energy crop farming and renewable energy generation in Cape Breton and northern Nova Scotia? If the answer is yes, then Elizabeth Jessome, a researcher at Dalhousie University’s School for Resource and...