With the provincial election almost over, anticipation is running high as to what will happen on May 30. Without the ability to predict the results, especially considering this province’s tumultuous recent history, reviewing provincial and local results from the 2006,...
The decision by Richmond Municipal Council to deny funding for participants wanting to take part in an upcoming Female Leadership School has, ironically, done more to help the event and the underlying causes it is promoting, than any approval could...
Without a doubt, there are major problems within the public education system in Nova Scotia. These past few months of negotiations - although side-tracked at times by issues like wages, pensions and long service awards – made it clear that...
The fact that the moderate livelihood fishery in St. Peter’s Bay has been, so far, peaceful and uninterrupted, is very encouraging given recent events. Last month, hundreds of Mi’kmaq from across the province gathered...
The recent disagreement within a local School Options Committee (SOC) shows the inherent limitations of the private-public partnership (P3) model which financed school construction in the 1990s. The SOC examining the future of five schools in the Town of Antigonish...
The recent decision by the provincial government to introduce sweeping changes to the education system has generated strong opinions. On January 24, the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Zack Churchill, announced the province will adopt the recommendations outlined...
It was disturbing to hear there are still communication problems that arise when the Canso Causeway is closed. Recently at Inverness Municipal Council, councillor John Dowling talked about a fatal collision at around 2:49 p.m. on April 1 between a...
The Reporter’s annual “Industrial Forecast and Review” supplement to the weekly newspaper is now available. In the supplement, this paper speaks with the owners, operators, officials, and others involved with the major industry, employers, businesses, services, infrastructure, and suppliers in...
It remains to be seen whether the province made the right choice with new employment service providers to replace Island Employment. Provincial spokesperson Monica MacLean told The Reporter that YMCA Cape Breton will serve...
Although things remain at a standstill for many operations during the global pandemic, that is not the case with two of the largest employers in the region. In the early days of the pandemic and with...




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