ANTIGONISH: Town and county council are looking at a potential ban on plastic bags.
On December 17, Antigonish Town Council sent the matter to staff during a regular council meeting.
In November, council discussed the ban and voted to discuss the...
ST. PETER’S: Organizations in Richmond County were recently approved for funding through the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism, and Heritage.
In a press release issued on April 27, Richmond MLA Trevor Boudreau announced that...
OTTAWA: With a few days remaining in the Nova Scotia election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pulled the plug on the federal vote.
On Aug. 15, Trudeau dissolved parliament and visited Governor General Mary Simon...
ANTIGONISH: An affordable
housing project got a boost from Antigonish County.
The Antigonish Affordable
Housing Society is looking at establishing a 15-unit building near the
Antigonish Education Centre and St. Andrew’s Junior School.
During...
HALIFAX: The provincial government has introduced the new Road Trails Act with the intent of creating a permanent set of rules for off-highway vehicle (OHV) use.
On March 24, the province tabled the new...
PORT HOOD: Inverness County will move around money to pay for well drilling in Port Hood while the community remains under a water conservation advisory.
Since current wells are experiencing lower yields and structural...
ANTIGONISH: An incident at StFX University over the first weekend students were welcomed back has left the school shocked, while the union representing Nova Scotia Paramedics is calling the actions thoughtless.
A Snapchat video...
STRAIT AREA: Each year, more than eight million metric tonnes of plastic end up in the world’s oceans.
Lost, abandoned and derelict fishing nets and commercial fishing gear, known as ghost gear, as well...
ARISAIG: Stevie MacInnis was a fixture in the community and for decades he could catch the tuna no one else could.
The 68-year-old MacInnis was born and raised in the coastal community of Arisaig, and spent his whole life making...
HALIFAX: Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith
Colwell is meeting regularly with the ministers responsible for fisheries and
aquaculture in the other Atlantic provinces and Quebec to discuss ways to
support the seafood industry during the COVID-19 crisis.