Community group conducts phone poll regarding consolidation

By Corey LeBlanc

ANTIGONISH – Anne-Marie Long says the results of a recent phone poll indicate it is “pretty clear” that residents want to vote on the potential consolidation of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish and Town of Antigonish. READ MORE

MODG tax rates unchanged in 2023-2024 budget

By Lois Ann Dort, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

GUYSBOROUGH – Tax rates in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) will remain unchanged this fiscal year, while community grants and the low-income tax threshold will increase. READ MORE

Accessibility top of mind for St. Mary’s staff, council

By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

ST. MARY’S – With measures ranging from a new tool to help people navigate its website to a call out for volunteers to serve on a special advisory committee, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is doubling down on its commitment to accessibility.

After 40 years, club still ‘centre for everything’ in Country Harbour

By Lois Ann Dort

COUNTRY HARBOUR – For more than 40 years the Country Harbour Gun Club has been the heart of the community and, with the continued commitment of volunteers, those that live in the area can expect another 40 years of activity at the club.

More than a vacation: locals bring supplies to school in Cuba

By Lois Ann Dort

GUYSBOROUGH – In the last weeks of winter, many Nova Scotians headed off for warmer climates knowing that the change of seasons on the calendar doesn’t mean a change in the weather will follow. For many years, Guysborough librarian Carmen Barron has used this time of year to take her granddaughter Bella south, often to Cuba, over March break. And, although they have previously taken useful items for the resort staff in their luggage, this year they decided to focus some Canadian goodwill on a local school.

New French school could start in September

GUYSBOROUGH – Board members of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) – the Francophone school board for Nova Scotia – voted in favour of establishing a French language school in the Tor Bay Acadian region of Guysborough County last month. READ MORE

Rising tide lifts all boats: GWDS begins fundraising campaign

GUYSBOROUGH – The Guysborough Waterfront Development Society (GWDS) has some big plans for this summer. To begin with, renovations at the marina and Jost building to perk up the curb appeal of the waterfront – finishing up with major repairs to the wharf and floating docks. But, work costs money and that’s where community members, local business and anyone who loves Guysborough comes into the story – the GWDS has started a fundraising campaign to pay for these much-needed renovations and repairs. READ MORE

Local student heading for world rankings in ‘pi’ challenge

By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

NEW CHESTER – Caitlynn Langille — a Grade 7 student at St. Mary’s Education Centre/Academy, who likes to read, hang out with friends and draw detailed pictures of toadstools — may soon become only the 12th Canadian, officially, to recite by memory the transcendental number, known as pi, above 500 digits. READ MORE

Heroes rescue driver before vehicle goes up in flames

By Corey LeBlanc

SHIP HARBOUR – A pair of Eastern Shore men are being praised for their bravery after removing a motorist from a vehicle involved in a crash moments before it went up in flames here earlier this month. READ MORE

Sunken vessel removed from Tickle Wharf

By Lois Ann Dort, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

GUYSBOROUGH – After months of waiting, the sunken fishing vessel tied to the Tickle Wharf in Canso has been removed. READ MORE

Urgent care centre replaces ED at Sheet Harbour hospital

By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

SHEET HARBOUR – Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital’s (ESMH’s) long-shuttered emergency department is no more. In its place, a new urgent care centre will handle non-life-threatening cases at least two days a week, Nova Scotia Health (NSH) announced on March 3. READ MORE