HALIFAX: The MLA for Cape Breton-Richmond wants to know how much money the government is willing to spend on upgrades to the Strait-Richmond Hospital. On September 28 in the Nova Scotia Legislature, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon asked Minister of...
PORT HOOD: Criticisms from a group of local farmers left Inverness Councillor John Dowling with questions for Maple Brook Co-Operative Pasture Limited, and those questions made their way to the municipal unit’s October meeting. Dowling maintains that he was approached...
GOLDBORO: The Sipekne’katik First Nation, who claimed they were not consulted on the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Goldboro, has officially withdrawn their objection. Last month, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) scheduled a public hearing...
HALIFAX: The MLA for Inverness says he thought there would be support from other political parties when he introduced his Protecting Children on the Internet Act in the House of Assembly on September 25, but that wasn’t the case. Allan...
ARICHAT: Council will soon be considering changes to the municipal noise by-law and drafting a new communications strategy. During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on September 24 in Arichat, a draft of Richmond County’s noise by-law was...
ARICHAT: The municipality is working to meet a new deadline to apply for a federal program examining infrastructure. Richmond Public Works Director Chris Boudreau told council during the September 24 regular monthly meeting in Arichat that the because of the...
ARICHAT: Councillors had some questions for Clean Nova Scotia about the qualifications for its programs. On September 24 in Arichat, during the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council, Clean Nova Scotia’s Sonia Smith told councillors about her group and...
ARICHAT: Council has agreed to send a letter to the transportation minister about the lack of roadside brush and weed clearing this past summer. During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on September 24, Deputy Warden James Goyetche...
JUDIQUE: Insights were offered on how to encourage young people to appreciate and get out into nature. On September 23, the Judique Community Centre hosted a Re-Connecting with Nature Workshop. “These workshops help leaders feel more comfortable taking children outside and...
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...




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