PETIT DE GRAT: The chair of a commission regarding effective representation said it’s clear residents want their former electoral riding restored.
On September 25, Centre La Picasse was the site for a forum on effective representation hosted by a commission...
PAQTNKEK MI’KMAW NATION: Education on consent continues
to be an important sexual violence prevention activity in schools,
universities, and colleges.
Up to now, consent education methods have been
developed for the general population in those educational institutions.
Considering...
GUYSBOROUGH: The municipality is currently doing work at its landfill, with plans to possibly use the methane gas produced there to generate power.
During the regular monthly meeting of council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, a tender...
ANTIGONISH: A project that would have seen the expansion of natural gas services into Antigonish has been postponed.
In 2014, Dartmouth-based Heritage Gas received approval from the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) to distribute natural gas to Antigonish...
ANTIGONISH: Council heard back from the province’s minister responsible for infrastructure about a pair of local roads and a bridge.
During last week’s regular monthly meeting of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, council heard correspondence from Transportation and...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials here are gearing up for their first crack at hosting the annual island-wide gathering of Cape Breton’s five municipal councils.
Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton confirmed at the January 9 regular town council meeting that Port Hawkesbury will...
ARICHAT: A former Catholic Church that has been refurbished as a pastoral centre for two local Catholic parishes is a step closer to receiving a municipal tax exemption.
Richmond Municipal Council’s latest regular monthly meeting on Monday evening saw a...
PORT HOOD: The impact of Mother Nature’s bad side was discussed during Inverness Municipal Council’s monthly meeting on Monday.
“People are concerned with coastal erosion,” said Warden Betty Anne MacQuarrie, who serves as the council person for Mabou and Port...
OTTAWA: A Strait area Member of Parliament says change is needed to improve Employment Insurance (EI) service.
On February 1, Cape Breton-Canso MP Roger Cuzner helped table a report looking at the quality of service for EI. He said a...
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...