HALIFAX: There’s a certain nobility in making do with less, carving away the wasted watts permeating modern business while keeping the lights on and the doors open. For some, this means LEDs and heat pumps. For others,...
MULGRAVE: At 11:59 p.m. on May 14, 1955, the Scotia II train ferry was shut down forever.
The ferry between Mulgrave and Point Tupper fittingly made its last run the same day the ribbon...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A contribution from the federal government has helped give students at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Nautical Institute the opportunity to train on new, realistic simulation equipment.
On November 14, Cape Breton–Canso MP and Secretary to the...
DRUM HEAD: For the second time in as many years, Rachel Gammon is putting her effort into trying to save a 101-year-old ship boiler in the waters off Drum Head.
Gammon explains that to...
STRAIT AREA: A group of residents concerned about the state of health care in Cape Breton held a protest late last week.
On November 16, Capers 4 Healthcare marched across the Canso Causeway just before noon. The group was scheduled...
INVERNESS COUNTY: A long-time volunteer, school board chair, and educator died last week.
On April 5, former Strait Regional School Board Chair Mary Jess MacDonald passed away.
According to her obituary,...
PORT HOOD: Representatives with Port Hawkesbury Paper fielded questions from municipal councillors about their wind farm project.
Port Hawkesbury Paper Outreach and Sustainability Leader Andrew Fedora, and Allan Eddy, Manager of Business Development at...
ANTIGONISH: This year marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands – however, with the COVID-19 pandemic, it didn’t allow for the normal celebration.
Every year on May 5, the Netherlands celebrates...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The newest additions to the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Nautical Institute were on display at a ceremony held last Thursday.
In the shadow of a new Fast Rescue Craft (FRC) that is designed to be the first...
PORT HOOD: Local councillors were given the lowdown on a program from the provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DFA) that could serve to beautify the coastline of Inverness County.
“They are looking at a shoreline cleanup until April...