PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials in Port Hawkesbury hope
to approve their 2019-20 budget by the end of the month.
Originally, they had hoped to pass their budget during
June’s regular council meeting, on June 11.
DARTMOUTH: Two RCMP officers who have ties to the area
have been honoured with a national life-saving award at the St. John Ambulance
Investiture and Awards Ceremony at Government House in Halifax on Saturday, May
25.
Cst....
SYDNEY RIVER: Confirming his candidacy for the
Conservative nomination in the federal riding of Cape Breton-Canso, Alfie
MacLeod says there are a number of things that need to be done in the
communities across Cape Breton Island and he wants...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton says town
officials are working with their municipal counterparts in Richmond County to
provide fire services in Point Tupper.
Point Tupper had previously been served by the
Louisdale and District Volunteer Fire...
HALIFAX: The former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
of Richmond County is taking the municipality and the three councillors who
voted to terminate his contract to court.
On June 12 in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia,...
ANTIGONISH: Taking part in a post-secondary
transformation, StFX University has reaffirmed its commitment to making its
research culture more diverse and inclusive by joining a federal government’s
pilot project.
The Dimensions Program and Charter reflects a
made-in-Canada initiative...
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ARICHAT: The Municipality of the County of Richmond approved its 2019-2020...
INVERNESS COUNTY: An Inverness Municipal Councillor and the company running the Port Hawkesbury Airport don’t like what they’re hearing about government money for a new airport in Inverness County.
Andrew Alkenbrack, Cabot
Links general manager,...
ANTIGONISH: A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
(CCPA) Research Associate says using a public private partnership (P3) model
for the Highway 104 twinning project could potentially end up costing $119.2
million in unnecessary additional costs.
“An examination...
CANSO: The company proposing Canada’s first spaceport
near Canso received approval from the province’s Department of Environment.
Steve Matier, president and CEO of Martime Launch
Services (MLS), plans to build the private, commercial rocket launch site...