ARICHAT: In response to a renewed call from Strait area shippers and a local municipal council to abandon the concept of a port authority for the Strait of Canso, the head of the organization overseeing the Strait’s marine traffic...
ARICHAT: A detailed breakdown of tenders and costs connected to Richmond County’s multi-million-dollar tourism strategy was followed by pleas from two community economic development groups for the municipality to consult with them on the best ways to proceed with...
HALIFAX: On January 24, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal concluded a 2012 change to Nova Scotia’s electoral boundaries violated Section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by altering the electoral districts of Clare, Argyle and...
ANTIGONISH: The status-quo is among the possibilities under consideration for each of the two committees carrying out school reviews for the Strait regional school board (SRSB) in Antigonish and Inverness counties.
The final week of January kicked off with a...
HALIFAX: Five universities across Nova Scotia, including StFX and Université Sainte-Anne, launched legal action yesterday against the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
The five universities seek a declaration that the NSTU’s work-to-rule job...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Surrounded by the glowing candles of over 70 friends and supporters on a chilly Saturday evening on Reeves Street, SAERC student Mackenzie Chisholm recalled her mother’s struggle with depression and the impact this reality has had on...
GUYSBOROUGH: A local municipality wants in on a new clean energy project.
Last week, the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) expressed its interest in being a part of the proposed Atlantic Link.
On January 11, Emera Inc. began seeing...
ARICHAT: The warden of Richmond County feels that the $250,000 spent on lawyers and legal services by the municipality over the past two years was “maybe not” acceptable and is describing a recent forensic audit of expense claims as...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A 56-year-old man was arrested for trafficking in Port Hawkesbury on January 25 just after 4 p.m., following an investigation.
Inverness District RCMP also searched a home in Waycobah First Nation and seized quantities of oxycodone, marijuana, cash,...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article was updated from the version which was originally posted on-line and published in the February 1 edition of The Reporter. The revised section is in bold type.
HALIFAX: Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) ruled today there...