PORT HAWKESBURY: With the full roll-out of SchoolsPlus
across the province, local education officials marked the fifth anniversary of
the program in all Strait area schools.
On October 10, the Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development...
PORT
HAWKESURY: The RCMP has laid charges after the search of a home and subsequent
seizure of hydromorphone and dextroamphetamine.
On
July 18, members of the Inverness/Richmond Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU)
searched a home in Port Hawkesbury....
ESKASONI: A First Nations man with deep ties to Chapel
Island’s Mission to St. Anne was ordained a deacon on September 20. Such an
event is a big moment in anyone’s life but, in this case, it’s a big...
MULGRAVE: Town officials believe the near misses will
eventually become a significant problem at Exit 40 along Highway 104, if
something isn’t done soon.
Safety concerns surrounding the intersection were back
on the docket during Mulgrave’s regular...
MULGRAVE: Officials in Mulgrave are considering the
short and long term risks of purchasing a new back-up generator for their
volunteer fire department before the next serious storm.
The current generator caught fire during a start-up...
BARNEY’S RIVER STATION: Pictou County RCMP charged a 19-year-old man following a fatal head-on collision that claimed the lives of two women from Antigonish.
The
police investigation determined that prior to the collision, a mattress...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A resident of the town has been charged following the seizure of cocaine at a residence earlier this month.
Charges
of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking have been laid against
24-year-old...
WE’KOQMA’Q: Cassidy Jean Bernard was killed inside her
We’koqma’q First Nation home almost a year ago, but the person responsible is
still at large and to this day, no official press release has been issued.
Cassidy...
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...
HALIFAX: The MLA for Inverness said he’s done his best
to send a message from the people of Margaree to the provincial government.
The Progressive Conservative MLA did so by tabling a
90-signature petition regarding Egypt...