ANTIGONISH: During a recent joint council meeting, Antigonish Town Council and Antigonish Municipal Council members received an update on the status of the town and fringe sewer system capacity along with some preliminary findings from an environmental assessment.
“The main...
OHSWEKEN, ONT.: An Eskasoni Elder has recently been recognized with a lifetime achievement award from a national Indigenous charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these...
STRAIT AREA: Work has yet to resume on power line installations after a line fell recently.
In early December, Nova Scotia Power began installing electrical lines on the six new transmission lines they built across the Strait of Canso. In...
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...
PORT HASTINGS: The Strait regional school board (SRSB) is now targeting early March for the formal movement of its operations from the board’s current central office in Port Hastings to the SAERC high school site in Port Hawkesbury.
The board’s...
L’ARDOISE: A Richmond County woman wants to give caregivers a helping hand with her new business.
Last week, Jamie Morrison launched Out & About Respite, which operates the area’s first adult day program at the Dr. Kingston Memorial Community Health...
ARICHAT: A senior policy adviser with Nova Scotia’s Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) has advised Richmond Municipal Council to move “quickly” on hiring a new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and to ensure transparency for all of its activities until...
OTTAWA: The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) is taking issue with the awarding of a fish quota to a bid that includes a local First Nation community and a local company.
In September 2017, federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister, Dominic...
HALIFAX: Nine prospector grants, two shared-funding project grants and a research grant may help find and develop new mineral deposits across the province.
Natural Resources Minister Margaret Miller announced $184,540 in grant funding today, July 19.
“Nova Scotia has great economic...
MULGRAVE: Board members are hoping to get word from the province on the town’s medical facility.
Last week, Mayor Ralph Hadley said the chair of the Mulgrave Medical Centre called an emergency meeting for all board members to discuss keeping...