ANTIGONISH: A new program is looking at reducing local homelessness.
“A Roof Over Your Head,” a federally funded program supported by the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) and the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS), is being introduced in Antigonish...
ANTIGONISH: A recent meeting between representatives from StFX and the councils of Antigonish Town and County looked at a number of issues including possible solutions to problems stemming from last year’s edition of homecoming at the university.
Antigonish County Warden...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Last July might feel like a distant memory, given the snow fall and power outages as of late, but odds are the twenty second of that month are well-remembered by those who had their lives saved by...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials are putting their support behind a proposed addition to signage at the Canso Causeway that would better represent Cape Breton’s First Nations communities.
At January’s regular monthly meeting, Port Hawkesbury Town Council approved a draft of...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The winner of a recent entrepreneurship contest is moving ahead with plans to open her new business.
After the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s January council meeting, Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton gave an update on the winner of the Start-Up...
PORT HOOD: With rumours circulating that Cabot Golf is looking to open a third course in the area of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park, members of Inverness Municipal Council mulled over what position they ought to adopt if they...
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...
PORT HOOD: There’s no place in the world Canadians would rather visit than Cape Breton Island.
That news was brought to the attention of Inverness County officials on January 8, when the municipal unit was visited by Mary Tulle, the...
PORT HOOD: Councillors from Inverness County are looking forward to chatting with the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, Lloyd Hines, regarding a number of issues throughout the municipality.
“We’re paying money to clear the roads, but nobody comes...
PORT HOOD: With a number of power outages and winter storms troubling county residents, Inverness’ municipal councillors mulled over what can be done to make life in the county a little more pleasant during the winter months.
Specifically, two winter...