INVERNESS: Inverness Municipal Council will not be lobbying the province to lift its ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Council was approached on January 24 by Guysborough Warden Vernon Pitts who requested Inverness County stand with his municipal unit in lobbying...
HALIFAX: StFX has received the largest single donation in the university’s 165-year history.
At the university’s inaugural National Dinner EAST event in Halifax, StFX president Kent MacDonald announced a gift of $10 million from Amelia and Lino Saputo of Montreal....
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Guysborough Journal
ST. MARY’S: Heavy rain, fierce winds, and widespread flooding threatened to dampen Christmas for area residents, as the St. Mary’s River broke...
PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council has ordered that
a pair of dangerous and unsightly premises be brought down.
Jonathan Martin, a building inspector from the Eastern
District Planning Commission, visited council’s regular monthly meeting on May
2...
ANTIGONISH: StFX University announced on September 20, the decision to extend their mask-wearing policy, mandatory in all indoor spaces, including classrooms and labs until the end of the fall semester.
The decision has already...
By: Emily Maroun
PORT HAWKESBURY: A resident of the town is hoping to promote unity even during this isolated Christmas.
Port Hawkesbury’s Taylor Linloff has created a challenge on Facebook,...
INVERNESS: Inverness Municipal Council underwent a facelift on October 15 as three new members were elected to the six-person body.
Laurie Cranton (district 2: Margaree and St. Joseph), John MacLennan (district 4: Whycocomagh, Orangedale, and Lake Ainslie), and John Dowling...
STRAIT AREA: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals in Inverness and Richmond counties are demanding improvements in the long-term care sector.
On Nov. 30, supporters and CUPE members came out for a Day...
ANTIGONISH: The RCMP arrested and charged a 17-year-old after graffiti was painted on a school bus, a school sign, and on a school building.
In a press release, the RCMP characterized the graffiti as “racially and culturally insensitive and included...
ANTIGONISH: The mayor says the town is still waiting for the preliminary report from consultants following community consolidation engagements sessions that wrapped up in May.
During the regular monthly meeting of Antigonish Town Council...