MANY HANDS: People helping people is vital to recovery following severe storms, and StFX student-athletes are part of that support this week, following Hurricane Fiona. They helped pack and distribute meals in Antigonish that were made by World Central Kitchen, a California-based organization that travels the globe to provide meals after natural disasters. The group was able to prepare the meals in kitchen space provided by Gabrieau’s Bistro.
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Hurricane damages minor in MODG, Mulgrave
By Lois Ann Dort, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH -- As Hurricane Fiona drew nearer to Nova Scotia last Friday (Sept. 23), Environment Canada predicted the storm would make landfall between Guysborough and Canso. In the early hours of Saturday (Sept. 24), the category-2 hurricane (maximum sustained wind speeds of 165 km/h or 90 knots) made landfall in Whitehead, 28 km southwest of Canso.
READ MORE September 28 2022
MANY HANDS: People helping people is vital to recovery following severe storms, and StFX student-athletes are part of that support this week, following Hurricane Fiona. They helped pack and distribute meals in Antigonish that were made by World Central Kitchen, a California-based organization that travels the globe to provide meals after natural disasters. The group was able to prepare the meals in kitchen space provided by Gabrieau’s Bistro.
By Lois Ann Dort, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
September 28 2022
GUYSBOROUGH -- As Hurricane Fiona drew nearer to Nova Scotia last Friday (Sept. 23), Environment Canada predicted the storm would make landfall between Guysborough and Canso. In the early hours of Saturday (Sept. 24), the category-2 hurricane (maximum sustained wind speeds of 165 km/h or 90 knots) made landfall in Whitehead, 28 km southwest of Canso. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH – As she steamrolled through Atlantic Canada, Fiona left an indelible mark on the Highland Heart of Nova Scotia. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
ST. MARY’S — From Sheet Harbour to Port Bickerton, Fiona lashed the Eastern Shore with all the fury the experts had predicted. Now, as cleanup proceeds after the worst storm in living memory, knocking out power to thousands, residents are counting their blessings and reaching out to their fellow citizens. READ MORE
By Lois Ann Dort, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH – “This investment will increase pedestrian safety by taking residents off the gravel shoulder on the heavily travelled Route 16 and on to paved sidewalks,” Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway said during an infrastructure funding announcement for sidewalk expansion in Guysborough on Sept. 23.
SUBSCRIBEBy Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ST. MARY’S – With hundreds of letters supporting the designation of Archibald Lake and its environs as a provincially protected wilderness area, prospects may be on the rise for the St. Mary’s River Association (SMRA) and the once world-class salmon course it holds dear.
SUBSCRIBEBy Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH COUNTY – They may not have even known his name – although most did – but countless people in Antigonish County and environs had their days brightened by the late Archie ‘Val’ Chisholm.
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By Lois Ann Dort, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH – Vandals destroyed the roadside library on Highway 16, located beside the Tracadie United Baptist Church, and the food pantry on the corner of Highway 16 and Upper Big Tracadie Road, on Sept. 17. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
MARIE JOSEPH – Following long-awaited action by the Government of Canada, residents of this small Eastern Shore village will soon bid bon voyage to the wreck of the MV Caruso, which has blighted their shoreline for more than a decade. READ MORE
By Lois Ann Dort, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH – The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) released a decision on Sept. 14 in favour of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough’s (MODG’s) application to maintain the number of councillors in the municipality. READ MORE
By Lois Ann Dort, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH – After other efforts have been tried, a pesticide has been used to ensure the elimination of an invasive species from Dobsons Lake, near Half Island Cove. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE – In a show of support for Sherbrooke’s Old-Fashioned Christmas, council for the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s has appointed its warden and one other representative to a new standing committee for the popular – but volunteer-starved – annual event. READ MORE
By Lois Ann Dort, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH – It’s a done deal. At the committee of the whole meeting in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough on Sept. 7, Deputy CAO Shawn Andrews reported to council that the sale of the waste management facility had been completed. READ MORE
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