ANTIGONISH: The founder and CEO of Peace by Chocolate, who officially became a Canadian citizen earlier in the year - has been shortlisted by an esteemed panel of judges as being recognized as an inspirational immigrant who...
ANTIGONISH: With the Strait regional school board (SRSB) set to determine the fate of Antigonish Education Centre (AEC) later this month, residents of the town and surrounding communities have launched an on-line petition and are lobbying board members to...
ANTIGONISH: A former town councillor will return to court next month to face charges relating to child pornography.
On February 22, John Robert MacIsaac of Antigonish appeared in Antigonish Provincial Court facing a charge of possessing child pornography and accessing...
ANTIGONISH: A new program is looking at reducing local homelessness.
“A Roof Over Your Head,” a federally funded program supported by the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) and the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS), is being introduced in Antigonish...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A local infrastructure project is set to kick-off early next month.
Port Hawkesbury Town Council hosted a public meeting to discuss the Pitt Street-Napean Street reconstruction project on August 23. Jason MacMillan, manager for the project, said he...
EVANSTON: A local community group is investigating what can be done with a former school.
Richard Cook, with the Community Needs Society, said requests came from the community about uses for the former West Richmond Education Centre in Evanston, which...
ANTIGONISH: Former Antigonish Town councillor John Robert MacIsaac of Antigonish faced charges of accessing child pornography and possessing child pornography. MacIsaac’s attorney entered a plea of not guilty on both charges on MacIsaac’s behalf during a hearing in Antigonish...
PORT HOOD: The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s (DEECD) decision to close schools temporarily due to safety issues doesn’t sit well with Inverness Municipal Council.
Council met on December 5, and newly-minted district 5 councillor John MacLellan brought...
ANTIGONISH: Members of the Strait regional school board (SRSB) now have armloads of recommendations, reports and commentary to consider, in the wake of an often-heated 150-minute public discussion on the future of five schools in Antigonish and the surrounding...
ARICHAT: Richmond County’s new warden has confirmed that the municipality may attempt to recoup funds from expense claims by present and former councillors and municipal staff that have come under the microscope in recent months.
Brian Marchand has confirmed that...