ARICHAT: Council was unable to amend a municipal travel expense policy which is a source of confusion for municipal officials.
During its regular monthly meeting on November 27, councillors defeated a motion from district 4 councillor Gilbert Boucher to remove...
HALIFAX: Gary Burrill, the leader of Nova Scotia’s NDP party, doesn’t like what he’s hearing in terms on Nova Scotia’s doctor shortage and the wait list for patients looking for a family doctor.
Burrill spoke about the matter last week...
ANTIGONISH: A local university imposed measures on two students accused of sexual assault.
“As a result of reports filed with the university by the survivor and charges laid by the RCMP, the university imposed immediate interim measures on the two...
ANTIGONISH: Despite criticism from a professor, the university has refused to apologize for donations received for a new building on campus.
Recent news reports list Wafic Said, Victor Dahdaleh, Wilbur Ross, and David Koch as donors to StFX University’s Mulroney...
ARICHAT: The municipality is prepared to make repairs to a local playground once a community group is formed to oversee it.
District 1 municipal councillor James Goyetche said he received “quite a few calls” from Isle Madame residents about the...
LOUISDALE: The umbrella group representing seniors groups in Richmond County is very busy these days.
Wilfred Marchand, secretary/treasurer with the Richmond County Senior Citizens Council, explained the council is made up of 11 individual Richmond County seniors groups and works...
ANTIGONISH: Two missing persons cases in the Strait area had dramatically different outcomes last week.
After being reported missing on November 19, 24-year-old Jacob Spin of Monastery was found two days later.
“He was located by family just prior to 11...
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: The RCMP is investigating sexual assault accusations at StFX University and wants victims and potential witnesses to come forward.
Last Friday, the RCMP confirmed it is investigating allegations of sexual assault following a complaint made by an 18-year-old woman...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Schools in the Strait region are now operating under a new Provincial Student Attendance and Engagement Policy.
The new rules share some similarities with the Strait regional school board’s (SRSB) previous attendance policy, which was formally rescinded at...