SYDNEY: High school students from across Cape Breton,
as well as Guysborough County, were give a golden opportunity recently.
On October 29, over 80 high school students and 30
business representatives from across Cape Breton met...
MONASTERY: Mi’kmaq songwriter George Paul’s most famous
spiritual song has been given a local reprise by a group of elementary
students.
“He is a very inspirational man and we believe his
legacy should carry on,” Buffy MacNeil,...
ANTIGONISH: Community efforts in
doctor recruitment and retention in Antigonish are receiving a bit of a boost
from the province.
St. Martha’s Regional Hospital
Foundation is receiving a $10,000 grant through the new healthy communities
stream - from...
WE’KOQMA’Q: A cousin of Cassidy Bernard has recently
been elected as president of the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association (NSNWA)
and will now act as an important voice for all Indigenous women across the
province.
Annie Bernard-Daisley,...
SYDNEY: The people of Cape Breton and Northeastern Nova
Scotia have a rich history that includes sharing tales best saved for a dark
and spooky night.
Two of the island’s best experts on all things
frightening are...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Three noteworthy groups had their
cases heard by 100 Women Who Care (WWC) Rural Cape Breton, and as a result, the
Whycocomagh and Area Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary will be receiving
at least $16,000.
WE’KOQMA’Q: On the one-year anniversary of the death of
Cassidy Bernard, approximately 150 people stood along a stretch of Trans-Canada
Highway 105 near the We’koqma’q First Nation.
Approximately 150 people lined Trans-Canada Highway 105 near...
ANTIGONISH: The chair of the Antigonish Poverty
Reduction Coalition (APRC) says despite the organization working very hard on a
community level to mitigate the effects of poverty, they need policies that
address the root causes so they can achieve their...
Editor's note: The following article was corrected from the version published in the October 23 edition of The Reporter. The Cyril Ward Memorial Library is not open 24/7, but now has extended hours as an "Open Library."
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...