PORT HAWKESBURY: Town officials here are gearing up for their first crack at hosting the annual island-wide gathering of Cape Breton’s five municipal councils.
Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton confirmed at the January 9 regular town council meeting that Port Hawkesbury will...
PORT HOOD: Inverness County recently came a step closer to setting up a by-law that will make it easier for locals to make energy efficient home improvements.
The municipal unit passed the second reading of the Property Assessed Clean Energy...
ANTIGONISH: Last week saw the first of what will be a series of joint meetings between town and county councils.
The People’s Place Antigonish Town and County Library hosted the first official joint meeting between Antigonish Town and Antigonish Municipal...
ANTIGONISH: The exhibition grounds came up during a recent joint council meeting.
During a joint council meeting last week, Antigonish Town and County council members discussed the lease of the Eastern Nova Scotia Exhibition (ENSE) grounds.
Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher said...
HALIFAX: The dates and locations for public consultations on the highway twinning report have been set.
The consultations will present information on how highways can be twinned sooner using tolls. All session are from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The...
GUYSBOROUGH: A community is still in mourning following the loss of four lives.
On January 6, Antigonish RCMP confirmed four people passed away as a result of a triple homicide and suicide on January 3 in Upper Big Tracadie. While...
HALIFAX: A doctor who served Strait area patients was reprimanded for an incident three years ago.
Dr. Sockalingam Senthillmohan received a reprimand from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia regarding an incident at the Strait-Richmond Hospital in...
GUYSBOROUGH: The Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) wants to expand its renewable energy investment portfolio as a result of Emera Inc.’s recent call for parties interested in supplying access the New England renewable energy market.
Emera Inc. is...
ANTIGONISH: Money is coming from the town to a local fuel fund.
During a council meeting in December, Antigonish Town Council voted to increase the funding provided to the Antigonish Fuel Fund from $2,000 to $5,000.
The AFF asked the town...
ANTIGONISH: A fundraising drive for a local hospital received responses from two local councils last month.
In November, representatives of the St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation made a presentation to Antigonish Town Council regarding the “St. Martha’s and You. The...