HALIFAX: With the preparatory phase of an independent review of Nova Scotia’s forest practices set to get under way this month, the provincial Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering few details as to the nature of this review’s...
STELLARTON: A contest for aspiring business leaders has expanded across the province and is now open to contestants in such areas as Guysborough and Antigonish counties for the first time.
The Spark Innovation Challenge, which originated in Cape Breton in...
HALIFAX: The government is providing funding to cover expenses related to a local rail line.
Last week, the provincial government signed an agreement with Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway Ltd. for the preservation of the rail line between...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Police are warning local residents about a phone scam.
Port Hawkesbury RCMP Staff Sgt. Greg Redl said police received a number of reports on August 31 from residents who received phone calls from people claiming to be involved...
ANTIGONISH: A former town councillor pleaded not guilty to charges relating to child pornography.
John Robert MacIsaac of Antigonish faces charges of accessing child pornography and possessing child pornography. MacIsaac’s attorney entered a plea of not guilty on both charges...
LEXINGTON: Between August 26 and 28, a chainsaw was stolen from the back of a pickup truck which was parked at a residence on Highway 105.
The chainsaw is described as a 2008 STIHL, model MS-260, valued at $699, with...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The RCMP has located the body of Patrick William Timmons of Port Hawkesbury, who was reported missing on August 22.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. last evening, the body of Timmons was located in the Port Malcolm area. Foul...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A survey was launched on August 15 in an effort to gain insight into the needs of seniors in the community.
“With the senior demographic increasing every year in this province, it represents a large percentage of the...
TRACADIE: One man was seriously injured and two people were arrested following an incident early this morning in Antigonish County.
At around 2:57 a.m. Antigonish District RCMP was dispatched to a call in Tracadie in which the dispatcher heard a...
LOWER RIVER INHABITANTS: A local stretch of road is getting some work done.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) is looking to finish up work on a 7.5 kilometre section of Highway 104, near Lower River Inhabitants, from...