HALIFAX: An MP visiting the province wants to see stronger action taken by the government in regards to abandoned vessels.
Nanaimo-Ladysmith (British Columbia) MP Sheila Malcolmson was in Nova Scotia last week to promote Bill C-325, a bill she says...
ARICHAT: Richmond County’s incoming Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) has confirmed that two municipal staff positions have been eliminated as the result of an organizational review of the county’s operations that got under way this past spring.
Louis Digout, who assumed...
HALIFAX: Nine prospector grants, two shared-funding project grants and a research grant may help find and develop new mineral deposits across the province.
Natural Resources Minister Margaret Miller announced $184,540 in grant funding today, July 19.
“Nova Scotia has great economic...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Members of Inverness District RCMP recently arrested three people on drug charges following two separate matters.
On July 21, at around 8:30 p.m., a traffic stop in Inverness on Highway 19 resulted in the seizure of Hydromorphone. The 25-year-old...
PORT HOOD: Nadine Bollig, the driving force behind Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre, is now certified to offer services intended to help people struggling with various issues ranging from eating disorders to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
“I’m now completely certificated...
PAQ’TNKEK: A local First Nations community is in favour of a land exchange.
Of the 411 eligible voters in the Paq’tnkek Mi’kmaw Nation, 277 took part in a vote on whether or not to surrender 32 acres of land and...
PORT HOOD: Members of Inverness Municipal Council are currently putting together a plan of attack to improve the state of the wharfs in Port Hood and on Port Hood Island.
“We have the engineer’s study for the wharfs in Port...
SYDNEY: A local First Nations Chief is facing a charge of assault.
Assembly of First Nations regional chief Morley Googoo faces charges of assault and causing a disturbance. He is set to appear in Sydney Provincial Court on July 25,...
HALIFAX: Pre-Primary programming is on the government’s agenda.
On July 17, the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development announced a new Pre-Primary program set to kick off for the coming school year.
New locations for the program will...
HALIFAX: The provincial government is purchasing a trio of local schools.
The Province of Nova Scotia is purchasing 10 P3 (public-private-partnership) schools - including Antigonish Education Centre/Academy, Bayview Education Centre and Dalbrae Academy - for approximately $49.2 million. The price...