ANTIGONISH: The leader of Nova Scotia’s New Democratic Party was in Antigonish last week on the first leg of a summer tour of the province.
On July 4, Gary Burrill attended the Antigonish Highland Games Street Fair on Main Street....
BADDECK: The Municipality of the County of Victoria council passed a two cent increase on residential and commercial property taxes during a recent council session.
This is the first increase in more than a decade. The residential rate is now...
MARGAREE: Cape Breton University, thanks to the efforts of the Margaree Area Development Association (MADA), is pleased to have an endowed scholarship offered for those wanting to understand and promote Cape Breton Island.
On July 1, MADA announced it would...
PORT HAWKESBURY: From January to May 2018, approximately 20 students in the Discovering Opportunities 9 class at Richmond Academy in Louisdale took part in an impressive and innovative intergenerational communication project with the residents of the Richmond Villa Nursing...
GUYSBOROUGH: Councillors have asked municipal staff to change the existing Dog Control By-law, following an incident in Canso.
During a meeting of council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough on July 4, a motion was passed to have...
ROCKY BAY: An Isle Madame group is planting a garden that doesn’t just look pleasing to the eye, but can also make the community healthier.
Isle Madame Garden Club treasurer Claire Doyle said after starting up in April, 2017, the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town councillors have agreed to a pair of funding requests from a long-running local historical society and a regional palliative care support group.
A unanimous vote greeted a funding request of $500 from the Strait Area Palliative Care...
ARICHAT: The community of Isle Madame will soon receive a new facility for people with disabilities.
Late last month, the province announced that over the next two years it will develop eight community-based homes for Nova Scotians with disabilities.
The Department...
HALIFAX: A resident of Richmond County pleaded guilty and was fined for evading the payment of duties and taxes on jewelry.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that Lobsters ‘R Us owner Blaire Vincent Martell of Rockdale pleaded guilty...
HARBOURVIEW: A Bedford man who was missing in Inverness County for six days has died.
On July 5, at around 9 a.m. searchers found the body of 31-year-old Colin Joseph Beaton in the ocean near Judique. The RCMP worked with...