The federal government has announced funding for the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre. Central Nova MP Sean Fraser says the Public Health Agency of Canada has awarded a $1.25 million grant to the centre to help support its Healthy Relationships for Youth Program....
Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway pleased Pharmacare Act has become Law
Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway said he was happy to see his government's Pharmacare Act receive royal assent. On October 10, the Pharmacare Act received royal assent and immediately came into force. A release form the federal government states federal health...
Public Input Wanted as Pictou County Makes Plans to Deal with Climate Change
A committee of the Municipality of Pictou County is seeking public input to deal with the effects of climate change. The Climate Change Advisory Committee is developing an Action Plan to help mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change in Pictou County. This...
Municipal Election Roundup
The mayoral races have been decided locally following Saturday's municipal election. In the town of Antigonish, Sean Cameron took the race with 1,121 votes. Brenda Chisholm Beaton won the Town of Port Hawkesbury mayor race with 723 votes. Nancy Dicks took the Town of...
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Results from the Nova Scotia Municipal Elections Locally-Final Results
Here are the results of the elections from the local area: Antigonish County Council District 1:...
St. FX University hosts Grand Opening of the Amelia Saputo Centre for Healthy Living
STFX University hosted the grand opening of the Amelia Saputo Centre for Healthy Living Friday...
Shirlyn Donovan Appointed Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish
The Municipality of the County of Antigonish recently announced the appointment of Shirlyn...
Inverness County Snowmobile Groups Received Provincial Funding for Snow Grooming
The provincial government is providing funding to a pair of Inverness county groups for snow...
Coady’s Place Affordable Housing Complex in New Glasgow Expanding
Coady's Place, an affordable housing complex at the former Tara Motel in New Glasgow in expanding. Coady's Place will be adding 20 new units in Phase 2 of its development; 15 will be affordable. There will be a combination of studio, one bedroom and two bedroom...
Dolly Parton Imagination Library Antigonish Delivers more than 10,000 Books to Local Children
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library Antigonish has reached a signifigant milestone. Kathleen Robertson, chair of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Antigonish, said the group delivered 10,561 books to around 780 local children. As part of the celebration, the ABC...
Antigonish Jazz Festival Building Momentum as it Enters its Third Year
Excitement is building as the 3rd annual Antigionish Jazz Festival is just weeks away. The festival will be held November 7th to 9th at various locations in the town. Festival Artistic Director Paul Tynan says as the event nears, he is getting more questions from...
Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway Welcomes Drop in Inflation Rate
With Canada's inflation rate dropping to 1.6 per cent last month, Cape Breton Canso MP Mike Kelloway noted this marks the lowest rate since 2021. Kelloway said the goal is to see the inflation rate come down even more. While Canada is not immune to inflation, Kelloway...
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Sports Roundup – October 20
LOCAL SPORTS AUS: The X-Men football team cruised to a 29-9 victory over the Mount...
Sports Roundup – October 19
LOCAL SPORTS AUS: The UPEI Panthers skated away with a 5-4 win after a closely fought...
Three St. FX Teams named to the USports Top 10 List
STFX University has a trio of sports teams in the top 10 this week. The STFX Womens'...