HALIFAX: With emergency room closures happening in the area, health officials say more are on the way.
Last week, Greg Boone, director of public affairs with the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), confirmed the ER at the Strait Richmond Hospital...
GUYSBOROUGH: The community continues to show support for a proposed launch site in eastern Guysborough County.
Last month, Maritime Launch Services (MLS) hosted an open house at the Canso Fire Hall to discuss the possibility of selecting the Canso area...
MULGRAVE: The town office building is coming down.
Mulgrave Chief Administrative Office (CAO) Jim Davis said the Town of Mulgrave’s offices moved into one of the units at the Strait of Canso Superport Corporation units.
Davis said the council meetings are...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Following November’s regular council meeting, Port Hawkesbury Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton says the Destination Reeves Street project is progressing according to schedule.
“We’re on track. I mean, obviously we wanted it funded the day after we put the proposal...
MULGRAVE: The town’s new Chief Administrative Office (CAO) is a familiar face in Strait area municipal politics.
Last week’s regular monthly meeting of Mulgrave Town Council was Jim Davis’ first as CAO for the town. Davis, who previously served as...
HALIFAX: St. Martha’s Regional Hospital is among the health care facilities which will receive funding under a new provincial opioid treatment program
The province announced it will invest $800,000 this year to create 470 new spots in the program. The...
PORT HAWKESBURY: At their Annual Organizational Meeting on November 1, the Strait regional school board (SRSB) elected new leadership for the upcoming year.
Jamie Samson has been selected as the new chair of the SRSB, and Richelle MacLaughlin will serve...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait regional school board (SRSB) has taken the first steps towards a Skilled Trades Centre at Richmond Education Centre/Academy in Louisdale.
The School Steering Team (SST) for the project met for the first time in October, and...
ARICHAT: The municipality wants to post the results of their organizational review on-line, but how exactly to do that is the subject of debate.
During the monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on October 23, Warden Brian Marchand wanted to...
OTTAWA: A new federal act might help avoid future incidents, but will do nothing to get rid of the Dutch Runner.
On October 30, Transport Minister Marc Garneau introduced the Wrecked, Abandon or Hazardous Vessels Act, which the Liberal government...