PORT HOOD: It’s a tall order, but helping to alleviate
the affordable housing shortage in Inverness County is the mandate of Westside Enterprises and
entrepreneur Damian MacInnis.
“There’s a lot of work to do, but with...
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HAWKESBURY: A community leader greatly respected for helping families through
end-of-life situations has left this world far too early.
“He
was someone who cared about people, and I don’t know if you can say something
that’s...
MABOU: A whole lot still has to be worked out, but Sara
Rankin is hopeful subpar Internet service won’t result in her needing to move Sara Rankin Creative, her graphic
design and web design business, from its Mabou home.
LITTLE ANSE: One local family is continuing to turn a tragedy into a feel good story for the holidays.
On November 13, Carol and Laura Marryatt travelled to
the IWK Children’s Hospital in Halifax, via...
CAP AUGUET: Two years after completing their first
fishing boat, the Boudreau family has helped launch another.
At around 9 p.m. on November 13, the Breakin’ Traditions hit the water
in Cap Auguet, marking 14 months...
PAQTNKEK: Consent education methods have been developed
for the general population in educational institutions, however, there is a
need to start considering what an Indigenous way, a community-based way, of
teaching about consent might look like and how that perspective...
ANTIGONISH: For the very first time in the history of
Canada, Commendations of the Federal Minister of Veterans Affairs have been
presented to a mother and son for their efforts.
Retired Cpl. Kate MacEachern and her...
POIRIERVILLE: A general store which was a fixture on
the north side of Isle Madame for decades had its origins in the Second World
War.
More than a million Canadians served in the Armed
Forces during World...
ANTIGONISH: Rural branches of the Royal Canadian Legion
tend to suffer in Nova Scotia due to smaller population sizes and membership
competition between local clubs, but in Antigonish, the legion is thriving.
With more than 100...
ANTIGONISH: Ten days after Henry Van Berkel’s parents
gave birth to their first child on April 27, 1940, the Nazi regime launched a
surprise attack on their native country of the Netherlands that resulted in a
five-year German occupation.