ST. PETER’S: Last week over 25 community members and healthcare professionals gathered to share their thoughts about a collaborative model for primary healthcare.
On February 23, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) hosted a community information session in St. Peter’s...
BOYLSTON: Some residents aren’t happy with council’s decision to ask the province to revisit its ban on hydraulic fracturing.
On February 21, the Boylston Community Centre hosted a town hall style meeting on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Organizers called the...
By: Melanie Holder and Matt Draper
STRAIT AREA: As teachers sat down with the provincial government to discuss proposed reforms to the education system, Strait area educators held meetings and organized protests last week.
On February 20, 93 per cent of...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Municipal representatives from Inverness County recently had a sit-down meeting with the one man in Nova Scotia best equipped to remedy road issues.
“It wasn’t a major breakthrough, but we opened some lines of communication,” said Inverness Deputy...
HALIFAX: Although a biologist with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducted an assessment of the West Mabou Beach Provincial Park, that doesn’t necessarily provide insight on the area potentially being used as the site of Cabot Golf’s third...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Police did not receive any information on possible suspects in a case involving a man approaching a young woman recently.
Port Hawkesbury RCMP reported a man approached a 12-year-old female asking if she wanted a ride near Elm...
ARICHAT: An Isle Madame company is part of a group which was recently awarded a new fishery license.
On February 21, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, announced that a new license for Arctic Surf Clam will be issued to...
PORT HOOD: Power outages caused a number of headaches in Inverness County this winter, and not just in terms of having no heat during the chilliest part of the year.
In Lake Ainslie and Marble Mountain, reports circulated that landline...
PORT HOOD: Not a whole lot has changed in Inverness County’s revamped dog control by-law, but the municipality is in the process of instituting a new version of its measures to keep dogs safe and sound.
The first reading of...
ARICHAT: The new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Richmond County has been busy in his first seven weeks on the job.
After being selected by Richmond Municipal Council late last year and signing a five-year contract, Kent MacIntyre officially started...