PORT HASTINGS: The Canadian Coast Guard said there have been four instances of the swing bridge on the Canso Causeway being unable to open for marine traffic since opening for the operational season on April 14.
“I can’t speak to...
ANTIGONISH: A local university is not releasing information from an investigation it launched after a student was accused of attempted assault.
In an open letter published by the StFX student newspaper, The Xaverian Weekly, Rebecca Mesay, president-elect of the university’s student...
ARICHAT: Richmond Municipal Council approved a balanced budget for 2018-2019.
During a special meeting on April 27, councillors voted in favour of the $14,032,000 budget which maintains residential taxes at 80 cents per $100 of assessment, while the commercial rate...
ANTIGONISH: Preparations for a national sporting event are well underway.
Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher said the town is moving along quickly with preparations for the 2018 Special Olympics Canada National Summer Games from July 31-August 4 in Antigonish.
“People are getting...
HALIFAX: A local MLA wants to know what is being done to recruit and retain nurses in the province.
In the Nova Scotia legislature on April 11, Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster asked Health Minister Randy Delorey what is causing a...
ANTIGONISH: A local nursing home is dealing with a deficit, which will mean a reduction in staffing hours.
On April 12, Antigonish’s R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home CEO Michelle Thompson issued a press release stating the facility is facing a deficit...
STRAIT AREA: Municipalities are giving themselves the option of leaving the local enterprise network.
Following its recent budget deliberations, council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough voted to send a letter of notice to the Eastern Strait Regional...
HALIFAX: The Premier of Nova, the minister of health and the MLA for Cape Breton-Richmond are not satisfied with the level of palliative care for patients in the Strait area.
On April 17, the children of the late Marie Elizabeth...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Three men are facing drug charges after police searched a home in Inverness County last week.
On April 20, members of the Inverness/Richmond County Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) searched a home near Port Hawkesbury. Three men were arrested by...
HALIFAX: A Strait area MLA wants answers about palliative care following one local family’s struggle.
Last week, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon questioned Premier Stephen McNeil and Minister of Health and Wellness Randy Delorey regarding palliative care services at the...