HALIFAX: The rezoning of residential land on one of the oldest streets in Antigonish will move forward following a dismissal of an appeal by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board.
The Town of Antigonish approved an amendment to the...
ANTIGONISH: The federal government’s plan to purchase the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline for $4.5 billion was the subject of a recent protest.
A group of residents gathered at St. James Church Hall in Antigonish on July 19 to discuss...
GUYSBOROUGH: Right about the time winter kicks-in, the Cyril Ward Memorial Library will stop locking their door. Seriously.
Don’t worry – it isn’t being converted into anything, but they are making access to the library more attainable and personal.
The Eastern...
PORT HOOD: Human remains found in the ocean near Port Hood on July 18 have been identified by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner's Service as 54-year-old Patrick John MacDonald.
MacDonald had been reported missing from Ballantynes Cove in Antigonish County on...
BLUE MOUNTAIN: Gone are the days of dial-up Internet with its high-pitched squeaks and squawks, those annoying repetitive beeps and that piercingly awful dial-tone, but many rural communities across Nova Scotia still struggle with connectivity issues.
Sean Fraser, Central Nova...
HALIFAX: The provincial government has plans for two bridges on Isle Madame.
On July 30, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) spokesperson Marla MacInnis confirmed that a tender for work to the Lennox Passage Bridge is expected to be...
ANTIGONISH: The town is showing confidence in the local enterprise network.
Antigonish Town Council recently passed three motions regarding the Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN). Council voted to support the ESREN in a request to report to a single...
L’ARDOISE: A new doctor will be starting here next month.
Sherry Sampson, managing director of the Dr. Kingston Memorial Community Health Centre in L’Ardoise explained that Dr. Kristen Iverson, who has been practicing out of the Richmond County medical clinic...
INVERNESS: Due to the efforts of the Inverness Development Agency (IDA) and the Inverness County Accessibility Committee, those with mobility issues now have the opportunity to put beach days to good use.
On July 23, several hundred people visited...
ANTIGONISH: There was a scream. Then, her neighbour’s door flung open.
A scream so horrific it stopped Karen Boyle dead in her tracks.
“I was just in the back porch, and I heard this… scream. Just this scream,” she said. “I...