In February of 2020, the municipality approached my legal counsel with an offer of settlement as it pertains to general damages, and after a brief negotiation, an acceptable arrangement was reached. This meant, general damages coupled with...
A resident of Port Hawkesbury who was facing sexual charges involving a female youth was found not guilty just before the holidays. In Antigonish Provincial Court on Dec. 23, 46-year-old Jason Frank Seymour was...
I would like to thank all the seniors’ groups in Richmond County for their support over the last two years in trying to get affordable housing for seniors in Richmond County. I would like to thank Claire Doyle, Celeste...
The Melford container terminal being developed by Richie Mann and his group has the opportunity to proceed now. The two major articles in The Chronicle Herald, one by Peter Pziobrowski and the other by Bernard Smith, make it clear that...
StFX University issued a surprising decision recently by announcing it will welcome students back to campus in September. Even though every other post-secondary institution across Nova Scotia has announced they are moving to on-line...

Bill 75

I had a column all ready to submit tonight for the publishing deadline, but then today happened. I am sitting on my couch with my jaw hanging open. It’s no secret that I am in favour of a complete overhaul...
It might sound crazy, but when you compare cocaine to some of the product circulating rural Nova Scotia, coke is the healthier option. Let’s be clear: cocaine is still an extremely dangerous drug. The substance contributes to strokes and heart...
A recent review of the largest industrial employer in Cape Breton and the leader in supercalendered paper manufacturing in North America confirms that it continues to drive the economy. In the fall of 2018, Port Hawkesbury Paper LP (PHP) partnered...
I am writing in response to the recent article in the August 17 edition of The Reporter “Customers opt-out of smart meter program.” I would appreciate the opportunity to provide some information in regard to few comments...
Editor’s note: The following was written to the mayor, council and taxpayers of the Town of Mulgrave. It has come to our attention that we are being asked what we are doing with the money the fire...




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