The year 2020 is going to be long remembered for many things, but perhaps one of the most positive local stories to come from this challenging time is what took place last weekend.
Once...
The provincial government has done Nova Scotians a disservice when it comes to the legalization of cannabis.
Following consultation with Nova Scotians, health experts, law enforcement officials, municipalities, and other stakeholders, the province announced key decisions about the legalization of...
The federal government has dropped the ball once again,
on how they’re dealing with the roll out of a new initiative involving
cannabis.
It’s hard to believe the government that was
forward-thinking enough to legalize the use...
A recent turn of events in the contest to be the next leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party has made things very interesting.
Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster announced during a meet and greet on the Port Hawkesbury waterfront...
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...
The Nova Scotia election in Nova Scotia is now over, and it appears the voting process went smoothly, although turnout was historically low with 45 per cent of eligible voters not casting ballots.
Elections...
Now that a review of federal electoral boundaries is underway, this is the time to take the Glace Bay area from the current Cape Breton-Canso riding.
Strait area residents will have their say at...
It was disappointing to hear that a funding application from a group consisting of local municipalities and First Nations was turned down by the Universal Broadband Fund.
Inverness CAO Keith MacDonald told the regular...
Although the aforementioned voter turn-out for recent school board and municipal elections was disturbingly low, it is encouraging that the Strait area’s elected bodies will have a new look in the coming four-year term.
Richmond County saw one of the...
With summer having arrived here in the local area, people in Port Hawkesbury and Richmond County won’t have to look far in order to take advantage of programs offered by the local municipalities.
The benefits of physical activity are well-documented....