ARICHAT: A municipally-owned playground in this community will get some attention from Richmond County officials, as a result of concerns raised by one of Isle Madame’s two municipal councillors.
Staffers with the county’s recreation and public works offices will investigate...
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...
ARICHAT: Richmond Municipal Council is still without an operating budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, following two failed motions on the budget itself and a proposed tax reduction at council’s annual general meeting.
With councillor James Goyetche missing the first...
PORT HAWKESBURY: While town council and the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) have each confirmed hundreds of thousands of dollars in investments for the Destination Reeves Street project, other streets, sidewalks and bridges throughout Port Hawkesbury will also get...
GUYSBOROUGH: Council is happy with progress on a new recreation complex.
During last week’s regular monthly meeting of council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, members received an update on the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex.
“The contractors are right on...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials here have reduced and revamped the fees charged to mobile food vendors and similar ventures, nearly eight months after town council approved a new vending by-law that left Port Hawkesbury with some of the highest...
PORT HOOD: Good things are happening in Inverness County according to the local planning authority.
“Over the last four years, the trend has been upward with the exception of construction values which slightly dipped,” said John Bain, Director of Planning...
PORT HAWKESBURY: An update to this month’s regular meeting of town council suggests that the new owners of the Port Hawkesbury Municipal Airport are attracting global interest in their new approach to the airstrip just outside the Port Hastings...
PORT HOOD: A stalemate of opinions regarding the proposed expansion of the Margaree airport has Inverness Municipal Council considering recruiting a facilitator to help the six-person municipal unit decide its official position on the matter.
“We seem to be going...
PORT HOOD: RCMP Staff Sergeant Greg Redl was happy to tell local councillors that, generally speaking, Inverness County is still a pretty safe place.
“Everything is staying pretty steady,” Redl said, noting the district has seen a small increase in...