HALIFAX: At a time when the provincial government is recording record numbers of daily COVID-19 cases, the Strait area is also seeing an increase. The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) web site is showing...
HALIFAX: Preparations are underway to make changes to the Port Hastings rotary Department of Public Works spokesperson Brett Loney told The Reporter that work started on Oct. 18. “Earthworks are currently...
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.
ARICHAT: The executive director of the Eastern District Planning Commission (EDPC) will be asked to mediate a right-of-way request. During December 19’s Richmond Municipal Council committee-of-the-whole meeting in Arichat, Richmond Chief Administrative Officer Kent MacIntyre told council about a “unique...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Profits are up, expansion is underway, and those sitting around the table during Strait Area Transit’s annual general meeting last Thursday night seemed pleased with the direction of the local bus service. “As our buses...
STRAIT AREA: The findings from a homelessness count completed throughout Eastern Nova Scotia in November of 2021 were released on August 3 and it highlights a need for housing strategies throughout all counties in Cape Breton Island,...
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...
ANTIGONISH: A former cab driver found guilty of sexual assault is appealing his conviction. The lawyer for William Roger MacLellan appeared before a judge in chambers at the Antigonish Justice Centre on January 3 to make a motion for the...
ARICHAT: Two grant requests from community groups in Richmond County received different reactions from councillors. During the November 27 meeting of Richmond Municipal Council, Deputy Warden Jason MacLean brought forward a request from the L’Ardoise Men’s Club for a $5,000...
PORT HAWKESBURY: John-Michael Kennedy finally got the shopping spree he always wanted. The 18-year-old Port Hawkesbury resident, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, was granted the special wish by the Children’s Wish Foundation.




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