ARICHAT: Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) wants to set the record straight about its forestry practices.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on April 23, PHP’s Andrew Fedora, leader in sustainability and outreach, and Dennis Boulet, operations superintendent...
ARICHAT: Richmond Municipal Council approved a balanced budget for 2018-2019.
During a special meeting on April 27, councillors voted in favour of the $14,032,000 budget which maintains residential taxes at 80 cents per $100 of assessment, while the commercial rate...
ANTIGONISH: Municipal council expressed some concern regarding RCMP coverage in the area.
“The concern was when an member leaves, and then a new member that comes in to backfill that position doesn’t come in in a timely basis, there’s...
GUYSBOROUGH: The municipality’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) says no decisions get made behind closed doors.
During last week’s regular monthly meeting of council for the municipality of the District of Guysborough, CAO Barry Carroll told council of the 39 public...
ANTIGONISH: Students from across Nova Scotia are busy preparing for a province-wide annual leadership conference in Antigonish next month.
The Nova Scotia Secondary Schools Association (NSSSA) “Rise Up” conference will take place at StFX from May 17-20.
This year’s conference co-chairs...
ANTIGONISH: Preparations for a national sporting event are well underway.
Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher said the town is moving along quickly with preparations for the 2018 Special Olympics Canada National Summer Games from July 31-August 4 in Antigonish.
“People are getting...
HALIFAX: A local MLA wants to know what is being done to recruit and retain nurses in the province.
In the Nova Scotia legislature on April 11, Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster asked Health Minister Randy Delorey what is causing a...
ANTIGONISH: A local nursing home is dealing with a deficit, which will mean a reduction in staffing hours.
On April 12, Antigonish’s R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home CEO Michelle Thompson issued a press release stating the facility is facing a deficit...
STRAIT AREA: Municipalities are giving themselves the option of leaving the local enterprise network.
Following its recent budget deliberations, council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough voted to send a letter of notice to the Eastern Strait Regional...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Last week, women in the Strait area had the chance to channel their inner “wonder women.”
The Strait Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) hosted a series of Wonder Women talks in four communities across the Strait area on...