HALIFAX: A former local lighthouse is getting a replacement.
Stephen Bornais, communications advisor with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said the Canadian Coast Guard determined the Jerseyman’s Island Lighthouse off Arichat was at the end of its life expectancy. However, a...
ANTIGONISH: Retroactive RCMP pay is being placed on the backs of the municipalities that utilize their services.
In a recent announcement, the federal government announced it wouldn’t be on the hook for covering the...
MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK: In Atlantic Canada, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is delivering over $110 million to businesses and business support organizations.
Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister...
INVERNESS COUNTY: A community group that has been lobbying for better internet connectivity is also pushing for improvements in other communication services.
Better Internet for Inverness County – which has members from the Margarees,...
PORT HOOD: Six students from Bayview Education Centre visited Inverness Municipal Council late last week to tell their municipal leaders about an initiative to keep it green at their school.
The kids fleshed out...
ARICHAT: After a contentious boundary review eight years ago that divided municipal council and led to years of upheaval, Richmond County is starting another process.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council...
ANTIGONISH: Jacob Spin, who has been missing since November 19, has been located and is safe.
The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance, shares and retweets on social media.
Yesterday, the RCMP asked for public assistance in...
BRIDGEWATER: A former resident of Potlotek First Nation eluded authorities for six days after a police officer was stabbed.
Law enforcement officials had been hunting for Tobias Charles Doucette ever since July 20, when...
ANTIGONISH: Enabled by a substation consolidation, the Town of Antigonish, in partnership with StFX University, is proposing to build an electric district heating system.
Mayor Laurie Boucher says over the last few years, they...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Town of Port Hawkesbury and Municipality of the County of Richmond have agreed to move forward with a partnership acquire a piece of provincially-owned infrastructure that provides water to customers in the Town of Port Hawkesbury...