POINT TUPPER: A gypsum wallboard manufacturer here is
planning to expand its workforce and plant.
On January 21, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI)
announced that Cabot Manufacturing
was approved for an innovation rebate to upgrade its current...
ARICHAT: The former warden wants better communication
among council.
District 5 councillor Jason MacLean told the regular monthly meeting that he wants an improvement to the manner in which information is relayed among councillors.
ARICHAT: Richmond County is joining a partnership to
upgrade the entrance to Cape Breton Island.
During the regular monthly meeting last night in Arichat, Richmond Municipal Council accepted the recommendation of the committee-of-the-whole and voted...
HALIFAX: Municipalities in Cape Breton have partnered
with the provincial government on a pilot project to reduce red tape for
businesses.
According to the province, the pilot project is
designed to help modernize and align regulations across...
ANTIGONISH: One of two suspects from Alberta charged in
relation to a high-speed police chase that started in Antigonish County and
resulted in four police vehicles damaged in Pictou County has been sentenced to
jail time.
Tyler...
HALIFAX: The province is working with credit unions to
offer short-term repayable financing for forestry contractors affected by the
pending closure of the Northern
Pulp mill.
The program will be available to eligible forestry
contractors with the intention...
GUYSBOROUGH: Preparations are underway between senior
officials and councillors within the Municipality of the District of
Guysborough (MODG) as they anticipate their next strategic planning session.
The annual two-day deliberations will take place in
Stellarton at the...
PORT HOOD: Inverness CAO Keith MacDonald and Director
of Finance Tanya Tibbo appraised council of a necessary by-law change that will
cost some Judique residents a bit of cash but which, hopefully, helps end a
frustrating chapter in the community’s...
PORT HOOD: Inverness municipal staff will soon begin
work on drawing up an agreement allowing three groups in the community of
Inverness to pool their resources in order to create a community park.
“What we need...
GUYSBOROUGH: With the increased usage of the outdoor
skating surfaces at the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex (CLC), the municipality’s
warden says their public works department has to be commended on getting the
ice installed.
The facility, which opened...