GUYSBOROUGH: Strait regional school board (SRSB) officials say they are continuing with business as usual until they receive further information on the board’s impending dissolution. Following February’s monthly meeting of the SRSB, chair Jamie Samson said he is waiting for...
ANTIGONISH: Another midwife is coming to the area. On February 5, Antigonish MLA Randy Delorey said he is pleased the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is adding two full-time permanent midwifery positions in the province, including one in Antigonish. The other...
CANSO:The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and the RCMP are investigating the fatal grounding of a fishing boat last week. The body of the fourth person who was on the Fisherman’s Provider II was recovered at approximately 8:30 a.m. on...
CANSO: The body of the fourth person who was on the Fisherman's Provider II was recovered at approximately 8:30 a.m. this morning by a group of fishermen. Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada manager of regional operations, Pierre Murray, said...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Nova Scotia Works-Island Employment Service Centre hosted a promotion for mental health and wellness services in the area on February 5. Dana Pettipas, a case manager with Island Employment, said her office organized the event to bring...
PORT HAWKESBURY: For the second year in a row, local students took part in a nationwide campaign to open a conversation around mental health. On January 31, the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Strait Area Campus marked Bell Let’s Talk...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Organizers behind a local air show continue to make progress. In December, Celtic Air Services Ltd. announced that the Port Hawkesbury Airport will host Airshow Cape Breton on May 30. Since then, Celtic Air Services president David Morgan...
SYDNEY: The incoming leader of Cape Breton University (CBU) says he wants to engage all regions of Cape Breton in his new role. CBU announced last Wednesday that David C. Dingwall has been chosen as its next President and Vice-Chancellor....
ANTIGONISH: A local town decided to fly a different flag for the first time ever. On February 1, the Town of Antigonish raised the African Nova Scotian flag at its offices. Organizers are flying the flag to kick-off African Heritage...
MABOU: After 131 years of service, St. Joseph Convent and Renewal Centre are closing. “It wasn’t so much the finances of the building. It’s more so the poverty of personnel in these years that we face,” said Sister Rebecca McKenna,...




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