PORT HASTINGS: With construction now underway on its new terminal building, the new ownership group that set up shop at the Port Hawkesbury Municipal Airport earlier this summer is pleased with its progress and already looking ahead to a...
MARGAREE: Cape Breton University, thanks to the efforts of the Margaree Area Development Association (MADA), is pleased to have an endowed scholarship offered for those wanting to understand and promote Cape Breton Island.
On July 1, MADA announced it would...
STRAIT AREA: The Backyard Astronomer says the northeastern sky will be producing 60 to 80 meteors an hour during the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower this weekend.
Gary Boyle, who is a retired...
ANTIGONISH: County council is looking for provincial help in maintaining a local road.
Antigonish County Council recently received a notice from residents regarding the status of the Antigonish-Guysborough Road.
Warden Owen McCarron said residents have been concerned about the state of...
MULGRAVE: The town is keen on being a part of a local development organization.
During the regular monthly meeting of Mulgrave Town Council on December 4, members voted to become a part of the Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN).
Mulgrave...
HALIFAX: Pre-Primary programming is on the government’s agenda.
On July 17, the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development announced a new Pre-Primary program set to kick off for the coming school year.
New locations for the program will...
ARICHAT: A detailed breakdown of tenders and costs connected to Richmond County’s multi-million-dollar tourism strategy was followed by pleas from two community economic development groups for the municipality to consult with them on the best ways to proceed with...
ANTIGONISH: They want their voices heard now and on Election Day.
Around 15 residents took part in Antigonish’s version of Canada’s National Day of Action for Electoral Reform on February 11.
Carrying signs and chanting in favour of a new electoral...
MULGRAVE: Mulgrave’s financial statements for the last fiscal year received the thumbs up from the town’s auditor.
Mulgrave Town Council approved its annual financial statements and audit reports during a meeting on September 5. Mulgrave interim CAO Kevin Matheson said...
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...