PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council made a rare
decision to keep one of its members from attending in-camera meetings, using
municipal e-mail, and serving on municipal committees.
The decision was made on Thursday, February 6 against...
HALIFAX: Older adult learners across Nova Scotia will
receive training to better use technology with the support of a $50,000 grant
to the Empowering Seniors Through Technology project.
Funding to @NS, a network which empowers communities
and...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Local MLA Allan MacMaster is hopeful the Department of
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) will modify its budging
formula so that areas like Inverness County will receive more money for snow
clearing.
Budgets for snow...
HALIFAX: On April 1, Nova Scotia’s minimum wage rate
will increase by $1 an hour, to $12.55 per hour.
According to a press release from the provincial
government, this represents the largest annual increase to Nova...
HALIFAX: Hospitals in Inverness and Antigonish are undergoing upgrades to train family medicine residents.
On January 31, the province announced infrastructure funding of $3.15 million to help finish the work being done to accommodate...
ANTIGONISH: The Diocese of Antigonish has officially ordained its new chief shepherd.
Most Reverend Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick was
installed as the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Antigonish during an
installation ceremony Monday at St....
GUYSBOROUGH: The emergency room doctor who
assessed retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond two days before he purchased a
military-style carbine and killed his mother, wife, and 10-year-old daughter
before turning the gun on himself, testified on Monday that the veteran wasn’t
considering...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The YMCA will no longer be the fitness
facility operator at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, but Port Hawkesbury
Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton doesn’t want people thinking the local gym is
closing.
“There appears to be...
HALIFAX: Now that the firm has been chosen to conduct
twinning of Highway 104 in Pictou and Antigonish counties, the province has
confirmed construction will start this spring.
Last week, the provincial government announced that Dexter...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO: Cape Breton-Canso Member of Parliament
Mike Kelloway was selected to be a member of the Standing Committee on Health
last week.
On January 29, Kelloway issued a press release
announcing his appointment, then the next...