MULGRAVE: Following the death of her grandfather,
11-year-old Victoria Cook knew she had to pay respects to a man that she says
deserved to be remembered for his long battle with cancer.
“I loved my Pop...
OTTAWA: Two local First Nations communities will
benefit from a federal investment supporting infrastructure improvements and
community-driven economic development projects that will help build healthier,
more sustainable communities.
Funding provided to We’koqma’q First Nation will now
allow them...
ANTIGONISH: Tareq Hadhad remains humble speaking about
his chocolate company because he knows all too well everything his family has
built in the past three years could very well never have happened.
Recently the family and...
ANTIGONISH: Last Thursday, Antigonish Town council
hosted an open house, providing residents an opportunity to examine the town’s
new flood plain study.
The study which was completed by engineering
consultants CBCL Limited took
place at an opportune time...
GUYSBOROUGH: Two local municipalities are benefitting
from $9 million investments into green infrastructure in the tune of upgrades
to compost facilities and wastewater management systems.
Rodger Cuzner, Cape Breton-Canso MP and
Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie MLA Lloyd Hines, along...
ANTIGONISH: The National Collaborating Centre for
Determinants of Health (NCCDH) on the campus of StFX University will receive
stable funding for the next eight years to support research and evidence-based
knowledge to improve health equity for Canadians.
PAQTNKEK: The Government of Canada is investing in
Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation’s flagship development Bayside Travel Centre (BTC).
Through the Community Opportunity Readiness Program
(CORP), Paqtnkek will receive a total of $3.9 million; $2.9 million was
provided for...
DARTMOUTH: Over $775,000 from the Veteran and Family
Well-Being Fund will go to support the Canadian Women’s Wellness Initiative and
Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia for projects focusing on treatment and
recovery.
Minister of Veterans Affairs...
MONKS HEAD: Thirty local residents attended an
informational walk and talk in Monks Head earlier this month.
The event - hosted by the Nature Conservancy of Canada
(NCC), in partnership with parent organizations Bird Studies Canada...
INVERNESS: Residents here held a rally to express their
concerns over the state of the community’s treatment plant.
The rally, which was organized by the Inverness
Development Association (IDA), was called “Crisis in Inverness,” and was...