STRAIT AREA: A letter from the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) seeking support in lobbying the provincial government to lift its ban on hydraulic fracturing came before two local municipal councils.
Inverness County’s stance on fracking is being...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Last weekend the Town of Port Hawkesbury hosted the first in a series of events designed to get young girls moving while celebrating themselves and each other.
Approximately 31 girls ranging in age from 11 to 14 took...
ANTIGONISH: Mother Nature wasn’t exactly kind to some local motorists.
A flood on February 2 trapped 23 cars in the parking lot behind the Antigonish Five to A Dollar and other Main Street businesses. This was followed by a flash...
GUYSBOROUGH: Construction projects will soon be underway at two schools within the Strait regional school board (SRSB).
A tender for the amount of $597,149 has been awarded to Dora Construction Management Limited for the construction of the new Skilled Trades...
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...