PORT HASTINGS: Repair and upgrade work on the Canso Causeway swing bridge is on schedule, says a provincial project engineer.
Andrew MacPherson, with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR), explained that work on the base of the Causeway...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A local physician is continuing his lobby to have more palliative care services in the Strait area.
Dr. Robert Martell hosted an information session about palliative care at the Evergreen Senior Citizens Club in Port Hawkesbury on January...
OTTAWA: A Strait area Member of Parliament says change is needed to improve Employment Insurance (EI) service.
On February 1, Cape Breton-Canso MP Roger Cuzner helped table a report looking at the quality of service for EI. He said a...
HALIFAX: A local community might end up with an interstellar reputation.
Last week, Maritime Launch Services (MLS) hosted an open house at the Canso-Hazel Hill Volunteer Fire Department to discuss the possibility of a rocket launch base in the area.
MLS...
GUYSBOROUGH: With Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) members preparing to vote today (Wednesday) on a tentative agreement reached between the union and Nova Scotia’s Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD), the Strait regional school board (SRSB) is...
POINT TUPPER: A load retention tariff at the local paper mill continues to do what it was intended.
On January 23, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) issued a decision regarding the Nova Scotia Power Inc. and Port...
HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia Government released its Capital Plan for 2017/2018 last week.
Major construction projects approved in the plan include multi-year projects such as the Paq’tnkek Interchange and the Canso Causeway swing bridge rehabilitation.
Regular construction and improvement projects include...
MULGRAVE: With the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) set to host hearings regarding the dissolution of the Town of Mulgrave, council is looking to stay on top of things.
The UARB set aside March 20-23, and scheduled evening...
ARICHAT: Richmond County’s elected councillors have given municipal staff the green light to continue working with the Town of Port Hawkesbury to acquire provincial infrastructure connected to a reservoir in the county’s west end that provides water to the...
ARICHAT: In response to a renewed call from Strait area shippers and a local municipal council to abandon the concept of a port authority for the Strait of Canso, the head of the organization overseeing the Strait’s marine traffic...