ANTIGONISH: Councillors in the Municipality of the County of Antigonish were presented with an optimistic update regarding a local road.
During the county’s regular monthly council meeting on March 9, senior staff received correspondence...
NORTH GRANT: An 87-year-old Antigonish woman was pronounced deceased at the scene of a four-vehicle traffic collision that took place last evening on Highway 245 near North Grant.
“There were three cars and a tractor trailer involved in the collision,” said...
OTTAWA: The federal government said it will make a lucrative clam quota available in two years and it wants a First Nations bid to assume control.
The next day, Canada’s Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner ruled that the former...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The cleanup of Hurricane Dorian
continues.
As Nova Scotia Power and telecommunications companies
like BellAliant and EastLink reconnected more customers on Wednesday, there
were still many residents without power throughout Inverness, Richmond,
Guysborough, and Antigonish counties.
ARICHAT: Although public opinions vary, council has decided to investigate the cost and process for changing from the current warden system, to electing a mayor-at-large.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on February 25 in Arichat, District...
MULGRAVE: Town residents won’t see a change in their tax bill.
During a special meeting of Mulgrave Town Council last week, members passed the town’s budget and tax rates for 2017/2018.
“If their assessment value stayed the same, they’ll see their...
INVERNESS: The RCMP is investigating four incidents which took place recently at the Inverness Raceway.
Just before 6 a.m. on September 15, two men, both wearing hooded sweatshirts, entered the main building of the Inverness Raceway at 112 Forest Street. The suspects...
HALIFAX: A former lawyer based in Halifax is working on plans to grow cannabis in Lennox Passage.
David Burton, co-founder of Headland Cultivation Company has been working full-time with his mother and business partner Ann Wilkie since the fall of 2016 to...
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...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A 14-year-old male from the town was charged after police stopped a car that was doing more than double the posted speed limit.
Just before 2 a.m. Sunday morning, Inverness District RCMP stopped a car on Reeves Street in...