BEIJING, CHINA: A former coach and general manager of the 2003 Antigonish Bulldogs Jr. A team is going for gold as the head coach of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Team at the Beijing Olympics.
BEIJING: Antigonish native Alex Grant is Beijing bound.
Grant will participate in this month’s Winter Olympic Games, as he was recently named to Canada’s men’s hockey team, when Hockey Canada unveiled their 25-player roster...
Photos by Mary HankeySecond Kaitlin MacDonald, on Team Nunavut, is a veteran of Scotties Tournament of Hearts competitions. MacDonald has also represented the territory at the New Holland Canadian Junior Championship.
Brigitte...
D'ESCOUSSE: A local yacht club will use federal funding to expand its property.
On Jan. 25, Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway announced $10,322 in non-repayable funding through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) for...
STRAIT AREA: Local hockey teams have started practicing for what they hope will be the resumption of the hockey season.
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Board of Governors met last week via zoom...
ANTIGONISH: The mayor says while it’s been a few years in the making, the town is finally in a position to act on an ask from a neighbouring recreation complex.
During the regular monthly...
GLACE BAY: Days after being approved for provincial funding to buy a new Zamboni, the arena here was approved for federal funding.
On Jan. 21, Cape Breton-Canso Mike Kelloway announced a non-repayable grant of...
HALIFAX: Keppoch Mountain in Antigonish County will host two hikes sponsored by Hike Nova Scotia.
Janet Barlow, Hike NS Executive Director, said the Antigonish County trails are an excellent local asset.
HALIFAX: Rinks and arenas in the Strait area were recently approved for provincial funding.
In a press release issued on Jan. 11, the province announced that 33 facilities across Nova Scotia are receiving $978,483...
PAQTNKEK MI’KMAW NATION: A local boxing club is raising money to help youth boxers, many of whom are Indigenous, go more rounds inside the squared circle.
Dale Bernard, who is providing youth in the...