ANTIGONISH: County council heard from a local paper mill last week.
During a recent regular meeting of council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, members heard from representatives of Port Hawkesbury Paper on what has been happening with...
ANTIGONISH: Antigonish Town Council is looking at a new flood plain study.
Following a special meeting to set the Town of Antigonish operating budget and tax rates last week, Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher said one item in the budget is...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Local MLA Allan MacMaster is pleased to see that work on Inverness County Roads is coming.
“I want to make sure we get our fair share,” MacMaster told The Reporter last week, just days after issuing a press...
CHANDLER, QUEBEC: A new electronic logbook is now available to fishermen.
The Regroupement des pêcheurs professionnels du sud de la Gaspésie (RPPSG) launched JOBEL, a new electronic logbook for commercial fishing.
JOBEL is the initiative of professional fishermen who wanted a...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Department of Community Services wants Nova Scotians to know about changes to their programs and benefits.
On June 20, Deputy Minister of Community Services, Lynn Hartwell and Brandon Grant, executive director of Employment Support and Income Assistance...
PAQ’TNKEK: This community is rolling out a plan to provide free Internet connections to homes and businesses.
Rose Paul, director of economic development and lands with Paq’tnkek First Nation, said a pilot project confirmed that a plan to bring high...
PAQ’TNKEK: Voters have approved the use of community land for a highway interchange project.
In a community plebliscite on June 14, 98 per cent of voters approved the designation of land near the Paq’tnkek Interchange Project for economic development.
Rose Paul,...
HALIFAX: The business community learned how immigration can help fill labour gaps and grow their operations.
On June 19, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Immigration, Lena Metlege Diab hosted an event at the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex in Guysborough. The event was...
ARICHAT: Municipal officials reported a very productive visit with a delegation from Vietnam.
The Cape Breton Partnership hosted a group of representatives from the Association of Cities of Vietnam (ACVN) for a technical mission as part of the Partnerships for...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster has made his decision, and he’s now backing Pictou East MLA Tim Houston to become the next leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
“I’ve known Tim for a number of years...