PORT HOOD: A collaborative plan to reopen the visitor information centre (VIC) in Port Hastings is beginning to take shape, with support being explored from Cape Breton’s five municipalities, the provincial government, and Destination Cape Breton.
SYDNEY: A new medical sciences building at the Cape Breton Medical Campus marks a major expansion in efforts to train more doctors in rural Nova Scotia.
The facility, officially opening on May 14 and...
STRAIT AREA: Provincial parks across the mainland are preparing to welcome campers and day visitors for another busy summer season, with several popular destinations in Cape Breton, Inverness County and Guysborough County set to open over the...
Mixed reactions from residents as company unveils Wind Farm 3 proposal
SHERBROOKE: Residents attending a series of EverWind open houses in Sherbrooke, Country Harbour and Port Bickerton last week were told the company’s proposed...
CHÉTICAMP: Local business owner Claude Bourgeois has been nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the upcoming byelection in the newly created riding of Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay.
The nomination was announced May 11 by the...
ANTIGONISH: St. Martha’s Regional Hospital is among five public buildings across Nova Scotia set to transition to wood-based heating systems as part of a new provincial initiative aimed at supporting the forestry sector and strengthening energy security.
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Auditor General Kim Adair is marking the halfway point of her 10-year mandate, reflecting on five years of audits, recommendations and public accountability work carried out by her office on behalf of Nova Scotians.
NORTHEASTERN NOVA SCOTIA: Industrial parks in Northeastern Nova Scotia and eastern Cape Breton have been steadily expanding their tenant base, with limited attention from the broader business community despite sustained development activity.
Both the...
RIVER BOURGEOIS: A local non-profit organization has strengthened emergency preparedness in the community through the addition of a life-saving medical device.
Last week, the River Bourgeois Community Services Society (RBCSS) received an Automated External...
CHÉTICAMP: Nova Scotia’s New Democratic Party has nominated Trevor Poirier as its candidate in the upcoming byelection in Chéticamp–Margarees–Pleasant Bay.
Poirier works in long-term care at Foyer Père Fiset and serves as president of...