POINT TUPPER: Two of the region’s largest employers
want regulators to approve a “very unique” tarriff agreement.
Nova Scotia Power (NSP) and its largest consumer, Port
Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) are asking the Nova Scotia Utility and...
ANTIGONISH: A former taxi driver is launching an appeal.
William Roger MacLellan is set to appear at the Antigonish Justice Centre on June 6 to appeal his conviction on a charge of sexual assault.
A notice issued on December 5 said...
ANTIGONISH: Last week, StFX University reported its lastest positive case of COVID-19 on their campus.
In a letter to the campus community on Oct. 19, VP Finance and Administration Andrew Beckett advised that an...
ANTIGONISH: As the provincial government announced the addition of 200 new nursing seats at post-secondary institutions across the province, StFX University has been allocated 13 per cent of them.
Health and Wellness Minister Michelle...
ANTIGONISH: Despite protests from some residents, town
council is moving ahead with a development agreement.
Antigonish Town Council decided to enter into a
development agreement for a rental property on 52 Victoria Street in a 5-2...
DARTMOUTH: Local projects in the seafood and
aquaculture sectors received government funding last week.
On April 10, the provincial and federal governments
announced funding support to 11 regional organizations through the Atlantic
Fisheries Fund. The funding—a total...
ARICHAT: An application from a St. Peter’s resident to make changes to his property was approved by municipal council despite the objections of nearby property owners.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on October 23 in Arichat,...
ARICHAT: Richmond County is joining the long list of municipalities trying to deal with escalating policing costs.
Warden Amanda Mombourquette raised the issue during the Nov. 22 regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council.
HALIFAX: Proposed changes to two electoral districts in
the Strait area are proceeding.
On October 9, Attorney General and Justice Minister
Mark Furey tabled changes to the House of Assembly Act, which includes
reinstating the constituency of...
PORT HOOD: Inverness County CAO Keith
MacDonald said it was only right to start with an apology when addressing Port
Hood residents concerned about their water last Wednesday night.
“We did not want to be in...