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...
ANTIGONISH: The town and county agreed on a new arena management structure.
Last week, Antigonish Municipal Council voted to sign-on to an inter-municipal agreement to form the Antigonish Arena Corporation with the Town of Antigonish.
“Really it modernizes the agreement...
MONASTERY: Strait Area Ground Search and Rescue (SAGSR) offered two days of hands-on training last weekend.
Tanya McChesney and other members of SAGSR delivered a map and compass course at the organization’s headquarters in Monastery on March 17 and 18....
PORT HAWKESBURY: Destination Cape Breton Association (DCBA) is making plans for 2018 following another year of growth in the local tourism sector.
On Monday, DCBA hosted a tourism industry session at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre. The event was the...
ANTIGONISH: A pair of landowners is not pleased with a decision of town council.
A public hearing is set following an appeal of Doug MacDonald and Robert Sers regarding a decision made by Antigonish Town Council to approve the rezoning...
HALIFAX: The province’s department of health is disagreeing with one of the province’s opposition parties.
On March 7, the Nova Scotia NDP caucus issued a press release stating a Freedom of Information Request found 305 patients passed away while waiting...
ST. PETER’S: Police reported a pair of collisions in Isle Madame during stormy weather earlier this month.
On March 8 at 1:45 p.m., Richmond District RCMP, along with Emergency Health Service (EHS) and the Isle Madame Volunteer Fire Department, responded...