County Wind Energy Pause Concerns Mi'kmaq Bill Martin / Thursday, January 27, 2022 0 1031 Article rating: 5.0 There was an ominous tone in a letter tabled yesterday at Cumberland County Council. Read more
Big Parrsboro Bills to Go Down the Sewer Big Parrsboro Bills to Go Down the Sewer Bill Martin / Wednesday, January 26, 2022 0 1021 Article rating: 5.0 Property owners in Parrsboro are halfway home to a huge cut in their Local Improvement Charge for sewer improvements. Read more
NS Health Expands Access to COVID Tests NS Health Expands Access to COVID Tests Staff Reporter / Wednesday, January 26, 2022 0 967 Article rating: No rating Nova Scotia Health is trying to accommodate rural residents gain easier access to rapid COVID test kits. The NSHA added four additional pick up sites in Cumberland County. Read more
Busy Time at Oxford Town Council Busy Time at Oxford Town Council Mark Rushton / Wednesday, January 26, 2022 0 1042 Article rating: 4.5 Oxford Town Council once again met virtually for its regular monthly meeting on Monday night. Read more
NS State of Emergency Extended Again Staff Reporter / Friday, January 21, 2022 0 814 Article rating: 5.0 Nova Scotia has extended the pandemic state of emergency for another two weeks as patient numbers grow in hospitals across the province. Read more
NS Promotes Expansion of E Charging Stations Bill Martin / Friday, January 21, 2022 0 1343 Article rating: 5.0 The Province is investing a half million dollars to help install more electric vehicle charging stations across Nova Scotia. Read more
Death Toll Rising from Omicron Virus Death Toll Rising from Omicron Virus Staff Reporter / Thursday, January 20, 2022 0 894 Article rating: No rating Three more Nova Scotians have perished in the grip of COVID. That’s eleven deaths this week in Nova Scotia. Read more
Major Grants for Major Projects in Cumberland Major Grants for Major Projects in Cumberland Staff Reporter / Tuesday, January 18, 2022 0 1009 Article rating: 5.0 The purse for two major federal relief funds, each with $500 million to spend, was opened in Cumberland-Colchester today. Read more
Omicron Virus Claims Four More Nova Scotians Staff Reporter / Monday, January 17, 2022 0 755 Article rating: No rating They say the Omicron variant of COVID is easy to catch and a little milder than its earlier editions, but Nova Scotia Health reported four more deaths today along with fifteen new admissions to hospital. Read more
Tributes Flow for a True Leader OPINION: — IT IS PERSONAL Bill Martin / Sunday, January 16, 2022 0 1397 Article rating: 5.0 Tributes have been flowing in since news yesterday that Alexa McDonough had passed away. She was 77. Read more
Nor'easter Delivers Winter Punch to NS Staff Reporter / Saturday, January 15, 2022 0 734 Article rating: No rating A powerful nor’easter arrived in Nova Scotia last night and it was everything advertised. Read more
Winter Storm Not Fooling Around Staff Reporter / Friday, January 14, 2022 0 791 Article rating: No rating Brace yourself for a big winter storm tonight and tomorrow. Read more
Nova Scotia Agrees to Raise Minimum Wage Nova Scotia Agrees to Raise Minimum Wage Staff Reporter / Thursday, January 13, 2022 0 869 Article rating: 5.0 The minimum wage in Nova Scotia is going up on April first. Read more
Higgins Mountain Wind Partners Burn Bridges EDITORIAL: OPEN LETTER TO PAUL PYNN OF THE HIGGINS MOUNTAIN WIND PROJECT Bill Martin / Wednesday, January 12, 2022 0 1827 Article rating: 2.6 Dear Mr. Pynn, If you do not want to proceed with the wind energy proposal in the Wentworth Valley, just say so. But if you really do want the project to go forward, stop shooting yourself in the foot. Read more