ANTIGONISH: A recent meeting between representatives from StFX and the councils of Antigonish Town and County looked at a number of issues including possible solutions to problems stemming from last year’s edition of homecoming at the university.
Antigonish County Warden...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait area now has a permanent resource available to survivors of sexual abuse.
The Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre now offers a permanent sexualized trauma therapy program in the region and the Strait Area Women’s Place (SAWP) in...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Last July might feel like a distant memory, given the snow fall and power outages as of late, but odds are the twenty second of that month are well-remembered by those who had their lives saved by...
SYDNEY: The Cape Breton Partnership’s President and CEO for the last 10 years, Keith MacDonald, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role next month.
MacDonald has accepted the position as the Chief Administrative Officer for the...
HALIFAX: Two new Crown attorneys have been appointed by the Public Prosecution Service to focus on sexual assault prosecutions.
Constance MacIsaac and Danielle Fostey will focus on sexual assault prosecutions and provide specialized training to other Crown attorneys. They will...
ANTIGONISH: Police responded to a report of threats against a woman and laid charges against a man who had weapons in his vehicle.
On January 12, just before 3 p.m., Antigonish District RCMP responded to a complaint of a man...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials are putting their support behind a proposed addition to signage at the Canso Causeway that would better represent Cape Breton’s First Nations communities.
At January’s regular monthly meeting, Port Hawkesbury Town Council approved a draft of...
ANTIGONISH: It was an evening of learning about education and what it means to people.
Last week, StFX’s Schwartz auditorium played host to “Hope and Education: Four Perspectives on the Power and Potential of Education,” the first installment of the...
ANTIGONISH: Federal and provincial officials were on hand for an information session on immigration programs.
Last week, the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration offered an information session detailing the Atlantic Immigration Pilot and other immigration opportunities. The event took place...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A local charity is partnering with schools and surrounding businesses to help feed children in the Strait area.
On January 11, the Food4Children Society received a donation of 1,000 pounds of apples from Nova Scotia produce co-operative Scotian...