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...
ANTIGONISH: Another local council is raising concerns about potential changes to the province’s Municipal Government Act (MGA).
On March 8, the Province of Nova Scotia introduced Bill 85 to amend Chapter 18 of the MGA respecting Cape Breton Regional Municipality...
ANTIGONISH: Town council set aside its proposed Business Improvement District (BID).
Last week, following a presentation from special projects coordinator Steven Scannell, Antigonish Town Council agreed with a recommendation from staff and chose not to move forward with the BID.
Antigonish...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Martin Marietta has announced a capital investment of $50 million to modernize its quarry facility in Auld’s Cove.
Keith Flynn, plant manager at the Porcupine Mountain Quarry announced the revitalization project last Wednesday at the annual “State of...
GUYSBOROUGH: A local warden said he wanted to get the conversation started.
Earlier this year, the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) issued a request for support behind a drive to get the province to create regulations and legislation...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN) is looking for local businesses to take part in a program aimed at addressing shared challenges in the region.
Through their BusinessNow! Program, ESREN development officers meet with business operators to...
MABOU: The Office of Gaelic Affairs (OGA) is launching a project that will help Gaelic learners engage with the language through the tradition of the Céilidh, or “house visit.”
Since 2009, the OGA’s “Bun is Bàrr” mentorship program has given...
ANTIGONISH: County council heard from a local MLA regarding the removal of the province’s English school boards.
During a recent meeting between Antigonish MLA Randy Delorey and representatives for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, one of the topics...
HALIFAX: Last week, the Nova Scotia Government tabled its 2018-19 budget which included funding to improve infrastructure and communication in the province.
“This is the third consecutive balanced budget that this government has brought forward,” said Lloyd Hines, MLA for...