Saturday, May 18, 2024

GOOD BEGINNINGS: The new daycare centre in Guysborough, the YMCA Early Learning Centre, celebrated its grand opening on May 13. Pictured (l-r) are Nicole MacDonald, senior manager, YMCA Childcare; Guysborough-Tracadie MLA Greg Morrow; Colleen Matheson, centre director; Sabrina Vatcher, CEO YMCA Cape Breton; three-year-old Josie Richard, event attendee; Glenn MacDonald, SRCE director of operations; MODG Councillor Mary Desmond; YMCA board member Kevin MacEachern; and Chris Grover, SRCE director of finance.

 

Photo Credit: Helen Murphy

Officials ‘optimistic’ Grassy Island ferry will return for tourist season

By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CANSO — Three years after the regular ferry to one of Guysborough County’s top destinations ceased operations, the Parks Canada official in charge of visitor experience at Grassy Island Fort National Historic Site is bullish about resuming the service in time for tourists this year.

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GOOD BEGINNINGS: The new daycare centre in Guysborough, the YMCA Early Learning Centre, celebrated its grand opening on May 13. Pictured (l-r) are Nicole MacDonald, senior manager, YMCA Childcare; Guysborough-Tracadie MLA Greg Morrow; Colleen Matheson, centre director; Sabrina Vatcher, CEO YMCA Cape Breton; three-year-old Josie Richard, event attendee; Glenn MacDonald, SRCE director of operations; MODG Councillor Mary Desmond; YMCA board member Kevin MacEachern; and Chris Grover, SRCE director of finance.

 

  • Officials ‘optimistic’ Grassy Island ferry will return for tourist season

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    May 15 2024

    CANSO — Three years after the regular ferry to one of Guysborough County’s top destinations ceased operations, the Parks Canada official in charge of visitor experience at Grassy Island Fort National Historic Site is bullish about resuming the service in time for tourists this year. READ MORE



May 15, 2024

  • Virtual urgent care at Canso hospital hailed as ‘great option’

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    CANSO — Efficient, cheerful and even a little disarming is how Susan O’Handley, co-chair of the Canso & Area Healthcare Working Group, describes Eastern Memorial Hospital’s (EMH) new virtual urgent care pilot program unveiled last month by Nova Scotia Health (NSH). READ MORE

  • MODG seeks citizen advisors on local policing

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    GUYSBOROUGH — For the first time in more than a decade – and under orders from the provincial government – the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) is seeking citizen advisors on local policing to attend certain council meetings. READ MORE



Also in this edition...

  • Stanfest 2024 to showcase impressive line-up

    By Corey LeBlanc

    CANSO — A tribute concert celebrating an iconic Cape Breton artist who earned international acclaim will take centre stage on the opening night of the 2024 Stan Rogers Folk Festival – affectionately known as Stanfest – this summer.

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  • Class of ’74 from GMHS celebrating golden anniversary

    By Corey LeBlanc

    GUYSBOROUGH — Canadian music icon Gordon Lightfoot topped the charts with Sundown, while the bigoted Archie Bunker dominated the television airwaves as part of Norman Lear’s ground-breaking sitcom All in the Family. Less than one month later, in the summer of 1974, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his Liberals won their third consecutive federal election.

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  • Sherbrooke market gears up for sixth season

    By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    SHERBROOKE — Vendors and those who contribute their time and energy to make the Sherbrooke Saturday Market the popular social and economic entity it has become are preparing for opening day of their sixth season on June 8.

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May 8, 2024

  • Townhouse style apartments to be built in Guysborough

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    GUYSBOROUGH — The Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) has cleared the way for a new housing development, green lighting the direct sale of a four-acre parcel of land at Cutler’s Brook Estates to Atlantic Edge on Properties Inc. of Antigonish for $50,000. READ MORE

  • No ambulance cuts planned for Country Harbour, EHS says

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    COUNTRY HARBOUR — Despite worries raised at Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) council last week, there’s no scheme to permanently cut back the Emergency Health Services (EHS) base in Country Harbour, a provincial spokesperson told The Journal last week. READ MORE

  • Stormont Union Church celebrating centennial

    By Corey LeBlanc

    STORMONT — An historic building here – a pillar of the community for a century – will be the venue for an upcoming gospel concert to mark that milestone. READ MORE



May 1, 2024

  • EverWind, MODG sign new community benefits deal

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    GUYSBOROUGH — As part of its plans to generate gigawatts of power from wind farms it intends to build in Guysborough County, EverWind Fuels Inc. has struck a community benefits agreement (CBA) that could pour millions of dollars into the local economy over the next several years, according to the company’s engagement manager Mark Stewart. READ MORE

  • Maritime Launch changes course to ‘airport model’

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    CANSO — Due to supply problems caused by the the war in Ukraine, Maritime Launch Services (MLS) says it is pivoting away from sending its own rockets into space and becoming “more of an airport model” for others, says founder and CEO Steve Matier. READ MORE

  • Scott Beaver recognized with Lt. Gov.’s Award for Conservation

    By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    HALIFAX — The president of the St. Mary’s River Association (SMRA) is the recipient of the 2024 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Conservation. READ MORE