PORT HOOD: Betty Ann MacQuarrie is still the Warden of Inverness County.
MacQuarrie’s position as warden was reviewed last Friday morning at a special meeting of Inverness Municipal Council. The meeting was requested by four councillors serving on the six-person...
MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK: The captain of a fishing boat involved in the death of Phillip Boudreau was granted parole.
On June 12, the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) granted Dwayne Matthew Samson day parole, with leave privileges, at a halfway...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia ruled Cabot Links Enterprises has the right to build luxury condos on a contested piece of land in Inverness, despite the efforts of a local activist.
Neal Livingston, a filmmaker from Inverness...
PORT HAWKESBURY: An Inverness County man was sentenced to serve time in federal prison.
On June 14 in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court, 34-year-old James Edwin Tyler Goswell received a three-year sentence (including credit for the year-and-a-half he already served in...
PAQ’TNKEK: Two men were arrested and charged and a third was sent to hospital following an incident last week in Antigonish County.
On June 14 at 1:06 a.m., Antigonish District RCMP responded to a complaint of an assault involving three...
PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council passed its 2018/19 general operating budget last Monday resulting in some welcome news and, at times, some conflict between the six members of council.
On the good news side, the municipal unit is not raising...
MULGRAVE: The Town of Mulgrave is working to determine the future of the community’s local school building.
At last week’s regular monthly meeting of Mulgrave Town Council, members approved the terms of reference of a working group to assume the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A local economic development organization has unveiled new plans for the development in the Strait area.
At the regular monthly meeting of Port Hawkesbury Town Council, John Beaton, CEO for the Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN) delivered an...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Residents are being asked to take precautions following a string of bear sightings within the Town of Port Hawkesbury.
A spokesperson for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says they have trapped two bears after receiving reports of...
HALIFAX: The provincial government is proceeding with a plan to bring high speed Internet access to more parts of Nova Scotia.
On June 4, the Department of Business released the “Last Mile Strategy,” developed by Brightstar Canada. The strategy provides...