GRAND ANSE: The people of Richmond County want their riding back.
On September 14 at the Louisdale and Area Fire Hall in Grand Anse, residents and representatives of various organizations unanimously called for the Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission to...
ANTIGONISH: StFX University has begun the demolition process for Lane Hall, a former residence on the upper campus.
Andrew Beckett, the university’s vice president of finance, indicated work has already begun on the interior...
MULGRAVE: The 20-year lobby by the Strait of Canso Superport Corporation Limited (SCSCL) to collect fees from some vessels using the Strait of Canso continues.
In February 2000, the federal government’s port divestiture program...
HALIFAX: Thanks to an agreement with the federal government, the province said it is investing more money in the child care system.
In a press release issued on Feb. 17, the Department of Education...
OTTAWA: A publicly funded airport proposed for the
Inverness area was rejected by the federal government.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) issued a press
release today which included a link to a statement from the Minister...
PORT HAWKESBURY: An estimated 11,000 people descended on Port Hawkesbury’s Recreation Fields for the Meghan Trainor concert on September 1.
Port Hawkesbury’s director of recreation, marketing and events, Paula Davis, praised town residents and in particular those living in Summit...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The company which owns an oil tanker anchored in the Strait of Canso after multiple crew members tested positive for COVID-19 said it will remain there until public health authorities allow them to leave.
HALIFAX: As of today, Nova Scotia has 579 confirmed
cases of COVID-19 after 30 new cases were identified Wednesday.
In the Eastern Zone – taking in eastern Nova Scotia and
Cape Breton – there is now...
ST. PETER’S: Police are investigating an act of vandalism which took place last month.
On August 23, Richmond District RCMP responded to a report of vandalism to a local business on Grenville Street in St. Peter’s. When police...
ANTIGONISH: Becoming an avid gardener in retirement, one might say that Jim Nunn had plenty of experience dealing with fertilizer, of sorts, during his 30-plus-year career as a broadcaster and journalist.
“Jim had a...