PORT HOOD: Inverness County’s municipal unit adopted two new policies at last Thursday’s regular council meeting, the first meeting of council for 2019.
Although the meeting as a short one, clocking in at only 22 minutes, councillors voted to adopt...
OHIO: Antigonish County is now on the map within Canada’s newest industry.
Highland Grow Inc., nestled in picturesque Ohio East, has been approved for a license to sell cannabis via an amendment to its existing license from Health Canada, under...
PAQ’TNKEK: A police officer sustained minor injuries thanks to his body armour after being stabbed by a 15-year-old Sunday morning in Antigonish County.
At around 9:40 a.m. Antigonish District RCMP responded to a call on Mugasun Road in Paq'tnkek. The...
GUYSBOROUGH: The Warden of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough says there are a number of projects he’s looking forward to getting off the ground in 2019.
Vernon Pitts says the latest development with Anaconda Mining Inc. – filing...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The board of directors of the recently formed Public School Administrators Association of Nova Scotia (PSAANS) announced on December 20 that Ford Rice has been appointed interim executive director.
As executive director, Rice will work with a board...
ANTIGONISH: Town and county council are looking at a potential ban on plastic bags.
On December 17, Antigonish Town Council sent the matter to staff during a regular council meeting.
In November, council discussed the ban and voted to discuss the...
ANTIGONISH: County and Town Councils looked into their stipends following changes to federal tax rules.
Previously, one-third of the stipend for municipal representatives was not taxable. As of January 1, the entire stipend is taxable.
In December, Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher...
NEW GLASGOW: Three men are facing charges in connection with an assault investigation that started in the Strait area.
According to Nova Scotia RCMP, officers from Inverness District RCMP responded to a call on June 7, 2016 after a man...
MABOU: The Code Blue rang across the speakers at Dalbrae Academy at approximately noon on October 29 and the school entered into a complete lockdown.
After receiving a report of a possible threat to the school made using Instagram, school...
STRAIT AREA: A scam that was reported last summer throughout Ontario and Quebec, made the trek east to Nova Scotia and hit the Strait area.
What typically happens is a man who is pulled off to the side of the...