DARTMOUTH: The Nova Scotia Nature Trust (NSNT) announced plans to protect as many as 15 new conservation sites, including two in the Strait area.
Maggie Sutherland, communications coordinator with the NSNT, told The Reporter that the lands in question include...
PETIT DE GRAT: A project examining the viability of establishing a seaweed aquaculture industry in Cape Breton received funding from the federal government last week.
On February 12 at Université Sainte-Anne in Petit de Grat, Cape Breton-Canso MP Rodger Cuzner...
ANTIGONISH: An RCMP investigation that followed a fatal collision has led to charges being laid against an Antigonish County man.
On January 17, 2018, a fatal two-car collision occurred on Highway 107 in Porter's Lake. The 49-year-old driver of one...
STRAIT AREA: Paul Landry says since being appointed the acting regional executive director of the Strait regional centre for education (SRCE) last month, it’s provided him with an opportunity to continue to serve and support students, staff and school...
ARISAIG: A small Nova Scotian distillery will compete against the best of the best around the world next week after being selected last month as Canada’s best in the “Classic Gin” category during the first round of the 2019...
D’ESCOUSSE: A long-time municipal councillor and former warden passed away recently.
Former district 4 councillor, Richmond Warden and Deputy Warden Malcolm Beaton died on February 5 at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish.
Beaton was first elected in 1988 and served...
ANTIGONISH: The company bringing the long-awaited skate park to Antigonish visited on February 6 to host their first of two community design workshops.
Bill Gurney, the project’s design manager with New Line Skateparks, said the design workshop’s purpose was to...
MULGRAVE: The Mayor of Mulgrave says the town has formally taken ownership of the tennis courts.
Ralph Hadley said the deal officially closed on January 23 with the Diocese of Antigonish.
Following the regular monthly meeting of Mulgrave Town Council on...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Nova Scotia Power (NSP) is undertaking a large project in the town.
In a press release issued last week, NSP said it is investing more than $850,000 on improving service reliability for residents and businesses in Port Hawkesbury...
ARICHAT: According to public feedback, a majority of Richmond County residents want a mayor instead of a warden.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on January 28 in Arichat, councillors approved the recommendation of the committee-of-the-whole to...