by Evan TaylorAfter years of development, Nova Scotia launched its NS Loyal program which aims to incentivize spending on products made locally. Doing so was one of the promises made by Tim Houston when campaigning for election in 2021. The announcement was made in Truro where details were unveiled on two new...
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by Tara ClowA Moncton family now has a place to call their own, thanks to Habitat for Humanity New Brunswick. The four-bedroom bungalow is located on Churchill Street. It has been under construction since late last year. Habitat for Humanity CEO Perry Kendall says the family moved to Canada around two years...
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by Chloe HannanDiscounted parking rates of up to 25 per cent, for Thunder Bay residents and employees, are being discussed by city council. At last night’s meeting, a report was brought forward to council regarding parking issues in the downtown area. City Manager, John Collin, discussed the three proposed...
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by Brad PerrySaint John councillors say urgency is needed to deal with the homelessness crisis in the city. Council adopted the city’s first three-year homelessness strategy during their meeting Monday night. The goal is to make homelessness in the city “rare, brief and non-recurring” over the coming years....
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by Caitlin Snow“A perfect opportunity to be reconnected with peers,” is how one town employee describes the upgrade to a popular park in Antigonish. Manager of Parks and Recreation, Tricia Cameron says, one of the things they learned coming out of COVID is, people want to be reconnected. Due to the pandemic,...
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by Tim DavidsonThe City of Dryden has just received one tender for the rehabilitation of 1,500 meters of Highway 594. Brennan Paving had a bid of just over $1.23 million for the work. Project and Asset manager for the city Madhav Raithatha says the contractor will try to cause of little disruption as possible....
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The first two headliners for next year’s Cavendish Beach Music Festival have been announced. Canadian country music legend Shania Twain will headline the first night of the festival on Thursday, July 10 in PEI. Twain played Halifax and Moncton last year on her ‘Queen of Me’ tour. On Saturday,...
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by Evan TaylorStarting in the upcoming fall semester students at NSCC Shelburne will have access to a new Class-A marine and fishing simulator. “It will be like walking onto the bridge of a fishing boat,” said NSCC Shelburne President Mary Thompson. “They’ll be using all the technology used in the real...
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U.S. President Joe Biden is set to speak to the nation. He dropped out of the presidential election on Sunday, saying it was in his party and the country’s best interest. Biden’s speech from the Oval Office will be at 8 p.m. (Eastern) Wednesday night. In a post on ‘X,’ the President says he’ll...
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by Tara ClowYou may have noticed a few trail closures if you’ve recently visited Mapleton Park in Moncton’s north end. City Parks Director Dan Hicks says they’re upgrading the Lagune Trail from the Wetland to Floodplain trails. “We’re getting the trails up out of the water, out of the flood-prone areas. We...
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