EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE: Gertie Snow, 97, (left) and Louise Lumsden, 87, were feted aboard the Canso-Hazel Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. ladies auxiliary float during the Canso Regatta parade Saturday for their 65 years of service to the organization. A huge crowd came out for the parade, midway, food and fun. More photos from the Regatta in this week's edition.
Photo Credit: Helen Murphy
Big wind project sent back for more study
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH CO. – EverWind Fuels’ proposed Harbour Hills wind farm has failed to secure provincial environmental approval after Environment and Climate Change Minister Tim Halman ruled that its filing lacks key data.
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EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE: Gertie Snow, 97, (left) and Louise Lumsden, 87, were feted aboard the Canso-Hazel Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. ladies auxiliary float during the Canso Regatta parade Saturday for their 65 years of service to the organization. A huge crowd came out for the parade, midway, food and fun. More photos from the Regatta in this week's edition.
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
August 19 2026
GUYSBOROUGH CO. – EverWind Fuels’ proposed Harbour Hills wind farm has failed to secure provincial environmental approval after Environment and Climate Change Minister Tim Halman ruled that its filing lacks key data. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE – Historic Sherbrooke Village is pressing ahead with a plan to expand programming, find new sources of revenue and broaden its reach, despite a 20 per cent provincial funding cut that has already reduced its workforce. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH – The Jerome McCarron Pavilion will be in the spotlight in the coming days, when the grand opening for the new addition to the Eastern Nova Scotia Exhibition (ENSE) grounds on James St. is celebrated on Monday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
CANSO – Under sunny skies and a stiff wind, municipal officials, staff and community members gathered in Canso Aug. 12 for a ribbon cutting that formally opened a long-awaited addition to the community’s recreation facilities.
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ANTIGONISH – A chance meeting between two strangers on a pier serves as the foundation of the Main Stage finale for an exciting 2026 Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre (FAST) season.
SUBSCRIBEBy Corey LeBlanc
MEDICINE HAT, AB – Let me win. But, if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.
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By Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH – One of the most famous views here – for decades the subject of countless photographs – has undergone a change, one that has sparked plenty of discussion. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
LARRY’S RIVER – Five days of boats, ball hockey, Acadian food, music, language, dancing and community gatherings had barely wrapped up when Jennifer Delorey tendered her cheerfully official assessment of the 21st Festival Savalette. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
SHERBROOKE – Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s volunteer fire chiefs have come away from a lengthy meeting with the Department of Emergency Management’s top bureaucrat with a clearer understanding that Nova Scotia’s fire service modernization plans are not aimed at forcing municipalities to take over local volunteer fire departments. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
SHERBROOKE – It rained as volunteers set up the Sherbrooke Saturday Market on Aug. 1, but no one seemed inclined to stay home. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH – Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish MP Jamie Battiste has announced a federal contribution of $545,000 to the next phase of the Town of Antigonish’s active transportation spine trail initiative, which officials said will provide pedestrians and cyclists with “improve accessibility and safer routes” along that stretch. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH – After a quiet spell spent learning how to operate its first apartment building, Guysborough County’s only community-based housing organization is preparing to put a long-term growth strategy before its board. READ MORE
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