Despite the fact that only a small fraction of Richmond County residents gave their opinion, a strong majority of those surveyed support a mayoral system for the municipality, and that avenue must be pursued.
During the regular monthly meeting of...
The government of former Premier Darrell Dexter made such a mess in 2012, that attempts are still being made to clean it up.
On September 14 at the Louisdale and Area Fire Hall in Grand Anse, residents and representatives of...
The reaction to the province’s approval of new taxes on non-resident landowners has been greeted with a surprising amount of skepticism.
On April 8, the provincial government passed the Non-Resident Deed Transfer and Property...
Evidence of a rapidly changing climate hit home recently as parts of Antigonish and Inverness counties were hit hard by record rainfall which created floods that washed away roads and bridges, and forced residents to evacuate.
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...
A former employee of the Municipality of the County of Richmond is correct that the current council needs to conduct a review of her termination so that it doesn’t happen to others.
On Dec....
The recent firing of former Richmond Chief
Administrative Officer (CAO) Kent MacIntyre has been a hot topic of discussion
around the region.
A special meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on
April 1 in Arichat ended with councillors...
The second anniversary of the arrival of COVID-19 is approaching, making this a good time to reflect on its local impact.
This latest wave of infection, spurred by the Omicron variant, was first detected...
Hopefully, the efforts of a local student looking to establish a more environmentally-friendly way of dealing with organic waste in the Town of Port Hawkesbury will be successful.
Chad Kelly, a second-year Natural Resources and Environmental Technologies student at Nova...
Some Strait area residents have not only been left without power for prolonged periods of time during inclement weather, but also phone service.
On Christmas day, 14,564 people in the Strait area were left without juice due to a winter...