ANTIGONISH: A local bridge is once again open to traffic. On October 20, Antigonish Town Council reopened the Braemore Bridge to traffic. Council awarded Nova Construction with the $1.345 million contract to replace the span back in June. At the time,...
ARICHAT: A forensic audit dealing with five years’ worth of expense claims filed by Richmond municipal councillors and the county’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) has reached the public, as the result of a motion passed by council three days...
ARICHAT: Richmond County’s returning officer has confirmed there will be two recounts held for municipal and school board seats. On Tuesday, Clair Rankin said Gail Johnson has applied for a recount in Richmond Municipal District 5 (Johnstown-L'Ardoise) and Lian Parsons...
ANTIGONISH:  St. Francis Xavier University President Dr. Kent MacDonald and the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18th Prime Minister, will announce the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and the construction of Mulroney Hall on Wednesday. The public launch will take...
BREAKING: The Port Hawkesbury RCMP are investigation a break, enter and theft. Sometime between midnight and S a.m. on October 19, on Long Stretch Road, in the community of Mackdale, suspects gained entry to a shed on a property and...
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians can expect heavy rain and strong winds beginning tonight and continuing Saturday. Environment Canada has issued a weather advisory that parts of the province can expect between 50 and 100 millimetres of rain. This could bring localized...
PORT HAWKESBURY: While town voters largely went with experience as they selected their new town council, one of four first-time candidates was able to crack the council roster on Saturday evening. Jeremy White, a former Port Hawkesbury Rotary Club president...
ANTIGONISH: There is a new mayor, with some familiar and new faces at the council table. During Saturday’s municipal election in the Town of Antigonish, voters selected Laurie Boucher to serve as the new mayor. Boucher’s 758 votes helped her...
ANTIGONISH: Municipal council will feature a pair of new representatives for the next four years in another election that featured a low voter turn-out. Individually, 46.39 per cent of eligible voters came out in district 1; 34.45 per voted in...
GUYSBOROUGH: Pending a recount, municipal council will remain the same. While the final results are still unofficial at this time, Sheila Pelly defeated Mary Desmond by one vote in the contest to represent district 2 for the Municipality of the...




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