The Municipality of the County of Inverness recently announced its Whycocomagh Active Transportation and Detailed Design Plan to improve mobility for people in the area. Inverness Deputy CAO Melanie Beaton said the municipality is working with a dedicated community...
St. FX Graduates and Couple Ralph Kirk and Frances Kuzsman Establish $1.3 million Endowment at the their Alma Mater
Ralph Kirk and Frances Kuzsman, a married couple who both graduated from StFX in 1974, recently established a $1.3 million endowment, the Ralph Kirk and Frances Kuzsman Bursary, which will offer 10 annual bursaries of $5,000 each for students who graduated from a high...
New Glasgow Regional Police Seeking a Male Involved in a Disturbance at a Local Restaurant
New Glasgow Regional Police is seeking the public's help in identifying a male involved in a disturbance on September 9th at a Pizza Delight restaurant on East River Road. Police were called to the restaurant where a group of six patrons were harassing a female staff...
Province Provides Support to Community Groups Seeking to Attract and Retain Healthcare Workers
The provincial government is offering support for community groups working on bringing in and keeping healthcare workers. The Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment Community Fund recently opened for applications. For the third year in a row, the fund is...
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Pictou County District RCMP Seek Public’s Help over Reports of Weapons and Threats at a Heathbell Home
Pictou County District RCMP is appealing to the public for information in relation to an...
St. FX University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Accelerated Option Program Exceeds Enrollment Target
This month 48 new students entered the Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Accelerated Option (AO)...
Local Projects included in Nova Scotia Government’s 2025-26 Five Year Highway Improvement Plan
A number of local projects are included in the provincial government's 2025-26 Five Year Highway...
Town of Antigonish Infrastructure Committee to Look at Snow Removal in the Community
Following discussions on snow removal in the Town of Antigonish, after councilor Jack Sullivan...
Antigonish Town Council Offers $3,500 to the Sodexo and Antigonish Community Fridge Partnership
Antigonish Town Council offered $3,500 in funding to the Sodexo and Antigonish Community Fridge partnership, which helped provide over 13,000 meals to those in need over the last year. Following a recent presentation to council by organizers, Antigonish Town Council...
Off-Highway Vehicles and Access to Community discussed at Pictou Town Council
The topic of Off-Highway Vehicles was discussed at the monthly meeting of Pictou town council. Mayor Jim Ryan noted that he and other councillors have been approached by ATV & Snowmobile clubs, as well as town businesses, to entertain opening up access to town by...
More New Glasgow Town Employees moving to Four Day Work Week
More New Glasgow town employees will be switching to a four day work week. After a pilot project involving town hall staff, council voted to extend the four day week to several other employee groups, both union and non-union. CAO Lisa MacDonald noted that for...
Pictou Town Council to Wipe Out Debt of local Group that Built the Town’s Skate Park
Pictou town council has agreed to wipe out the debt for the group that has built the town's Skate Park. Mayor Jim Ryan says this is in recognition of all the effort put in by the group over the years. The final bill, once the revenue from a recent fundraiser is...
Sports
Antigonish Goalkeeper Sadie Delorey and Team NS U17 Soccer Team Make Excellent Showing at a 10-Team Tournament in Florida
Soccer Nova Scotia sent their U17 female TeamNS squad to the 10-team Disney Classic...
X-Women Hockey 4th, X-Men Basketball 7th in latest USports National Rankings
The STFX X-Women hockey team jumped one spot in the USports top 10 this week, moving...
Hockey’s Anna MacCara and Basketball’s Jeff Ngandu named St. FX Athletes of the Week
The St. FX Athletes of the Week come from Hockey and Basketball. The Female Athlete of...