MONASTERY: Strait Area Ground Search and Rescue (SAGSR) offered two days of hands-on training last weekend.
Tanya McChesney and other members of SAGSR delivered a map and compass course at the organization’s headquarters in Monastery on March 17 and 18....
PORT HAWKESBURY: Destination Cape Breton Association (DCBA) is making plans for 2018 following another year of growth in the local tourism sector.
On Monday, DCBA hosted a tourism industry session at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre. The event was the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: On the week of International Women’s Day, facilitators at the Strait Area Women’s Place (SAWP) were busy raising awareness of the services they provide to women in the region.
On Tuesday, women’s services facilitator Mary Elizabeth Cameron and...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Nova Scotia Landowners and Forest Fibre Producers Association (NSLFPA) and the Cape Breton Privateland Partnership (CBPP) hosted the first Maritime Forest Carbon Opportunities Conference last week in Port Hawkesbury.
Kari Easthouse, a forester with the Nova Scotia...
HALIFAX: In his spare time, a Louisdale native is using technology to improve the lives of people around the globe.
Jake Boudreau has become the first person in Nova Scotia to work with “e-NABLE,” a worldwide network of volunteers who...
ANTIGONISH: A local bus program made a difference in the lives of a number of seniors recently.
Local resident Olivia Rossong said she saw an ad posted by the Seniors Getting Involved Association in the fall. She applied for the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: It was a big day at the Port Hawkesbury branch of the Eastern counties regional library (ECRL) last Wednesday as the facility officially launched a new research centre.
“What we’re doing is unveiling a new computer, and that...
ST. PETER’S: Last week over 25 community members and healthcare professionals gathered to share their thoughts about a collaborative model for primary healthcare.
On February 23, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) hosted a community information session in St. Peter’s...
ARICHAT: The new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Richmond County has been busy in his first seven weeks on the job.
After being selected by Richmond Municipal Council late last year and signing a five-year contract, Kent MacIntyre officially started...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Strait Area Campus has announced changes to its culinary program that will provide students with a pathway into the marine industry.
Last week, the NSCC unveiled its new one-year Culinary Skills program....