STRAIT AREA: Deanna Gillis, the communications coordinator for the Strait Regional Centre for Education (SRCE), has confirmed library technician services in local schools have been dialed back for the 2018-19 academic year.
“For the 2018-2019 school year, all of the...
GOLDBORO: The Calgary-based company looking to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Guysborough County is one step closer to making it a reality following a merger with an Alberta-based natural gas producer.
Pieridae Energy Ltd.’s merger with Ikkuma...
OTTAWA: The federal government is remaining mum on which small craft harbours are receiving funding.
On August 17, Scott Brison, president of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants, announced that the Government of Canada is investing $42...
CAPE BRETON: Two local MLAs are looking forward to a slightly revised set of opportunities following the announcement of new critic responsibilities for the official opposition to the McNeil Liberals.
“We did a big switch-up in caucus because it’s a...
WHYCOCOMAGH: Reliable internet service and coastal protection will be on the agenda as Inverness Municipal Council prepares to meet with officials in two provincial government departments later this month.
County representatives speaking at a recent council meeting at Whycocomagh’s Keltic...
BADDECK: Near noon on July 26, a 47-year-old man who was cycling in Northern Cape Breton lost control of his bicycle and was involved in a serious collision. This occurred on White Point Road, a steep hill with several...
DARTMOUTH: Nova Scotia RCMP wants to warn people who are using illegal drugs that what they are taking may contain dangerous cutting agents which could lead to serious harm or death.
“With illegal drugs, you can’t be sure of what...
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Power is warning that anyone taking the risk of stealing copper wire from their equipment is putting themself at risk of severe injury or death by doing so.
The company has been the target of a rash...
MIDDLE RIVER: At 8:42 p.m. on August 11, Victoria County RCMP received a call from two hikers indicating they had become lost on the Gairloch Mountain in Middle River.
One hiker was a 26-year-old man, and the other was a...
LENNOX PASSAGE: News that repairs for the Lennox Passage Bridge have gone to tender has left Cape Breton-Richmond’s MLA breathing a sigh of relief.
“The rehabilitation of the bridge is long overdue,” Alana Paon told The Reporter late last week,...