HALIFAX: The province’s electoral boundaries commission is getting to work.
On March 27, the provincial government introduced legislation that would amend the House of Assembly Act to allow the province to designate mandatory terms of reference to guide the electoral...
ARICHAT: Council approved changes to existing municipal policies and created new ones.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on March 26 in Arichat, councillors approved recommendations from the municipal policy committee to amend its travel expense policy,...
HALIFAX: A former lawyer based in Halifax is working on plans to grow cannabis in Lennox Passage.
David Burton, co-founder of Headland Cultivation Company has been working full-time with his mother and business partner Ann Wilkie since the fall of 2016 to...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A recent social media post by Celtic Air Services Ltd. has generated some discussion in how emergency services are structured in the province.
On March 27, the Port Hawkesbury-based airport published a post on the company’s Facebook page in support of locating...
ANTIGONISH: The RCMP has arrested three males resulting from an assault where pepper spray was used on two victims.
The incident occurred on March 24 on Notre Dame Avenue in Antigonish. The investigation by Antigonish District RCMP has revealed that...
ANTIGONISH: While county council is still in the thick of its budget discussions, the warden says there is a projected surplus on the way.
Following last week’s regular monthly meeting of Antigonish Municipal Council, Warden Owen McCarron said council anticipates...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Strait area business and community leaders came together last week to celebrate some recent successes and share goals for the future.
The Strait Area Chamber of Commerce (SACOC) hosted its annual State of the Strait Region Business Update...
HALIFAX: Former Cape Breton-Richmond MLA and provincial cabinet minister Michel Samson has been named to the board of the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia (CFNS).
“I was honored to be asked to join the board and bring a voice from...
GUYSBOROUGH: Taxes are going up in the municipality.
Last week following a 6-2 vote, council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough adopted its budget and tax rates for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The recent iteration of the municipality’s...
HALIFAX: The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating after a deceased fin whale washed ashore in Richmond County.
First year NSCC Strait Area Campus natural resources environmental technology student Celine Martell heard about the whale from a fellow L’Ardoise...