ARICHAT: Richmond County is no closer to finding a new permanent Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), with less than a month remaining on the contract for the person holding the post on an interim basis.
Richmond Warden Brian Marchand confirmed Friday...
HALIFAX: A local MLA is concerned that the province’s plan for dealing with legalized cannabis will put young people at risk.
The Cannabis Control Act, which will set the rules for the sale and use of cannabis in the province,...
ANTIGONISH: The province cleaned up a beached whale following requests from local residents.
Last week, Antigonish Municipal Councillor Gary Mattie said the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) buried a whale which beached itself on Tracadie Island facing St. George’s Bay.
“They...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Eight months after receiving threats of legal action from town officials for hosting a mobile food vendor on their property, a local church has received town council’s blessing for the rezoning that will allow this business relationship...
PORT HOOD: Carla Arsenault, the president and CEO of the Cape
Breton Partnership, visited Inverness Municipal Council earlier this month to
spread the word about all the latest happenings with her group.
She began her presentation...
PORT HOOD: New water meters are coming to Inverness County and the municipality’s director of finance says the innovation is going to mean better service for residents and more accurate billing for the county.
ARICHAT: Richmond County’s two largest business development groups are concerned that delays in launching a county-wide tourism strategy could negatively impact tourism prospects and potentially hamper a major façade and streetscape program taking shape in Isle Madame.
In late November,...
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Power is warning that anyone taking the risk of stealing copper wire from their equipment is putting themself at risk of severe injury or death by doing so.
The company has been the target of a rash...
ANTIGONISH: The Town of Antigonish has taken another step toward establishing a solar garden.
At a special town council meeting on July 6, councillors voted to make a funding request for 73 per cent...
GUYSBOROUGH: The Warden of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough says he is still confident the proposed spaceport near Canso will still be going ahead.
In July, representatives with Strum Consulting and Maritime Launch Services Ltd., the company behind...