ANTIGONISH: Despite following a strict work-from-home
mandate from provincial and federal governments, two local chambers of commerce
are actually seeing slight increases in membership numbers during this
unprecedented time.
Since the pandemic spread to the Strait area,...
SHERBROOKE: The leading voice in
the conservation and protection of Nova Scotia’s longest river has launched a
new Web site to inform citizens about the threat of gold mining to the
watershed.
The St. Mary’s River Association
(SMRA)...
GUYSBOROUGH: After two straight years of five-cent
increases to the residential and commercial tax rates in the Municipality of
the District of Guysborough, a new fiscal plan has held the tax rate.
Municipal councillors approved the...
ST. PETER’S: Elected leaders throughout Cape
Breton-Richmond have been meeting via conference calls, to discuss preparedness
issues related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Independent MLA, Alana Paon told The Reporter she has never received
so many...
LOWER L’ARDOISE: Child pornography charges were levied
against a Lower L’Ardoise man who held a position of trust in the community.
On October 1, 2019, RCMP investigators searched the
home of 49-year-old James Darren Peters and...
ANTIGONISH: A local professor will be examining the
impacts of the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Days before COVID-19 became prevalent within Nova
Scotia, StFX Rankin School of Nursing professor Dr. Donna Halperin was
announced as one...
STRAIT AREA: A well-used, well known piece of
transportation infrastructure is receiving upgrades.
Currently, Allsteel
Coatings Limited is conducting repairs to the approach of the Canso
Canal swing bridge at the Canso Causeway.
Department...
HALIFAX: Two former residents of Inverness County are
back in Canada after being stranded in South America in the midst of the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
On March 23, three volunteers with the
Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the...
ANTIGONISH: To help flatten the curve and slow the
spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Diocese of Antigonish under the
direction of Most Rev. Wayne Kirkpatrick has cancelled Sunday and Weekday
Masses until further notice.
The Bishop...
GUYSBOROUGH: Officials with the Municipality of the District of Guysborough have established their own novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic plan.
Among other things, the plan identifies “critical municipal operations, key considerations and communication goals.”