Editor’s note: This project is the result of months of
interviewing, data gathering, and data analysis by students in the investigative
workshop and MJ program at the school of journalism at the University of King’s
College. The reporting and writing...
POINT TUPPER: Nova Scotia Power (NSP) is in the midst
of a major renovation to its Point Tupper Generating Station, and one
well-known structure at the site is on its way down.
On August 26, NSP...
ST. PETER’S: Entrepreneurs were given the chance to
pitch their ideas as part of a program to spur business development in rural
Nova Scotia.
On August 29 at the St. Peter’s Marina, the Cape Breton
Partnership and...
MULGRAVE: Following the death of her grandfather,
11-year-old Victoria Cook knew she had to pay respects to a man that she says
deserved to be remembered for his long battle with cancer.
“I loved my Pop...
WINDSOR: The federal and provincial governments
announced an agreement on community housing in Nova Scotia.
On August 20, Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural
Economic Development, on behalf of Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s Minister of
Families, Children and Social...
VICTORIA COUNTY: It’s a transportation win for Cape
Breton, specifically Victoria County!
The number of transportation service providers for
residents of rural Nova Scotia has grown across the province over the last few
decades. These services, designed...
OTTAWA: Two local First Nations communities will
benefit from a federal investment supporting infrastructure improvements and
community-driven economic development projects that will help build healthier,
more sustainable communities.
Funding provided to We’koqma’q First Nation will now
allow them...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Late last month, the Causeway Kia dealership closed
unexpectedly overnight and didn’t reopen on the morning of August 20, after
nearly 10 years in operation.
Customers and residents of the town learned of Kia’s
closure...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A new representative has been chosen
to carry the Liberal banner for Cape Breton-Canso in the upcoming federal
election.
Mike Kelloway, who was born and raised in Glace Bay and
currently lives in Sydney River,...
WEST
MABOU: Inverness County RCMP is investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision
that occurred yesterday in West Mabou.
At
approximately 2 p.m., police, EHS and fire personnel responded to a report of a
collision on Little Mabou Road. The...