ARICHAT: Having secured temporary funding to keep its community outreach and support worker operating in the county until early November, the Richmond County Literacy Network (RCLN) is now approaching three levels of government to make the post a permanent...
STRAIT AREA: The union of over 10,000 teachers and educational specialists have voted to give the NSTU executive the authority to move into strike action, if needed.
The move, being described as “a resounding...
PORT HAWKESBURY: With the fate of three Inverness County schools slated to become clearer at an upcoming working committee meeting of the Strait regional school board (SRSB), a community group pushing for the status-quo made its pitch at the...
OTTAWA: Buckling up when entering a vehicle has become second nature to nearly everybody, and now that same mindset will be clicking in whenever boarding a bus.
Seatbelts will soon be a mandatory requirement on all newly built highway buses,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials here are hoping they have found, and addressed, the source of an unpleasant odour that plagued the Embree Island area earlier this fall and has arisen regularly over the past year.
At the request of deputy...
ANTIGONISH: Antigonish Town Council wants to know what people think of the area’s business community and how to make it better.
Steve Scannell, special projects coordinator for the town, said council has been working closely with the Downtown Business Association...
MULGRAVE: Town council is not looking to raise taxes.
During last week’s meeting of Mulgrave Town Council, CAO Kevin Matheson presented officials with a draft budget.
Matheson said the draft shows the town is projecting a surplus but noted it is...
SYDNEY: Cape Breton University is pleased to announce that Dr. Andrew Parnaby, an Associate Professor of History, has been appointed as Dean, School of Arts and Social Sciences.
“The School of Arts and Social Sciences is a vibrant academic community...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Inverness County District RCMP are investigating the theft of firearms from a home on Crandall Road in Port Hawkesbury.
On Oct. 20, Inverness County District RCMP responded to a report of a...
NOVA SCOTIA: Municipalities will soon get more support to help protect coastal communities, homes, and natural areas from the effects of climate change.
On April 15, the province announced funding for a new coastal...