CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE AND HOPE: A large crowd gathered at the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex in Guysborough Saturday to celebrate Emancipation Day. Here, Alicia Clyke leads the libation, honouring ancestors and grounding the celebration in peace and purpose. See story and photos in this week's edition.
Photo Credit: Helen Murphy
Sherbrooke without Stewie
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 August 5 2026
CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE AND HOPE: A large crowd gathered at the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex in Guysborough Saturday to celebrate Emancipation Day. Here, Alicia Clyke leads the libation, honouring ancestors and grounding the celebration in peace and purpose. See story and photos in this week's edition.
By Alec Bruce
August 5 2026
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
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE – A local developer hopes to bring a pharmacy back to Sherbrooke by creating commercial space on an 18-acre Hwy. 7 property at the edge of the village.
SUBSCRIBEBy Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH – A year-long celebration of the milestone 125th anniversary of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha closed with a special Mass – one with Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick of the Diocese of Antigonish presiding – at St. Ninian’s Cathedral on July 29.
SUBSCRIBEBy Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH – An all-ages, first-time celebration of country music – especially up-and-coming artists from the East Coast – will make its debut this weekend.
SUBSCRIBE
By Corey LeBlanc
ST.JOSEPH’S – It may have been a celebration 75 years in the making, but it was well worth the wait. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
PORT HASTINGS – She almost missed it. A flash of fin, a hint of bulk breaching the water’s surface. By the time Mary Hankey looked up, the first leap was already ending – a splash, the tail end of the whale and cameras pointing everywhere but at it. READ MORE
By Helen Murphy
CANSO — If you’ve been thinking of attending the Stan Rogers Folks Festival in Canso this year, organizers have a lot on offer to seal the deal. And that’s with good reason: this coming weekend is Stanfest’s 30th anniversary. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH – A new addition to the Eastern Nova Scotia Exhibition (ENSE) grounds on James Street will be ready for the 2026 fall fair, a popular annual celebration of agriculture in the northeastern part of the province, which is scheduled for early September. READ MORE
By Helen Murphy
CARDIFF, WALES – Guysborough-Antigonish Journal Editor Alec Bruce received a 2026 Golden Dozen Award for Outstanding Editorial Writing from the prestigious International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) at its annual gala July 18 in Wales. READ MORE
The Journal is your source for news and views from Mulgrave to Sheet Harbour and all points in between. Published by Addington Publications Ltd. since 1994, the Guysborough-Antigonish Journal is dedicated to providing fair and comprehensive coverage of issues and events to our readers.
P.O. Box 210
Guysborough, NS
B0H 1N0
902.533.2851
