PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait regional school board (SRSB) is holdings its last monthly meeting tonight (March 7) following the introduction of new legislation to dissolve the province’s English school boards.
“Since the provincial announcement that the regional elected boards would...
INVERNESS: Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) spokesperson Greg Boone said it is following up with municipalities to make arrangements for payments.
“We’ve been aware to the challenges that have been identified and we’re working now to make arrangements to make...
HALIFAX: The future of a bridge serving several communities in Isle Madame is yet to be determined.
Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon said she is concerned with the condition of the detour that has been in use since the closure...
ANTIGONISH: Town council plans to discuss correspondence on hydraulic fracturing later this month.
During the regular monthly meeting of Antigonish Town Council on February 26, members discussed correspondence sent from the Municipality of the District of Guysborough regarding hydraulic fracturing,...
ARICHAT: The capital of the municipality might finally receive sidewalks, as council decides how to fund the long-delayed project.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on February 26 in Arichat, Petit de Grat resident Robert Samson appeared...
OTTAWA: Cape Breton-Canso MP Rodger Cuzner says the federal government’s newly-drafted budget contains some solid investments for the Strait area.
On February 27, Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled Canada’s Federal Budget for 2018. Cuzner said the document includes several items...
MATTIE SETTLEMENT: The RCMP and the Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a fire at a property in Antigonish County which took place last weekend.
On March 4, at 4:18 a.m., Antigonish District RCMP, along with the Tracadie and Havre Boucher Volunteer Fire...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The RCMP has determined that threats made at a local high school were unsubstantiated.
Shortly before 1 p.m. on March 1, Inverness District RCMP responded to a call of threats that had been received at a local high...
ANTIGONISH: Council wants to help remember a former warden.
Council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish is establishing a bursary at the East Antigonish Education Centre/Academy in the name of former area warden, Russell Boucher.
Current Warden Owen McCarron...
ANTIGONISH: Antigonish Warden Owen McCarron said council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish continues to look at cell service and high speed Internet as issues for the area, calling them “huge gaps in our county.”
“We’re continuing to...