Police Review Opens Today in Pugwash Police Review Opens Today in Pugwash Staff Reporter / Tuesday, September 20, 2022 0 485 Article rating: No rating After a one day postponement, the Pugwash area will now get its chance to talk about police services. Read more
Police Review Learns Springhill Not Safe Police Review Learns Springhill Not Safe Bill Martin / Friday, September 16, 2022 0 475 Article rating: 5.0 More than one hundred people gathered at the Murray Centre in Springhill yesterday for a public meeting on police servicing in Cumberland County. Read more
Feedback: Police Must Be More Visible Feedback: Police Must Be More Visible Bill Martin / Friday, September 9, 2022 0 519 Article rating: No rating The first of five community meetings on policing didn’t produce any surprises but it did reinforce the call for change. Read more
Cumberland Begins Police Services Review Cumberland Begins Police Services Review Staff Reporter / Thursday, August 25, 2022 0 814 Article rating: 4.0 Cumberland is opening a review of policing services, looking for any and all alternatives to compare with the current RCMP service. Read more
Springhill Paving and Basketball Approved Springhill Paving and Basketball Approved Staff Reporter / Tuesday, August 23, 2022 0 530 Article rating: No rating Christmas has come to Springhill early this year, as Cumberland Council approved much needed new capital projects at a special meeting today. Read more
Higgins Mountain Wind Project Gets Approval Higgins Mountain Wind Project Gets Approval Bill Martin / Thursday, August 18, 2022 0 672 Article rating: 1.8 The Higgins Mountain Wind Farm proposed for the Wentworth area is one of five major wind projects given approval in Nova Scotia. Read more
County Looks to One Municipality for Future County Looks to One Municipality for Future Bill Martin / Wednesday, July 27, 2022 0 779 Article rating: 3.3 If Cumberland Council agrees with a consultant’s recommendation, Springhill could become the seat of municipal government. Read more
Cumberland Council Reviews RCMP Service Staff Reporter / Friday, June 24, 2022 0 596 Article rating: 4.3 Cumberland RCMP made a detailed presentation of their current services to Cumberland county council. Read more
$40 Million Plan for Modern Fire Service $40 Million Plan for Modern Fire Service UPDATED WITH LINKS TO THE FULL CONSULTANT'S REPORT. Bill Martin / Wednesday, June 22, 2022 0 688 Article rating: 3.3 Cumberland Municipal Council received a much anticipated consultant’s report today, one that will have far reaching implications for the county’s sixteen fire departments. Read more
Crowd Gathered for Wind Energy Hearing Crowd Gathered for Wind Energy Hearing Bill Martin / Thursday, June 16, 2022 0 604 Article rating: 1.0 The gallery was full yesterday as the Municipality of Cumberland held its final public hearing on a proposed new set of bylaws regarding wind energy proposals. Read more