ARICHAT: The Regional Occupation Centre (ROC) Society and Telile were both approved for municipal grants.
In Arichat on September 24, during the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council, the ROC Society was approved for a type 4 regional general...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Nova Scotia’s Minister of Fisheries
and Aquaculture was in the area last week to improve communication and
cooperation between fisheries groups in the province.
On September 4, Keith Colwell hosted an information
session at the...
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia’s first, dedicated program to address repairs and reconstruction on gravel roads will see an annual $10 million in new funding.
The Gravel Road Capital Program was introduced last Friday. The funding, broken down based on the number...
MULGRAVE: Roadway debris has caused safety concerns for drivers in Mulgrave during the colder months.
Last week, representatives from the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) attended the May meeting of Mulgrave Town Council to address residents’ concerns about...
ARICHAT: The municipality is prepared to make repairs to a local playground once a community group is formed to oversee it.
District 1 municipal councillor James Goyetche said he received “quite a few calls” from Isle Madame residents about the...
GUYSBOROUGH: Pending a recount, municipal council will remain the same.
While the final results are still unofficial at this time, Sheila Pelly defeated Mary Desmond by one vote in the contest to represent district 2 for the Municipality of the...
MULGRAVE: The town’s new Chief Administrative Office (CAO) is a familiar face in Strait area municipal politics.
Last week’s regular monthly meeting of Mulgrave Town Council was Jim Davis’ first as CAO for the town. Davis, who previously served as...
HALIFAX: A doctor who served Strait area patients was reprimanded for an incident three years ago.
Dr. Sockalingam Senthillmohan received a reprimand from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia regarding an incident at the Strait-Richmond Hospital in...
PORT HASTINGS: Two familiar faces returned to their posts at the Strait regional school board (SRSB) following the board’s official post-election swearing-in ceremonies.
East Richmond representative Francine Boudreau was returned as the SRSB’s chair, as no other board members challenged...
ANTIGONISH: The mayor and warden
recently took part in talks with a surgeon looking to come to the area.
During last week’s meeting of
Antigonish Town Council, Mayor Laurie Boucher said she and Antigonish Warden
Owen McCarron...