ANTIGONISH:At 3 p.m. on December 9, a member of RCMP Eastern Traffic Services observed a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on Highway 104.
The vehicle was clocked at 157 kilometres an hour (km/h) in an 100 km/hr zone, 57 km/hr over the posted...
PORT HOOD: Local councillors were given the lowdown on a program from the provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DFA) that could serve to beautify the coastline of Inverness County.
“They are looking at a shoreline cleanup until April...
PORT HOOD: Cape Breton is losing, on average, 800 people every year. The Cape Breton Partnership wants to change that.
“As the number of deaths exceeded the number of births in Canada, immigration will become a priority source of population...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A group of local teachers has taken part in a program designed to help them develop as leaders in their schools.
At the December meeting of the Strait regional school board (SRSB), 10 educators who recently completed the...
MULGRAVE: The town is keen on being a part of a local development organization.
During the regular monthly meeting of Mulgrave Town Council on December 4, members voted to become a part of the Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN).
Mulgrave...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Port Hawkesbury Municipal Airport has been given a new name with local and historical significance.
At December’s monthly meeting, Port Hawkesbury Town Council approved a request to consider changing the name of the facility to “The Honourable...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Strait regional school board (SRSB) officials say they are pleased with several funding increases outlined in their new budget.
The SRSB approved its budget for 2017-2018 at the board’s regular monthly meeting on December 6.
“I think, for us,...
ANTIGONISH: They won.
On December 5, Aviva Canada announced Housing for Hope in Antigonish as one of the $100,000 winners in the Aviva Community Fund contest.
Housing for Hope, which won in the community development category of the contest, is an...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Last week, Celtic Air Services announced that the Port Hawkesbury Airport will host Air Show Cape Breton on May 30. The event will feature the Canadian Force’s Snowbirds 431 Air Demonstration Squadron.
David Morgan, president of Celtic Air...
DARTMOUTH: It’s a busy week for a company looking to establish a rocket launch site in the Strait area.
Maritime Launch Services (MLS) hosted a Canso Spaceport project team kick-off event on December 11, which included partners Lindsay Construction and...