PORT HASTINGS:Police arrested two men for drug offences after a traffic stop on March 27.
Inverness District RCMP's Street Crime Enforcement Unit arrested the men, who are from Newfoundland and Labrador.
The traffic stop occurred on Highway 105 in Port Hastings at...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait regional school board (SRSB) is hoping to re-launch its region-wide science fair next spring, after this year’s event was scuttled by a variety of factors including recent job action by the Nova Scotia Teachers Union...
ARICHAT: The priest overseeing Isle Madame’s Roman Catholic parishes is “looking to the silver lining” in the early days of an effort to preserve Our Lady of Assomption (OLA) Church in Arichat, less than a month after warning a...
ARICHAT: Despite pledging to push the federal and provincial governments to fund individual tourism developments throughout Richmond County, municipal officials received an angry reaction Monday evening for their decision to withdraw from a multi-million-dollar county-wide tourism strategy
Councillors voted 3-1...
ANTIGONISH: The province is investing more than $500,000 in improved facilities for veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, and their families in Antigonish.
Finance and Treasury Board Minister Randy Delorey announced the funding today, on behalf of Tony Ince, Minister of...
PETIT DE GRAT: The province is investing $250,000 in a trust fund that will support activities and new projects for La Picasse Community Cultural Centre on Isle Madame.
Michel Samson, Minister of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie, announced the funding today...
WEST ARICHAT: The Stella Maris Pastoral Unit, which oversees the remaining Roman Catholic Church operations across Isle Madame, is attempting to reach new agreements on insurance and liability issues regarding three of its properties in Petit de Grat, including...
DARTMOUTH: At the recent Assembly of First Nations (AFN) regional monthly meeting attended by all Mi’kmaq Chiefs in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Morley Googoo’s appointment as AFN Regional Chief was renewed to 2020.
The appointment came as a result of...
HALIFAX: The province is available to provide guidance to a local town after council withdrew a dissolution request.
On March 8, Mulgrave Town Council voted to withdraw its application to dissolve town status and amalgamate with the Municipality of the...
ST. PETER’S: With the municipality expected to announce its plans for tourism development in Richmond County within the coming days, municipal officials and tourism promotion groups are expressing optimism after a recent joint meeting on the subject.
A meeting on...