ANTIGONISH: After two days of meetings late last month, the president of StFX announced that the Board of Governors approved the 2019-20 balanced budget and gave authority to proceed immediately with a $6 million renovation to the Oland Centre. On...
ANTIGONISH: The date has officially been set for the opening of St. Francis Xavier University’s new $50 million, 95,000 square foot institute celebrating former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Mulroney, who was a graduate of the class of 1959 and went...
ANTIGONISH: Renowned educator, researcher and writer Dr. George Sefa Dei said affirming Blackness is a celebration of people and by extension, a response to anti-Blackness, during a recent lecture which wrapped up African Heritage Month. Considered by many as one...
RED ISLANDS: The members of a beginner Gaelic class in Richmond County are sharing lots of laughs as they reconnect with their culture. The class has been gathering since October on Tuesday mornings at the Red Islands fire hall, under...
ANTIGONISH: The chocolate company founded by the Hadhad family, who were fighting for their survival just a few years ago in Syria, has announced they will hire 50 refugees and provide mentorship and guidance to 10 Canadian refugee startups...
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...
CAPE BRETON: The small island of Cape Breton welcomed nearly 200 new residents in 2018. According to numbers released on permanent residents from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, it was highlighted Cape Breton welcomed 190 immigrants, with a total of...
DARTMOUTH: The Nova Scotia Nature Trust (NSNT) announced plans to protect as many as 15 new conservation sites, including two in the Strait area. Maggie Sutherland, communications coordinator with the NSNT, told The Reporter that the lands in question include...
PETIT DE GRAT: A project examining the viability of establishing a seaweed aquaculture industry in Cape Breton received funding from the federal government last week. On February 12 at Université Sainte-Anne in Petit de Grat, Cape Breton-Canso MP Rodger Cuzner...
STRAIT AREA: Paul Landry says since being appointed the acting regional executive director of the Strait regional centre for education (SRCE) last month, it’s provided him with an opportunity to continue to serve and support students, staff and school...




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