PORT HAWKESBURY: The conservative estimate is that one in every six men has experienced sexual violence and, when statistics like that are considered, Wednesday’s forum on male victimization was a much-needed conversation.
“It was a fabulous day,” said Robert Wright,...
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HAWKESBURY: The accumulation of work that’s been done on the Destination Reeves
Street project over the past few years was put on display as Nova Scotia
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR) showcased the final road
design during an information session...
ANTIGONISH: Residents in the Town of Antigonish will soon benefit from a regional emergency shelter.
Unanimously, councilors voted to support the establishment of a regional shelter located at the Heatherton Community Centre, in the...
STRAIT AREA: Two emergency departments in the Strait
area, less than 50-kilometres apart, were closed a total of 1,664-hours during
2018-19, according to the recent release of the annual Accountability Report on
Emergency Departments, published by the Department of Health...
ESKASONI: Eskasoni RCMP continue to investigate a fatal side-by-side crash that occurred three days before Christmas.
On Dec. 22, at approximately 1:32 a.m., Eskasoni RCMP, fire and EHS responded to a side-by-side crash off...
HALIFAX: A report from the Auditor General is calling for the provincial government to improve the identification and management of contaminated sites, including dozens in the Strait area.
Acting Auditor General of Nova Scotia,...
PAQTNKEK: Consent education methods have been developed
for the general population in educational institutions, however, there is a
need to start considering what an Indigenous way, a community-based way, of
teaching about consent might look like and how that perspective...
POTLOTEK FIRST NATION: Approximately 160 small, square bales of hay, placed two bales deep have re-created a soft shell “Band-Aid” to hold off damage and to give everybody a chance to catch their breath to protect a...
ANTIGONISH: Celebrating another milestone in the relationship between StFX University and the Sisters of St. Martha, $1 million in Indigenous scholarships were announced for StFX and Cape Breton University (CBU) from the organization.
In...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A program that that aims to help high school-age girls build confidence while exploring new careers celebrated its 20-year anniversary last week.
On Friday, the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Strait Area Campus hosted over 70 young women...