PORT HAWKESBURY: Local hikers now have a swanky 1.4 km of trail to enjoy thanks to the efforts of the Strait Area Trails Association (SATA) and the Town of Port Hawkesbury.
On Monday, in...
ST. PETER’S: A new tourism hub at the St. Peter’s Canal
National Historic Site combines a unique visitor experience with the
opportunity to learn the history of the ground beneath your feet.
In the 17th century,...
JANVRIN’S ISLAND: Residents in this part of Isle Madame
were disappointed to learn there is no more money this year to conduct
improvements to their roads and bridges.
On June 17, the Janvrin’s Island Community Center
hosted...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Profits are up, expansion is underway,
and those sitting around the table during Strait Area Transit’s annual general
meeting last Thursday night seemed pleased with the direction of the local bus
service.
“As our buses...
CALGARY, A.B.: Pieridae Energy
Ltd., the company behind the proposed Goldboro LNG facility, has announced
they plan to acquire Shell Canada Energy’s midstream and upstream assets
in the southern Alberta Foothills.
The purchase agreement secures
the supply needed...
ANTIGONISH: Town staff got a bit of a boost this week.
Following an in-camera session during a special meeting
on June 24, Antigonish Town Council updated its staff benefits package and
benefits plan.
ANTIGONISH: Who knows better how to attract doctors to
a community than local physicians and community members? That’s the approach
doctors at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish are taking to remedy
their physician recruitment and retention challenge.
PORT HAWKESBURY: More than anything, it’s sustainability
that the money will be used for.
That was the message offered by Marina Martens, the executive director of Leeside Transition House and Strait Area Women’s Place, just...
ANTIGONISH: The driver of an ATV died last week after he lost control and was ejected from the vehicle.
At 12:45 p.m. Friday, Antigonish RCMP responded to a
motor vehicle collision at the roundabout on...
POINT TUPPER: The company in charge of the paper mill
says a fire here last week had no impact on production.
Port Hawkesbury Paper
(PHP) issued a press release explaining that a fire in one of...