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...
MULGRAVE: Tax rates in Mulgrave will not change in the coming fiscal year.
On May 22, members of Mulgrave Town Council passed the town’s budget and tax rates for 2018/2019.
The combined residential tax rate will hold steady at $1.80 per...
MULGRAVE: The Town of Mulgrave has decided to join a local economic development organization after withdrawing their request for membership earlier this spring.
During the regular monthly meeting of Mulgrave Town Council on June 4, members voted in favour of...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Port Hawkesbury Town Council has unanimously approved a budget for 2018-2019 that will leave tax rates unchanged.
At the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s regular monthly council meeting on June 5, members voted to approve a balanced $7.8 million...
PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council dissolved its accessibility committee, a group mandated to make the county more accessible to those with disabilities, but a new committee is already in place to take up the challenge.
Council decided to make this...
ROCKDALE: Heavy spring rain has caused issues for some drivers on Richmond County’s Kings Road.
Last week, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) finished up repairs to Kings Road in Rockdale. The road has suffered from multiple washouts...