A slight change to the way lobster licences can be transferred wouldn’t take much time, or effort, and time is of the essence since many of these licence holders are getting older.
Former provincial...
On March 5, Premier Iain Rankin announced a $3 million compensation fund to resolve cases that involve parties with competing claims and help speed up efforts under the Land Titles Initiative, which was established in 2017 to...
It was disheartening to hear that Antigonish RCMP has an open file on complaints from Antigonish town and county surrounding the vitriol directed at elected officials by some members of the public.
More than...
Nova Scotia Power (NSP) appears to be ignoring one the
major causes of recent power outages; the lack of proper and regular
maintenance of infrastructure serving parts of Richmond County.
Since the summer, the western part...
With municipal and school board elections in the Strait area now over, one important question remains; why did so few people vote?
On October 15, after voters across the region went to the polls to choose mayors, councillors or school...
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...
Despite claims from the provincial government that improvements have been made, and they are committed to continuing to work on it, facts on the ground are showing that the health care system might be getting worse.
Canada’s 44th federal election is in the books, and it is post-mortem time.
Locally, Elections Canada confirmed that Cape Breton-Canso Liberal incumbent Mike Kelloway won with 46 per cent of the vote, up from...
Recent news stories have once again highlighted the shortcomings in the province’s healthcare system, and in particular, how services are delivered in the Strait area.
Just before the end of the year, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish and the...
Richmond Municipal Council really has no choice but to request that the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) retain five districts, with changes to some boundaries.
During the regular monthly meeting in Arichat...