ANTIGONISH: St. Francis Xavier University announced Dr.
Daniel Belliveau has been appointed the Dean of Science at St. Francis Xavier
University, effective January 1, 2020.
Dr. Belliveau comes to the university from his current
position as Director,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Projecting a net loss of $247,500 a
year for the Allan J. MacEachen airport in Port Hastings should the $18 million
seasonal Inverness airport be approved, the Mayor of Port Hawkesbury wants to
plan an integrated approach.
INVERNESS: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling
on the owners of Cabot
Golf to show taxpayers their full “business case” and release the
details of the multi-million dollar request for taxpayers’ money to pay for a
new airport.
PORT HOOD: A group of concerned citizens visited
Inverness Municipal Council’s committee-of-the-whole meeting on July 18 and
implored municipal leaders to take a stand against the building of an $18
million airport in the Inverness area.
“It’s...
WE’KOQMA’Q: The We’koqma’q First Nation is pleased to
announce it is partnering with Cooke
Aquaculture Inc. on the sales and marketing of its Bras d’Or Lake
grown steelhead trout.
“Our people have lived and flourished on the...
HALIFAX: Despite concerns raised by the NDP, a
spokesperson for the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
indicated all new highway and building infrastructure is designed to withstand
anticipated climatic conditions.
“The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Renewal...
HALIFAX: The NDP say improvements to Highway 104 are
necessary and will increase safety along that section of the provincial highway
network but using the public private partnership (P3) model is the wrong
decision.
“We have seen...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Officials in the Town of Port
Hawkesbury have held the line on municipal taxes.
Council unanimously approved their 2019-20 municipal
operating and capital budget during a special public meeting late last month.
PORT HAWKESBURY: A resident of the town was arrested and charged after police found drugs in a residence last week.
On July 18, members of the Inverness/Richmond
Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) searched a home in Port
Hawkesbury. As...
INVERNESS COUNTY: The RCMP is trying to find the person who forced a teenager from Inverness County to share nude pictures on the Internet.
A
press release from Nova Scotia RCMP said on July 1,...