PORT HASTINGS: Traffic was backed up at the Canso Causeway last Friday, and the reason for the delay left locals wondering what exactly was the issue.
“Sometimes when people are kept waiting, there are questions being asked,” said Andrew MacPherson,...
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...
GRAND MANAN ISLAND, NB: The Canadian Independent Fish Harvester’s Federation (CIFHF) has turned their attention to the Canadian Senate after the successful passage of Bill C-68 through the House of Commons.
Bill C-68 amends the Fisheries Act and has many...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The now almost completed active
transportation (AT) trail, recently received a provincial boost in the tune of
$100,000 through the province’s Connect2 stream of the Low Carbon Communities
program.
Minister of Energy and Mines Derek...
ANTIGONISH: The centerpiece of the Remembrance Day ceremony in Antigonish has moved locations.
The First World War monument, which had been located in Chisholm Park, was moved to Columbus Field on September 15 to...
ANTIGONISH: A local Syrian family who was fighting for survival just a few years ago as refugees, is in the process of doubling the size of their chocolate company once again.
After arriving in Antigonish a mere two-years ago, the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: After spending several days promoting the town and the entirety of Cape Breton Island to municipal leaders in Vietnam, Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton now has a greater appreciation for her homeland as well as the Asian nation that...
ANTIGONISH: Three StFX University professors’ research has the potential to improve diagnostic measures, develop effective rehabilitation programs, and provide valuable information in the development of medications following an official grand opening of the Applied Neuro-Cognitive Research (ANChoR) Laboratory.
StFX psychology...
PORT HAWKESBURY: With the second half of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League (NSJHL) kicking off this past weekend, there was a somewhat familiar, yet relatively new face behind the bench for the Strait Pirates.
NOVA SCOTIA: Approximately 50 rural activists from Yarmouth County to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality sat in on local Department of Lands and Forestry offices last week, resulting in several arrests.
They were sitting...