PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council signed off on over $27,000 worth of tax-write offs at its monthly meeting last week, and one of those allowances didn’t sit very well with at least one member of the municipal unit.
A write-off...
LOUISDALE: An event in Richmond County last week aimed to engage seniors with their communities.
The 2018 Richmond County Seniors Conference took place at Richmond Education Centre and Academy in Louisdale on Saturday. This year’s event was organized by the...
EVANSTON: The administrator of a local hospital says big plans are in works for the facility.
During a meeting of the Richmond County Seniors’ Council on May 11 at the Riverdale Community Centre, Strait-Richmond Hospital facility manager Cathy Chisholm told...
PORT HOOD: Visiting Inverness Municipal Council on Monday, May 7, was Christine Villneff, one of the organizing team responsible for the Raising the Villages initiative. She officially presented council with a declaration intended to make the world a better...
MULGRAVE: Mulgrave councillors say they are having issues with garbage dumping and littering in the town.
During the May 7 monthly meeting for Mulgrave town council, deputy mayor Sheila Brophy said an illegal dump site has been discovered in the...
MULGRAVE: Roadway debris has caused safety concerns for drivers in Mulgrave during the colder months.
Last week, representatives from the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) attended the May meeting of Mulgrave Town Council to address residents’ concerns about...
HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia Government announced plans to proceed with its inclusive education strategy.
On May 8, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development announced an investment of $15 million in inclusive education in the province. The investment will...
PORT HOOD: Representatives of Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI) stopped by Inverness Municipal Council’s meeting last week to explain the ways the power utility is working to ensure its customers get their money’s worth.
Paul Casey, vice president of transmission...
PORT HOOD: A huge economic opportunity exists locally, and those leading the working group in charge of the Strait of Canso Development project have a plan to take advantage of it.
“We recognize that is still undeveloped but there’s...
PORT HOOD: The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada and Nova Scotia’s labour department are investigating last weekend’s incident which claimed the lives of two fishermen.
On Sunday, the TSB deployed a team of investigators to Colindale. The TSB said...