HALIFAX: A local MLA is concerned that the province’s plan for dealing with legalized cannabis will put young people at risk.
The Cannabis Control Act, which will set the rules for the sale and use of cannabis in the province,...
MULGRAVE: Mulgrave’s financial statements for the last fiscal year received the thumbs up from the town’s auditor.
Mulgrave Town Council approved its annual financial statements and audit reports during a meeting on September 5. Mulgrave interim CAO Kevin Matheson said...
HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia Government released its Capital Plan for 2017/2018 last week.
Major construction projects approved in the plan include multi-year projects such as the Paq’tnkek Interchange and the Canso Causeway swing bridge rehabilitation.
Regular construction and improvement projects include...
ANTIGONISH: Nova Scotia’s Regional Enterprise Networks (RENs) are hoping to work together to find new ways of growing the local economy.
On May 29, RENs from throughout the province came together in Antigonish for a roundtable discussion on regional opportunities...
HALIFAX:
The province’s environment department has issued a warning about the appearance
of a blue-green algae bloom in Lake Ainslie.
On July
26, Nova Scotia Environment (NSE) issued a public advisory that the Inverness
County lake was impacted...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials are reminding drivers to make way for emergency vehicles.
This week, the Town of Port Hawkesbury will be launching a Move Over campaign to raise awareness of the law requiring motorists to slow down or pull...
ANTIGONISH: Representatives from town council and the RCMP are hoping to take part in a meeting about last month’s StFX Homecoming Weekend.
Antigonish RCMP Sgt. Warren MacBeath said police dealt with a number of incidents during the September 30-October 1...
POINT TUPPER: A load retention tariff at the local paper mill continues to do what it was intended.
On January 23, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) issued a decision regarding the Nova Scotia Power Inc. and Port...
GUYSBOROUGH: Following the recent unveiling of a community health plan, a local health board appeared before council to discuss the initiative.
On October 11, Guysborough Community Health Board chair Mary Desmond made a presentation to council for the Municipality of...
HARBOURVIEW: A Bedford man who was missing in Inverness County for six days has died.
On July 5, at around 9 a.m. searchers found the body of 31-year-old Colin Joseph Beaton in the ocean near Judique. The RCMP worked with...