PORT HAWKESBURY: A planned redesign of Port Hawkesbury’s main thoroughfare has been generating a lot of discussion.
Members of the Port Hawkesbury Volunteer Fire Department attended the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s monthly council meeting last week to hear an update...
INVERNESS: Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster is happy to report that funding for the Inverness Raceway was green lit in the provincial budget.
“I had to opportunity to ask the Minister of Agriculture if he could confirm that would be...
ARICHAT: Richmond County is hoping the establishment of a new trust can help finance improvements to broadband Internet in parts of the municipality.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on March 26 in Arichat, CAO Kent MacIntyre...
ARICHAT: Richmond County is the lone dissenting voice among other Strait area municipalities opposing changes to Nova Scotia’s Municipal Government Act (MGA).
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on March 26 in Arichat, Richmond CAO Kent MacIntyre...
MULGRAVE: An MLA says the province needs to review the funding model for public libraries.
During a recent question period in the Nova Scotia Legislature, MLA Pat Dunn, asked Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage, Leo Glavine, if the government...
ARICHAT: Richmond County will apply for funding to study its aging infrastructure.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council in Arichat, director of public works, Chris Boudreau, asked council’s permission to apply to the Provincial Capital Assistance Program...
HALIFAX: Proposed changes to the province’s Municipal Government Act (MGA) continue to attract opposition in the Strait area.
Last week, the provincial government gave second reading to Bill 85, which would amend Chapter 18 of the MGA respecting Cape Breton...
ANTIGONISH: The province’s transportation minister said a local interchange project is due to open in the fall.
Last week, Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie MLA and Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal minister Lloyd Hines said he understands the Paq’tnkek Interchange project is...
HALIFAX: A local MLA is still questioning the province about Internet and cellular phone service.
During a question period in the House of Assembly on March 27, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon asked Nova Scotia Business Minister Geoff MacLellan about...
HALIFAX: The province’s electoral boundaries commission is getting to work.
On March 27, the provincial government introduced legislation that would amend the House of Assembly Act to allow the province to designate mandatory terms of reference to guide the electoral...