CAPE BRETON: Two local MLAs are looking forward to a slightly revised set of opportunities following the announcement of new critic responsibilities for the official opposition to the McNeil Liberals.
“We did a big switch-up in caucus because it’s a...
PORT HAWKESBURY: It’s been a busy school year for everyone involved with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) and that’s especially true of the woman leading the group, President Liette Doucet.
On May 16, Doucet toured a number of schools...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Councillors in the Town of Port Hawkesbury are disappointed that controversial changes to the Municipal Government Act (MGA) have passed through the legislature so quickly.
On March 29, Bill 85 to amend Chapter 18 of the MGA received...
ST. PETER’S: Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon says ongoing landline telephone issues have become a safety concern for residents of Richmond County.
On February 13, Paon hosted a community meeting for the residents of Framboise, Fourchu and Grand River who...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials here are providing more details about the financial breakdown of an ambitious overhaul of Reeves Street, while pledging further public meetings on the issue and insisting that the project won’t drive up town tax rates.
With...
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...
PORT HAWKESBURY: With its first-ever central operations centre now operating in Monastery and membership on the rise, Strait Area Ground Search and Rescue (SAGSR) is thanking local municipalities for their support but also requesting additional funds to assist with...
HALIFAX: The Minister of Business is assuring Nova Scotians a trust used to fund high-speed Internet upgrades will be audited.
During Question Period in the Nova Scotia Legislature on October 3, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon asked whether the Nova...
MULGRAVE: Council is looking at what will happen when the municipality takes over a school property this summer.
This is the final year for Mulgrave Memorial Education Centre as a school. Following the wrap up of the school year, the...
PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council was paid a visit by a former Port Hawkesbury Town Councillor who, as a business man running Janega Engineering, has some concerns regarding land development regulations in the municipality.
Janega pointed out that over the...