INVERNESS COUNTY: There are many ways to remember Jim St. Clair; teacher, historian, environmentalist, genealogist, author, volunteer, friend, and loved one.
On May 11, St. Clair died in hospital at the age of 90.
By: Janet Whitman
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia’s new auditor general isn’t sure yet what topics will be on her agenda, maybe doctor shortages or nursing home shortcomings, but she’s not worried about angering politicians.
ANTIGONISH: Two recent StFX University graduates are creating an anthology of stories to celebrate the work of student activists, past and present, fighting sexual violence on Canadian university campuses.
As Addy Strickland and Emma...
MABOU: Come September, Taigh Sgoile na Drochaide, North America’s first Gaelic immersion school will open their doors to primary students in Inverness County.
The school, which will operate independently of the province’s public school...
ANTIGONISH: Enabled by a substation consolidation, the Town of Antigonish, in partnership with StFX University, is proposing to build an electric district heating system.
Mayor Laurie Boucher says over the last few years, they...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond received a total of $126,561 in disability compensation from Veterans Affairs for his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) diagnosis and additional associated conditions, the fatality inquiry heard.
A document...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Following the triple murder-suicide that claimed the lives of retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond, his wife Shanna, his mother Brenda and his 10-year-old daughter Aaliyah on Jan. 3, 2017, Veterans Affairs conducted their own internal investigation.
PORT HAWKESBURY: The first draw in a new raffle that will benefit groups across the province was held here last week.
On April 15, the Regional Occupation Centre (ROC) Society in Port Hawkesbury hosted...
By: Janet Whitman
HALIFAX: Communities around the province are quietly working on bold new proposals to heat entire towns by burning truckloads of pulpwood and sawmill scraps once gobbled up by Pictou County’s...
PORT HAWKESBURY: John-Michael Kennedy finally got the shopping spree he always wanted.
The 18-year-old Port Hawkesbury resident, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, was granted the special wish by the Children’s Wish Foundation.