PORT HOOD: Inverness County councillors have decided to support an initiative by Port Hawkesbury Town Council to have the word “Unama’ki” added to a sign at the Canso Causeway greeting visitors to Cape Breton.
“It shouldn’t be a big deal,”...
MIDDLE RIVER: At 8:42 p.m. on August 11, Victoria County RCMP received a call from two hikers indicating they had become lost on the Gairloch Mountain in Middle River.
One hiker was a 26-year-old man, and the other was a...
ANTIGONISH: Last week, Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher confirmed the municipality is using its federal gas tax funding, to the tune of over $307,000, for paving and other infrastructure items.
“Being a town, we’re responsible for all of our roads and...
MABOU: The Inverness County chapter of The Compassionate Friends (TCF) will join hundreds of other chapters around the world in creating a continuous circle of candlelight as an act of symbolic remembrance.
The 22nd annual Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting...
GUYSBOROUGH: Municipal council is looking to upgrade a local waste water system.
Last week, council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough voted in favour of using waste water utility reserves, as well as a portion of the municipality’s...
GUYSBOROUGH: Municipal council is saying thanks to the province’s power provider for recent storm reaction times.
During last week’s regular monthly meeting of council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, Warden Vernon Pitts commended Nova Scotia Power for...
ANTIGONISH: The mayor is pleased with news of provincial funding for an upcoming national event.
On March 20, the Province of Nova Scotia announced $1 million in funding for seating improvements at StFX University’s Oland Centre to improve accessibility for...
MONASTERY: A looming provincial deadline for a decision on the future of the Strait regional school board’s public-private-partnership (P3) facilities has led the board to fast-forward its school review schedule.
The board originally planned to conduct a review of the...
ARICHAT: Several Richmond County residents could see their water rates rise over the next three years, if the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) approves the municipality’s new water rate study for the water treatment plant to be...
PORT HOOD: Inverness Council was informed of two green programs offered by the Clean Foundation of Nova Scotia early last week at the municipal unit’s July meeting.
“Energy programs are our biggest focus,” said Derek Peters during his presentation to...