HALIFAX: The future of a bridge serving several communities in Isle Madame is yet to be determined.
Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon said she is concerned with the condition of the detour that has been in use since the closure...
ANTIGONISH: The appeal of a town council decision to
approve a development agreement is getting a public hearing.
John and Josephine Monkman appealed to the Nova Scotia
Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) about a Town of...
HALIFAX: The provincial government is purchasing a trio of local schools.
The Province of Nova Scotia is purchasing 10 P3 (public-private-partnership) schools - including Antigonish Education Centre/Academy, Bayview Education Centre and Dalbrae Academy - for approximately $49.2 million. The price...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Superintendent Ford Rice says the Strait regional school board (SRSB) is taking recent knife-related incidents at two local schools very seriously.
The first incident on October 10 involved a folding utility knife and an alleged threat to a...
HALIFAX: Last week, the Commission on Effective Electoral Representation of Acadian and African Nova Scotians released a report and recommendations after visiting a number of Acadian and African Nova Scotian communities across the province.
The commission came back with 29...
ARICHAT: Richmond Municipal Council has formally committed $2 million towards an ambitious sidewalk and streetscape program that is scheduled to take shape over the next two years in this Isle Madame community, pending the financial participation of three other...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Members of the Port of Welcome Settlement Association (POWSA) are happy to report their efforts will soon result in a five-member Syrian family relocating in the area.
“This is a mile marker, not the end mark,” said Iaian...
ARICHAT: With municipal elections looming and the fallout continuing from a leaked draft report by Nova Scotia’s Office of the Ombudsman, Richmond County’s warden now expects to receive a forensic audit on five years’ worth of expense claims by...
WEST ARICHAT: The priest overseeing Isle Madame’s two Catholic parishes is questioning the timing of a tax bill regarding a former church that now serves as a pastoral centre for the region, just as Richmond County’s municipal councillors prepare...
GUYSBOROUGH: The lines of communication remain open.
Municipality of the District of Guysborough Warden Vernon Pitts said staff is still communicating with the province in regards to a letter of intent concerning the proposed dissolution of the Town of Mulgrave.
“We’re...