UPPER BIG TRACADIE: The RCMP confirmed that three females, ages 52, 31 and 10, and a 33-year-old male died of apparent gunshot wounds following an incident last night in Upper Big Tracadie. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct autopsies...
MABOU: A whole lot still has to be worked out, but Sara Rankin is hopeful subpar Internet service won’t result in her needing to move Sara Rankin Creative, her graphic design and web design business, from its Mabou home.
PORT HAWKESBURY: Chantel Desmond went to go pick up her niece on Jan. 3, 2017 at her brother’s house in Upper Big Tracadie, but rather than finding her ready to go to an after-school program, she discovered...
MULGRAVE: Representatives with Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) recently visited Mulgrave to explain the town’s increasing property assessments. Officials with the Dartmouth-based property management company made their presentation during the regular Mulgrave Town Council meeting on March 2.
ARICHAT: Municipal council has decided to provide two opportunities for the public to address them during meetings. During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on March 22 in Arichat, councillors decided they...
BOYLSTON: Some residents aren’t happy with council’s decision to ask the province to revisit its ban on hydraulic fracturing. On February 21, the Boylston Community Centre hosted a town hall style meeting on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Organizers called the...
GUYSBOROUGH: Construction projects will soon be underway at two schools within the Strait regional school board (SRSB). A tender for the amount of $597,149 has been awarded to Dora Construction Management Limited for the construction of the new Skilled Trades...
HALIFAX: The leader of the Official Opposition was in Cape Breton last weekend and one leg of that stop was a visit to a riding the Progressive Conservatives want in their column. Last weekend,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Municipal and First Nations leaders from throughout Cape Breton gathered in Port Hawkesbury last week to discuss issues affecting the region. “It’s an organic discussion about where we are as an island,” said Port Hawkesbury mayor, Brenda Chisholm-Beaton,...
MULGRAVE: Transport trucks have been granted special permission to by-pass a bridge in the town. During their regular council meeting on November 16, a motion was passed by town councillors giving the green light...




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