PORT HAWKESBURY: Town
councillors in Port Hawkesbury still want to know why advance green lights have
been removed from the construction plan for the Destination Reeves Street
project.
During October’s regular
council meeting on October 1, councillors passed...
ANTIGONISH: Officials with the Town of Antigonish have
issued a public notice regarding a recent text scam targeting customers of the
town’s electric utility.
Residents have been receiving text messages from an
unknown number with information about...
HALIFAX: Legislation has been introduced to allow
off-highway vehicles access to a protected area in Guysborough County.
Amendments to the Wilderness Areas Protection Act
introduced October 1 are designed to give authority for the limited use...
HALIFAX: A multinational aquaculture company that wants
to establish salmon farming sites in the Strait area has been granted more time
to consult with the community.
In March, the province granted Cermaq Cananda four lease options
in...
HALIFAX: One Strait area municipality will receive
funding under two provincial programs.
On September 30, the province announced that eight
communities across Nova Scotia will receive more than $922,000 for water and
wastewater projects through the Provincial...
HALIFAX: The provincial government is designating 17
new and expanded protected areas around the province.
Environment Minister Gordon Wilson announced the new
sites on September 30.
Among the land now designated as protected...
PORT
HAWKESBURY: Two residents of the town were charged after a break-in and theft
at a business on Granville Street.
On
September 30, members of Inverness District RCMP responded to a call of a break
and enter at...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Inverness District RCMP has charged a man with a number of offences, one relates to an incident that occurred August 23 in Port Hawkesbury.
Police
are also reaching out to the public in...
HALIFAX: The recent shake-up in the Progressive
Conservative caucus means a slightly lighter plate for one local MLA.
“We’ve got a new MLA in Murray Ryan for Northside-Westmount, and he’s a certified account,” said Inverness...
ANTIGONISH: Municipal council is looking to team-up
with a local First Nation community on solar projects.
Last week, council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish discussed an application made to the Low Carbon...