PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council is in the
process of setting up a seniors’ council to help make life a little easier for
those over the age of 65.
“The goal of the seniors’ council is...
HALIFAX: Forestry contractors and woodlot owners can
apply for additional silviculture and roadwork, starting February 14.
This follows last month’s announcement by Premier
Stephen McNeil of a $7 million investment to help keep people working in...
PORT HAWKESBURY: During the
regular monhtly council meeting on February 4, Port Hawkesbury Mayor Brenda
Chisholm-Beaton provided councillors with an update on the Cape Breton Gateway
project.
Referencing a meeting she had
with Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister...
MULGRAVE: The Mayor of Mulgrave says the town is making
progress on addressing the ongoing issues at Exit 40, the intersection that
leads to the community, from Highway 104.
During the monthly regular meeting on February...
MULGRAVE: Officials with the Town
of Mulgrave plan on meeting with the executive committee of the town’s fire
department.
Mayor Ralph Hadley said they’ll
discuss the recent animosity between the town’s chief administrative officer
Darlene Berthier Sampson, and...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The mayor of Port Hawkesbury says town
officials will continue to operate the gym inside the Port Hawkesbury Civic
Centre after the local branch of the YMCA gets shut down later this month.
Brenda...
PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council made a rare
decision to keep one of its members from attending in-camera meetings, using
municipal e-mail, and serving on municipal committees.
The decision was made on Thursday, February 6 against...
HALIFAX: Older adult learners across Nova Scotia will
receive training to better use technology with the support of a $50,000 grant
to the Empowering Seniors Through Technology project.
Funding to @NS, a network which empowers communities
and...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Local MLA Allan MacMaster is hopeful the Department of
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) will modify its budging
formula so that areas like Inverness County will receive more money for snow
clearing.
Budgets for snow...
HALIFAX: On April 1, Nova Scotia’s minimum wage rate
will increase by $1 an hour, to $12.55 per hour.
According to a press release from the provincial
government, this represents the largest annual increase to Nova...