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...
CREIGNISH: A much loved clergyman is stepping down.
After 66 years of dedicated service, Father Hughie D. MacDonald, who recently turned 93, made the decision to retire.
“I feel fine but I think I’m not quite as mobile as I used...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The winner of a recent entrepreneurship contest is moving ahead with plans to open her new business.
After the Town of Port Hawkesbury’s January council meeting, Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton gave an update on the winner of the Start-Up...
PORT HOOD: With rumours circulating that Cabot Golf is looking to open a third course in the area of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park, members of Inverness Municipal Council mulled over what position they ought to adopt if they...
HALIFAX: Last week, the Commission on Effective Electoral Representation of Acadian and African Nova Scotians released a report and recommendations after visiting a number of Acadian and African Nova Scotian communities across the province.
The commission came back with 29...
PORT HOOD: There’s no place in the world Canadians would rather visit than Cape Breton Island.
That news was brought to the attention of Inverness County officials on January 8, when the municipal unit was visited by Mary Tulle, the...
PORT HOOD: Councillors from Inverness County are looking forward to chatting with the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, Lloyd Hines, regarding a number of issues throughout the municipality.
“We’re paying money to clear the roads, but nobody comes...