PAQ’TNKEK: A local First Nations community will vote next month on a land exchange agreement involving the twinning of Highway 104.
“We’re in the process of voting on July 13 on basically surrendering - which is a term in the...
ARICHAT: Richmond Municipal Council is attempting to determine whether a planned extension of a St. Peter’s sewer line could be impacted by upgrades currently underway at the St. Peter’s Canal or recently-implemented delays in a county-wide tourism strategy.
The municipality’s...
ANTIGONISH: Municipal council has been finalized.
Council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish held a swearing-in ceremony prior to its council meeting on October 25.
District 1’s Mary MacLellan, district 2’s Donnie MacDonald, district 3’s Hughie Stewart, district 4’Vaughn...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait regional school board (SRSB) is hoping to re-launch its region-wide science fair next spring, after this year’s event was scuttled by a variety of factors including recent job action by the Nova Scotia Teachers Union...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials here have reduced and revamped the fees charged to mobile food vendors and similar ventures, nearly eight months after town council approved a new vending by-law that left Port Hawkesbury with some of the highest...
LOUISDALE: A review of Richmond County’s entire municipal staffing complement is expected to get underway soon, according to the warden.
Interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Maris Freimanis confirmed at a regular monthly council meeting in January that the municipality has...
PORT HASTINGS: At approximately 11:09 a.m. on August
12, a vehicle crashed into the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Port
Hastings.
“A car drove into the side of the building, near the
men’s washroom,” communications advisor for...
ANTIGONISH: Last week, StFX played host to the 51st annual conference of the Canadian Economics Association.
Frances Woolley, program chair for the conference and president of the association, said the conference hosted people from all over the world. The event...
HALIFAX: The Minister of Business is assuring Nova Scotians a trust used to fund high-speed Internet upgrades will be audited.
During Question Period in the Nova Scotia Legislature on October 3, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon asked whether the Nova...
ST. PETER’S: A group wanting to re-affirm the reproductive rights of women has put-up two signs here to drive their point home.
Two new “Pro-Choice” signs were erected this summer at each end of...