PORT HAWKESBURY: The Port Hawkesbury Regional Occupation Centre (ROC) held a soft opening for its new store on November 9, with a grand opening slated for the spring.
The new ROC store features the baked goods and crafts of the...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait Area Mayors and Wardens Committee would like to include representation from Victoria County, as well as the area’s First Nations leaders.
Following the Port Hawkesbury Town Council November meeting, Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton said the Strait Area...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A councillor wants the town to adopt a new process for hiring contractors.
At Port Hawkesbury Town Council’s monthly meeting in November, councillor Mark MacIver said he would like to see requests for tenders advertised for any services...
GUYSBOROUGH: A local municipality recently questioned proposed changes to the province’s parks and protected areas plan.
In October, the Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) issued a release asking the Nova Scotia Government to review the current plan and support...
GUYSBOROUGH: Council is pleased so far with news of a local mining company taking part in a drilling program.
On November 1, Anaconda Mining Inc. announced they undertook a 6,000-metre diamond drill program for the company’s Goldboro project and completed...
INVERNESS: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and long-term care workers held a protest here last Friday.
CUPE’s long-term care coordinator Kathy Macleod said the McNeil Liberal government cut $8 million from the long-term care budget but has only...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A contribution from the federal government has helped give students at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Nautical Institute the opportunity to train on new, realistic simulation equipment.
On November 14, Cape Breton–Canso MP and Secretary to the...
HALIFAX: With emergency room closures happening in the area, health officials say more are on the way.
Last week, Greg Boone, director of public affairs with the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), confirmed the ER at the Strait Richmond Hospital...
GUYSBOROUGH: The community continues to show support for a proposed launch site in eastern Guysborough County.
Last month, Maritime Launch Services (MLS) hosted an open house at the Canso Fire Hall to discuss the possibility of selecting the Canso area...
ANTIGONISH: The RCMP is asking for public assistance in locating Jacob Spin, 24, of Monastery.
Spin was last seen prior to 10 p.m. last evening when he left his home on the Old Mulgrave Road in Monastery. He is described as a...