EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article has been corrected from the version which originally appeared on-line and which was published in the January 25 edition of The Reporter. The corrected areas are in the bold type.
ARICHAT: A developer aiming to...
ANTIGONISH: A former cab driver found guilty of sexual assault is appealing his conviction.
The lawyer for William Roger MacLellan appeared before a judge in chambers at the Antigonish Justice Centre on January 3 to make a motion for the...
STRAIT AREA: A provincial study says it will be expensive to use tolls to twin highways in parts of the Strait area.
A Nova Scotia highway twinning feasibility study found that tolls for sections of highway between Port Hastings and...
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,...
ANTIGONISH: Universities across Nova Scotia took steps to ensure that the work-to-rule job action taken by members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) would not impact high school students applying for university programs or the classroom practicum requirements...
ANTIGONISH: County council heard from the province’s property assessors last week.
Prior to last week’s meeting of council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, members heard from representatives of Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC). PVSC, the assessment authority...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town councillors here will now have the option of choosing a cell phone to carry out their council-related communications, in addition to laptop and tablet options provided to individual councillors.
A motion by councillor Mark MacIver at last...
PORT HOOD: A councillor from Inverness County is raising questions about what criteria is in place to make sure private roads receive proper plowing.
Newly-minted councillor John MacLennan said he’s been hearing concerns about snow removal from locals living on...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials here are gearing up for their first crack at hosting the annual island-wide gathering of Cape Breton’s five municipal councils.
Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton confirmed at the January 9 regular town council meeting that Port Hawkesbury will...
PORT HOOD: Inverness County recently came a step closer to setting up a by-law that will make it easier for locals to make energy efficient home improvements.
The municipal unit passed the second reading of the Property Assessed Clean Energy...