HALIFAX: The Department of Transportation and
Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) says the Lennox Passage Bridge will be open for
boaters next year.
DTIR spokesperson Marla MacInnis told The Reporter on September 12 that
work on the only span...
LITTLE ANSE: Canada’s newest political party, the
People’s Party of Canada (PPC), has named its inaugural nominee in Cape
Breton-Canso for the upcoming federal election.
Billy Joyce, who is also the Cape Breton-Canso riding
association’s Chief Executive...
PORT HOOD: The already down-on-its-luck water and waste
water system in Inverness County was done no favours by the category 2
hurricane that recently rolled through the area.
Lengthy power outages that started for most communities
on...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Nova Scotia’s Minister of Fisheries
and Aquaculture was in the area last week to improve communication and
cooperation between fisheries groups in the province.
On September 4, Keith Colwell hosted an information
session at the...
HALIFAX: A local fisherman was one of 35 harvesters
convicted last spring under the Fisheries Act.
On April 14, Gary Colin Negus of Isaac’s Harbour was
fined $500 and given a day’s prohibition from lobster fishing...
ANTIGONISH: As Nova Scotia moves towards becoming a
more environmentally stable province, one low cost option is a Photovoltaic
(PV) solar system.
Late last month, the largest PV solar system in the
Town of Antigonish was installed...
PORT HAWKESBURY: During the summer months, the Town of
Port Hawkesbury moved forward on a number of safety improvements around their
community park.
“Council felt it was essential to move the crosswalk
from its present location, which...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Officials in Port Hawkesbury passed a
motion to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for an inter-municipal
Information Technology (IT) service, while also approving a $5,000 line item
for consultation efforts.
During the town’s regular...
PORT
HAWKESBURY: The construction for Destination Reeves Street is
progressing well but town councillors are questioning why certain
previously agreed-upon safety elements are being left out from the final
design.
During Port Hawkesbury’s regular...
WAYCOBAH: A week after a woman was charged with attempted
murder following an incident in Waycobah last month, two other suspects remain
in custody.
Following a bail hearing in Antigonish Provincial Court
on August 29, Joshua Lindsay...