PORT HAWKESBURY: During the early morning hours of March 12, an individual broke into an electronics store along Reeves Street.
Discovered the morning after with its front door smashed, the Bell Aliant location, which is less than a kilometer away...
HALIFAX: The provincial government and the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia launched a forestry pilot project last week and they are looking for more land to expand.
The initiative, announced on March 15, gives the Mi’kmaq forest planning and management responsibility...
HALIFAX: The company which controls the quota for the lucrative Arctic surf clam said they reached a deal with First Nations in Nova Scotia.
On March 11, Clearwater Seafoods announced it reached agreements with 14 First Nations communities in Nova...
ANTIGONISH: The RCMP has laid charges and people are expected in court after a raid at a cannabis storefront last week.
On March 15, the Antigonish-Guysborough Street Crime Enforcement Unit, with assistance from Eastern Traffic Services, executed a search warrant...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Town of Port Hawkesbury and the Municipality of the County of Richmond are entering into an inter-municipal agreement to jointly own their water utility.
During the regular monthly meeting of Port Hawkesbury Town Council on March 5,...
WHYCOCOMAGH: A request for Inverness Municipal Council to help with repairs to the Al MacInnis Sports Centre caused a bit of argument last week at the regular monthly meeting.
Representatives from the Port Hood and District Recreation Commission applied for...
WHYCOCOMAGH: Municipal council in Inverness held its regular meeting for March at the Whycocomagh Volunteer Fire Department Fire Hall last Thursday, and council dealt with a number of funding requests and other money matters.
The municipality approved $14,141.68 worth of...
WHYCOCOMAGH: Councillor John Dowling announced some good news at last Thursday’s session of Inverness Council regarding Strait Area Transit (SAT), the local busing service for which Dowling sits as chair.
“This will tie everything together: Richmond, Inverness, Port Hawkesbury, and...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town council heard an update on local doctor recruitment efforts from the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) during the regular council meeting on March 5.
In his presentation, Grayson Fulmer, senior director of medical affairs, provided statistics on...
WHYCOCOMAGH: Inverness Municipal Council meetings will soon be available on the worldwide net.
The municipality passed a motion on March 7 to enact its newly created live stream policy. As a result, upcoming council sessions can be live-streamed via the...