INVERNESS: No fewer than seven candidates for the Cape
Breton-Canso MP seat visited the Inverness Fire Hall for a lively discussion
last Sunday night.
Around the table were: Michelle Dockrill, independent;
Billy Joyce, People’s Party of Canada;...
HALIFAX: The recent shake-up in the Progressive
Conservative caucus means a slightly lighter plate for one local MLA.
“We’ve got a new MLA in Murray Ryan for Northside-Westmount, and he’s a certified account,” said Inverness...
ANTIGONISH: Nat Krieger is really nervous.
Krieger, who is a StFX student, said she usually gets
nervous standing in front of people, but as she addressed a crown of nearly 500
people, she indicated that’s not...
LOUISDALE: Seniors groups and stakeholders around the
province came together to find out about the services provided by various
agencies.
On September 25, “Seniors Issues Matter” was held at
the former parish hall in Louisdale.
ANTIGONISH: Municipal council is looking to team-up
with a local First Nation community on solar projects.
Last week, council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish discussed an application made to the Low Carbon...
ANTIGONISH: The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA)
recently changed a policy that now gives eligible patients of St. Martha’s
Regional Hospital access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) services.
In an e-mailed statement, the health authority’s
vice-president...
ANTIGONISH: A pair of potential developments received
the initial nod from municipal council last week.
During a meeting of council for the Municipality of the
County of Antigonish on September 23, councillors dealt with a pair...
TORONTO, ON: News Media Canada has launched a new media
literacy tool to help Canadians identify “fake news” on-line.
News Media Canada president John Hinds said the “SPOT
Fake News On-line” campaign is targeting on-line information...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The now almost completed active
transportation (AT) trail, recently received a provincial boost in the tune of
$100,000 through the province’s Connect2 stream of the Low Carbon Communities
program.
Minister of Energy and Mines Derek...
GLACE BAY: A former New Democrat (NDP) MP has once
again entered her name in the upcoming federal election – but this time she’s
running as an Independent.
Michelle Dockrill says she continues to see the...