ANTIGONISH: Town council voted unanimously not to support a motion to have the provincial government overturn its ban on hydraulic fracturing.
Council made its decision during a regular monthly meeting of Antigonish Town Council on March 19. There was a...
ANTIGONISH: Ahead of the new provincial budget, the government announced that it will invest approximately $244 million in new projects by the end of this fiscal year.
The funding will include a contribution of over $120 million to improve high-speed...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A man found guilty of a drug charge following a police raid at a local business received a conditional sentence.
On March 13, Michael Tyrell received a six month conditional sentence order during a sentencing hearing in Port...
GUYSBOROUGH: A local municipality and the Chamber of Commerce are not happy with proposed 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 Municipal...
ANTIGONISH: The federal government is kicking in some money for a local sports facility that wants to host national events.
On March 11, Central Nova MP Sean Fraser announced $275,000 for upgrades to the Keppoch Four Season Park.
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ANTIGONISH: Police arrested and charged a man, who drove to a detachment to have a friend released from custody, with impaired driving.
Just before 5 p.m. on March 13, police located an intoxicated 27-year-old man from Roachville, Guysborough County at...
HALIFAX: Cell coverage continues to be an issue in rural communities.
On March 7, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon brought up the topic of cell coverage in her riding, particularly the areas of Forchu, Framboise, Grand River, and Dundee. Paon...
HALIFAX: The province was questioned about a local which experiences flooding.
During question period in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon asked Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Lloyd Hines about Loch Lomond Road in Richmond...
PORT HAWKESBURY: In the face of rising operational costs, Strait Area Ground Search and Rescue (SAGSR) is requesting funding from eight local municipalities.
During the regular monthly meeting of council for the Town of Port Hawkesbury on March 6, Tanya...
INVERNESS: Angela MacEachern, the agency director of Inverness County Home Support Society (ICHSS), was given some good news from Inverness Municipal Council.
Inverness County will send a letter of support to the McNeil government relating to what ICHSS does for...