People in the Malagash and Wallace area are upset that they have been adopted by Colchester County.

It was a full house for an emotionally charged meeting on public safety in Wentworth tonight.

Cumberland County Council approved first reading of a new set of by-laws regarding wind turbines today, but not everyone was pleased.

Cumberland County Council wants to “hit the pause button” on the wind energy proposal for Higgins Mountain in the Wentworth Valley.

Cumberland County has a new Deputy Mayor. Jennifer Houghtaling, the councillor for District 3, was elected today by acclamation.

Concern is rising about police service in Pugwash. Cumberland Council recently voiced its concern when they refused to accept a plan to reduce the police force and close the Pugwash detachment of the RCMP.

The chief medical officer of health for Nova Scotia’s Northern Health Zone says broad-based public announcements or special local testing programs are not yet necessary in Cumberland County.

Pugwash now has a case of COVID-19. Whether it is the first, the tenth, or one of many doesn’t matter. What matters is that COVID is now present in the community and begs a local response.

Cumberland Municipal Council meets nearly every Wednesday but the second Wednesday of each month is a Committee of the Whole (COW) session intended for detailed reports and presentations.

The death of a woman in Bass River continues to fuel debate over the efficiency of emergency services.

Murray Scott chaired his first meeting as Mayor of Cumberland tonight and it was a meeting of firsts.

Three new commissioners will be sworn in tonight at the monthly meeting of the Pugwash Village Commission.

There are three new faces on the Pugwash Village Commission. Susan Duncan, David MacEwan, and Brent Wilson were elected by acclamation when nominations closed yesterday.