By: Marjorie Simmins
STRAIT AREA: As a feat of coordination, skill, and strength, it’s hard to beat a harbour pilot boarding an immense cargo ship – one step at a time, via a 40-foot rope ladder that dips up and...
MULGRAVE: Town councillors expressed concerns about the possibility of a liquor store coming to Auld’s Cove.
In late December, the Province of Nova Scotia issued a request for proposals (RFP) “to qualified landlords to submit proposals for the location of...
PORT HAWKESBURY: It has been a busy year for Strait Area Transit (SAT).
SAT office manager Jessie MacDonald says the community-based transit system has seen a significant increase in ridership over the past year, and is working on a proposal...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Nova Scotia’s plan to distribute cannabis at nine Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) locations across the province has sparked some discussion around the council table.
At Port Hawkesbury Town Council’s monthly meeting on February 6, Deputy Mayor Hughie...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) says assessment values for the town reflect a regional trend of slowing growth.
Carlos Resendes, vice-president of business and innovation services with PVSC, attended the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s February council meeting to...
PORT HOOD: After having announced its office in Port Hawkesbury will close by the end of this month, representatives from Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) visited Inverness Municipal Council last week.
The visit was to offer some insight on the...
PORT HOOD: Inverness Municipal Council was paid a visit by a former Port Hawkesbury Town Councillor who, as a business man running Janega Engineering, has some concerns regarding land development regulations in the municipality.
Janega pointed out that over the...
PORT HOOD: Inverness County councillors have decided to support an initiative by Port Hawkesbury Town Council to have the word “Unama’ki” added to a sign at the Canso Causeway greeting visitors to Cape Breton.
“It shouldn’t be a big deal,”...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials are reminding drivers to make way for emergency vehicles.
This week, the Town of Port Hawkesbury will be launching a Move Over campaign to raise awareness of the law requiring motorists to slow down or pull...
PORT HOOD: The gallery was full. The gallery was so full that extra chairs had to be brought in. And, even then, a line of spectators remained stationed at the council chamber’s door.
That was the scene at Inverness Council’s...