PORT HAWKESBURY: The Strait area has been graced with
the presence of two new businesses.
On September 14, the official opening of Nani’s Esthetics & Laser Centre
was held at 308 Philpott Street, then on September...
ANTIGONISH: Sixty-four years after arriving at StFX
University at only 16-years-old, carrying a cardboard suitcase and wearing the
only blazer he owned in the fall of 1955, Brian Mulroney said StFX taught him
about the power of ideas to transform...
PORT HASTINGS: Members of the Port Hastings Historical
Society celebrated their 41st anniversary last week which made for a wonderful
opportunity to unveil a new feature at the Strait Area Museum. An accessibility
ramp is now in place.
ANTIGONISH: Officials with the Nova Scotia Health
Authority (NSHA) say five family medicine and four specialist positions have
been filled in the Eastern Zone.
During the authority’s board of directors meeting in
Antigonish last Thursday, Tim Guest,...
ANTIGONISH: As Nova Scotia moves towards becoming a
more environmentally stable province, one low cost option is a Photovoltaic
(PV) solar system.
Late last month, the largest PV solar system in the
Town of Antigonish was installed...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Just days into a new school year, the
Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Strait Area Campus held a ceremony to
acknowledge an important community partner.
On September 5, the local campus hosted an event...
ANTIGONISH: Students attending post-secondary
institutions deserve to receive their education in a safe and respectful
environment, however, on campuses incidents involving sexual assault and the
impact on survivors continue to be a barrier for students to succeed
academically and personally.
Editor’s note: This project is the result of months of
interviewing, data gathering, and data analysis by students in the investigative
workshop and MJ program at the school of journalism at the University of King’s
College. The reporting and writing...
POINT TUPPER: Nova Scotia Power (NSP) is in the midst
of a major renovation to its Point Tupper Generating Station, and one
well-known structure at the site is on its way down.
On August 26, NSP...
ST. PETER’S: Entrepreneurs were given the chance to
pitch their ideas as part of a program to spur business development in rural
Nova Scotia.
On August 29 at the St. Peter’s Marina, the Cape Breton
Partnership and...