Nova Scotians are fair people.
We don’t mind don’t mind paying our
fair share. But when we pay our taxes we have certain expectations, which is
also fair.
After paying your taxes, do...
Forestry has been part of the
foundation of our economy for many decades and has experienced significant
changes over time.
It is time for this industry to change
once again.
A cultural shift is...
The Cabot
Links golf course in Inverness is truly a success story and one we
are proud to share with Canada and the world.
It is easy to see many elected officials are supportive
of continued investment...
For the past week, I have felt personally violated by
our Liberal government, when news leaked that the federal government is intent
on investing $18 million of taxpayers’ money in a new airport in Inverness to
accommodate and patronize Cabot
Links.
The independence of the inshore lobster fishery is a
goal we all support. It helps keep licenses in individual hands through the
Owner-Operator policy and is important to the growth and preservation of our
coastal communities. In the last few...
We hear Cabot
Links is a proposing a commercial airport for Inverness, suggesting
it would help attract more people to Cape Breton Island’s tourism attractions.
It appears the $18 million to pay for it would be ours. No word on...
By: Corrine MacLean, summer assistant at the Strait Area Museum
The Strait Area Museum, formally known as the Port
Hastings Museum and Archives, hosted its annual square dance on June 13.
Attendants gathered at the gazebo,...
Editor’s note:
The following was the winning submission in a Letter to the Editor contest for
international students within the Strait regional centre for education.
Being in Canada is a dream come true. It was the...
This is in reference to a letter on Facebook written by John Green
about the bingo on Thursday, May 30, at the fire hall in Port Hastings.
The week before, John gave instructions on how...
Two years ago, the municipal councillors of Inverness
County rescinded a previous motion to support an airport expansion in Margaree.
There were many reasons, but bottom line was that Inverness County could not
financially afford the project and there was...