LOUISDALE: A pilot project is trying to use food and conversation to fight social isolation among senior citizens.
The “Around the Dinner Table” pilot project was a concept outlined by the MIND-BODY-SPIRIT (MBS) Project to allow socially-isolated seniors to become...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Earlier this month, the ribbon was cut to officially open Highland Bike Shop in Port Hawkesbury.
Owner Matthieu Fraser said he and his staff are happy to bring their expertise to Cape Breton.
“Port Hawkesbury is a funneling spot...
LOUISDALE: An event in Richmond County last week aimed to engage seniors with their communities.
The 2018 Richmond County Seniors Conference took place at Richmond Education Centre and Academy in Louisdale on Saturday. This year’s event was organized by the...
EVANSTON: The administrator of a local hospital says big plans are in works for the facility.
During a meeting of the Richmond County Seniors’ Council on May 11 at the Riverdale Community Centre, Strait-Richmond Hospital facility manager Cathy Chisholm told...
PORT HOOD: Visiting Inverness Municipal Council on Monday, May 7, was Christine Villneff, one of the organizing team responsible for the Raising the Villages initiative. She officially presented council with a declaration intended to make the world a better...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Town of Port Hawkesbury is preparing to welcome several new businesses to the community in the near future.
At a public hearing on May 1, Port Hawkesbury Town Council voted to rezone a property at 100 Reeves...
PAQ’TNKEK: First Nations and municipal leaders came together last week for a historic celebration of friendship.
A ceremony to mark the signing of a Friendship Accord between the Paq’tnkek Mi’kmaw Nation and the Municipality and the County of Antigonish took...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Local residents put on their denim and took to the streets last Wednesday advocating for greater awareness of sexual violence.
The Strait Area Women’s Place (SAWP) hosted its second annual Denim Day march on April 25 to support...
WAYCOBAH: A group of local young people brought their community together last month for a day of fun and games.
Members of the Youth Eagle Program hosted a Community Gamers’ Lounge at the We’koqma’q Mikmaw School on April 14.
“It started...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Last week, women in the Strait area had the chance to channel their inner “wonder women.”
The Strait Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) hosted a series of Wonder Women talks in four communities across the Strait area on...