ARICHAT: Richmond Municipal Council has formally committed $2 million towards an ambitious sidewalk and streetscape program that is scheduled to take shape over the next two years in this Isle Madame community, pending the financial participation of three other...
ANTIGONISH: Municipal council has been finalized. Council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish held a swearing-in ceremony prior to its council meeting on October 25. District 1’s Mary MacLellan, district 2’s Donnie MacDonald, district 3’s Hughie Stewart, district 4’Vaughn...
ARICHAT: Council was unable to amend a municipal travel expense policy which is a source of confusion for municipal officials. During its regular monthly meeting on November 27, councillors defeated a motion from district 4 councillor Gilbert Boucher to remove...
MALAGAWATCH: Two people were found deceased in an Inverness County home after two well-being checks were issued on the individuals, two weeks apart from one another. On April 13, Inverness County District RCMP responded...
ARICHAT: The Cape Breton Food Hub is requesting more money from municipal units to administer its programs. During the February 26 regular meeting of Richmond Municipal Council in Arichat, Food Hub representatives Alicia Lake and Jim Mustard were joined by...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The RCMP is trying to find out who is responsible for recent damage to the Port Hawkesbury Community Park. On February 21, Port Hawkesbury RCMP received a complaint about damage to the playground and water park area on...
STRAIT AREA: The operators of schools located inside and outside local Mi’kmaw communities are offering a variety of approaches and opinions, in the wake of recent figures that suggest a high suspension rate for aboriginal students attending classes within...
HALIFAX: The province’s recently released plan for cannabis sales is already drawing criticism. On January 30, Mark Furey, Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Bret Mitchell, president and CEO of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC), officially announced the...
ANTIGONISH: The province’s transportation minister said a local interchange project is due to open in the fall. Last week, Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie MLA and Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal minister Lloyd Hines said he understands the Paq’tnkek Interchange project is...
ARICHAT: Councillors had some questions for Clean Nova Scotia about the qualifications for its programs. On September 24 in Arichat, during the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council, Clean Nova Scotia’s Sonia Smith told councillors about her group and...




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