Late last month, the Government of
Canada introduced the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act which
prohibits vessel abandonment, and adopts into Canadian law the Nairobi
International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007.
According to the...
Eventually, the
federal government made the right decision by shelving a proposed airport
project for Inverness County, but how long it will be sidelined is anyone’s
guess.
On July 25, the
Minister of Rural Economic Development, Bernadette Jordan,...
There is a lot of debate surrounding the method for
funding and maintaining a much needed highway improvement project in eastern
Nova Scotia.
Recent statistics provided by the Canadian Centre for
Policy Alternatives (CCPA) assert that using...
Water issues in Inverness County are no longer a drop
in the bucket.
Last month, the Municipality of the County of Inverness
released its 2019/20 budget outlining how the municipal unit would spend its
tax dollars over...
The federal court recently made a ruling which was significant in
maintaining the current owner-operator policy for the inshore fishery, while
recognizing that current policies discriminate against those with disabilities.
On May 24, Justice Sylvie Roussel...
As if the start of summer, the end of
school, work vacations and great weather isn’t enough, a few stories arose
recently that were definitely welcome news.
Perhaps the biggest story of all was
the provincial funding...
The Strait area heaved a giant sigh of relief after a
fire in a wood ship silo at the Point Tupper operation proved to be minor.
Port Hawkesbury Paper
(PHP), the owners of the mill, confirmed...
As has been stated in this very space in the
not-too-distant past, there is room for only one fully-functioning airport in
Inverness County at the moment.
The day before a meeting of Inverness Municipal Council
on June...
It is great to hear how the Strait area is embracing
Pride Month.
On June 14, the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre’s Bear
Head Room hosted the region’s first ever “Queer Prom,” organized by the Cape
Breton Youth...
The recent debate in Richmond County whether the
municipality should switch to a mayor-at-large elected by all voters, versus
retaining the status-quo has, so far, been constructive.
This is in stark contrast to the tumult of...