CANSO: A group opposed to local spaceport project called it a tragic day for their community and said the Province of Nova Scotia continues to bow to business interests with no consideration for environmental impact or the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Two Members of Parliament (MP) announced the Government of Canada’s plan to renew Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan with a commitment of $2 billion over nine years.Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Parliamentary Secretary to the...
ARICHAT: Provincial officials said they are working to have the emergency department open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and make inpatient care fully operational at the Strait-Richmond Hospital.During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond...
Editor's note: This article has been updated after The Reporter received an audio recording of the Dec. 23 proceedings in Antigonish Provincial Court from Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Services.
ANTIGONISH: A resident of Port...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh’s lawyer contended in Nova Scotia Supreme Court that her client should be able to sue his accusers.MacIntosh, who attended the proceeding virtually, has been accused of sexually abusing six Strait area boys...
ANTIGONISH: The mayor and warden were disappointed the consolidation process was being undermined.The comments were made during a community engagement session on May 2 at the People’s Place Library on Antigonish’s Main Street.Antigonish Warden Owen McCarron told...
ARICHAT: After a Richmond Municipal Councillor was suspended for breaching the code of conduct, the provincial government said changes to the penalties for future offenders are on the way.In April, the province confirmed to The Reporter that...
STRAIT AREA: Statistics Canada reported population numbers from the 2021 Federal Census showing that the total population of Richmond, Inverness, Guysborough, and Antigonish counties rose slightly between 2016 and 2021.The main reason is the growth in the...
MARTINIQUE: On Dec. 8, Richmond County District RCMP said they responded to a complaint of shots fired at a vessel that was travelling through Lennox Passage.According to a press release issued on Jan. 25 by the RCMP,...
ARICHAT: The Municipality of the County of Richmond reached a resolution in Josette Marchand’s wrongful dismissal case agreeing that her employment was terminated without cause.Although Marchand could not comment on the specifics, she did confirm that there...