As if the noticeable influx of new or returning residents isn’t obvious, comes more proof that there is growth taking place in this region.
On March 31 during the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce’s...
The Town of Port Hawkesbury recently broke from a stance taken by past councils in opposing plans for a by-pass in favour of an overhaul of the town’s main street.
On February 22, the town issued a press release claiming...
Nova Scotia’s Official Opposition is pounding the governing Liberals over their decision to move the Outpatient Withdrawal Management Program (also known as daytox) from the Strait-Richmond Hospital last spring.
Months after it was quietly...
With 2017 in the books and a new year underway, this is an opportune time to review and look ahead.
One of the most significant stories from the past year took place early last January with a tragic murder-suicide in...
It is dismaying that minorities in Nova Scotia have to continue fighting for basic human rights.
On September 25, Centre La Picasse was the site for a forum on effective representation hosted by a commission tasked with consulting Acadians, Francophones...
On the heels of Highland Grow Inc. being approved by Health Canada to start producing cannabis in Antigonish County, and a glowing economic impact study from Port Hawkesbury Paper, comes more good news.
On January 8, First Nation, federal, provincial,...
The province’s decision to control the reporting of certain COVID-19 numbers could prove damaging for the new government, as well as efforts to effectively deal with the virus.
Just before the holidays, the province...
The federal government was wrong to reverse the awarding of a quota for Arctic surf clam to a First Nations bid that involved a local company.
Last February, it was announced by then fisheries minister Dominic LeBlanc the department would...
It seems that the provincial government, which was elected largely because of promises to fix the health care system, is hoping an investment in the continuing care sector will provide some assistance.
Supporters and...
Plans by the provincial government to re-open all public schools on September 8 are being soundly criticized by many stakeholders.
During a media briefing on August 14, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development...