HALIFAX: A former Strait area resident says new provincial taxes on non-resident landowners will hurt the economy and not help Nova Scotians find more housing.
On April 8, the provincial government passed the Non-Resident...
HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) has received interest from a physician considering locating in Richmond County.
NSHA Eastern Zone spokesperson Greg Boone confirmed last week they are in discussions with a physician.
“In this situation, we have someone who...
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Power (NSP) customers in parts of the region will be receiving new smart meters.
Last week, NSP said it will begin upgrading electrical meters in Cape Breton as part of an...
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia’s Electoral Boundaries Commission
is recommending the return of the riding of Richmond and for the Town of Port
Hawkesbury to rejoin the riding of Inverness.
On Monday, the independent commission released its
final report...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Local residents facing drug charges were in court last week.
Following an appearance in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on May 4, Walter Hinkley pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine and possession of stolen property not exceeding $5,000. He received...
ARICHAT: Provincial officials said they are working to have the emergency department open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and make inpatient care fully operational at the Strait-Richmond Hospital.
During the regular...
ANTIGONISH: A 48-year-old Antigonish County man has been found guilty in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in relation to two historical sexual interference charges.
The man, who can’t be identified because of a publication ban...
LYNCHE’S RIVER: The RCMP is investigating a single vehicle collision last night which sent the driver to hospital with life threatening injuries.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., Richmond County District RCMP was notified of a...
WESTVILLE: The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) charged two people, including a resident of Guysborough County.
On Feb. 10, at approximately 2:20 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle...
EVANSTON: Richmond District RCMP responded to a fatal two-vehicle collision that was reported at 6:16 a.m. today.
A 52-year-old woman was travelling to the Strait-Richmond Hospital on Highway 104 in Evanston when her vehicle collided with an oncoming vehicle. She...