INVERNESS COUNTY: Traffic remains reduced to one lane over a bridge located just south of Port Hood.
“In early December 2017, a bridge inspection revealed a number of broken piles on the right lane of the bridge towards Port Hood,”...
HALIFAX: A representative from Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) explained the results of an investigation into an incident involving a local youth that occurred last summer.
On January 12, SiRT released a report clearing the RCMP following an...
ANTIGONISH: A new program is looking at reducing local homelessness.
“A Roof Over Your Head,” a federally funded program supported by the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) and the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS), is being introduced in Antigonish...
ANTIGONISH: Mental health services at a local university received a boost last week.
On January 17, Bell’s Let’s Talk Community Fund donated $20,000 for mental health initiatives at StFX University, including support training of an additional Mental Health First Aid...
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...