INVERNESS: Inverness County District RCMP is seeking public assistance to locate 54-year-old David Gordon Doucet of Margaree Forks. Doucet was last seen on the evening of November 20 at a Margaree Forks home. He is described as six-foot-two, with brown hair that is greying on both...
ANTIGONISH: A missing Antigonish County man survived two nights in the woods last week. After being reported missing on the night of November 19, 24-year-old Jacob Spin of Monastery was located on November 21. “He was located by family just prior...
ANTIGONISH: Jacob Spin, who has been missing since November 19, has been located and is safe. The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance, shares and retweets on social media. Yesterday, the RCMP asked for public assistance in...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Schools in the Strait region are now operating under a new Provincial Student Attendance and Engagement Policy. The new rules share some similarities with the Strait regional school board’s (SRSB) previous attendance policy, which was formally rescinded at...
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...




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