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...
ANTIGONISH: A community information session was held last week at the People’s Place Library to bring the Antigonish community up to speed on the status of the community solar garden project. Staff of the...
INVERNESS COUNTY: Local MLA Allan MacMaster is pleased to see that work on Inverness County Roads is coming. “I want to make sure we get our fair share,” MacMaster told The Reporter last week, just days after issuing a press...
ANTIGONISH: Residents in the Town of Antigonish will soon benefit from a regional emergency shelter. Unanimously, councilors voted to support the establishment of a regional shelter located at the Heatherton Community Centre, in the...
ANTIGONISH: Officials with StFX University unveiled their plan for students to return to campus and hold in-person classes during two separate virtual meetings on July 15. The university has started a phased-in return to...
ARICHAT: A group of residents wants the municipality to collect their garbage. During a teleconference meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on April 14, council discussed a request from the Southern Comfort Subdivision Association asking for curbside garbage...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A local businessman has pleaded not guilty to extortion, and is scheduled to be back in court in April to answer to firearms charges. Frank Eckhardt was not present while his lawyer...
ARICHAT: A municipal councillor is floating the idea of leaving the Eastern District Planning Commission (EDPC). During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on April 23, district 4 councillor Gilbert Boucher asked how the municipality’s annual contribution of...
ST. PETER’S: A Richmond County man has received a major honour in recognition of his service to his community. Richard Landry of St. Peter’s has been awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers from the office of the Governor General. The...
HALIFAX: The provincial government announced funding to help Réseau Santé - Nouvelle-Écosse attract and recruit bilingual mental health professionals. According to the province, Réseau Santé was approved for $73,000 to develop a website in...




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