DOWNHILL DAYS: Families were out on the weekend enjoying the exhilaration of sledding at a groomed to perfection Lily’s Hill in Sheet Harbour, including Brad Atkinson and his grandsons, Cian, four, and two-and-a-half-year-old Aodhan.
Photo Credit: Rachel Atkinson
Morien set to proceed with Lazy Head quarry
By Alec Bruce
HAZEL HILL — Barely five months after going public with the idea, a Nova Scotia company and its U.S. partner say they have made a “final investment decision” to build an aggregate quarry and marine terminal near this seaside community that could generate up to 100 construction jobs and nearly as many permanent full-time positions in the area.
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DOWNHILL DAYS: Families were out on the weekend enjoying the exhilaration of sledding at a groomed to perfection Lily’s Hill in Sheet Harbour, including Brad Atkinson and his grandsons, Cian, four, and two-and-a-half-year-old Aodhan.
By Alec Bruce
February 4 2026
HAZEL HILL — Barely five months after going public with the idea, a Nova Scotia company and its U.S. partner say they have made a “final investment decision” to build an aggregate quarry and marine terminal near this seaside community that could generate up to 100 construction jobs and nearly as many permanent full-time positions in the area. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
CANSO — Residents of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) will get a chance to ask questions and learn more about the ongoing review of the Canso tax rate structure at two open houses in Canso and Guysborough on Wednesday (Feb. 4). READ MORE
By Chloe Hannan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
CANSO — A story rooted in family and decades of curling tradition has propelled a Canso team into the national spotlight, as members of the MacDonald family await the outcome of a Curling Day in Canada storytelling contest this weekend. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE — The federal government’s decision to close three key research facilities in the Maritimes has prompted serious concern from the St. Mary’s River Association (SMRA).
SUBSCRIBEBy Alec Bruce
GUYSBOROUGH — When Jack and Lee Leonard settled in Guysborough some years ago with a simple yet elegant idea — creating a way for people devoted to making beautiful things to share their art with each other and the wider community — they believed they were on to something. But they could never have imagined how right they were.
SUBSCRIBEBy Corey LeBlanc
FAIRMONT — Describing it as “the pinnacle of my officiating career,” Shauna Neary is ready to take her place in the international spotlight at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.
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By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY — Guysborough County’s three municipalities have lined up behind a call to provincial and federal governments to address what local officials describe as a growing public safety risk at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish: the lack of a second, permanent access road. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH — A grassroots housing organization in Guysborough County has begun work on what it describes as the region’s first locally driven effort to develop a housing strategy focused specifically on the needs of African Nova Scotian communities. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE — With filming of The Great Amherst Ghost Haunting now wrapped, officials at Sherbrooke Village say the experience has renewed their interest in attracting more film and television productions to the historic site. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
CANSO — It does not amuse Harold Roberts, president of the Canso and Area Development Association and a local resident, that a routine bank deposit recently took him four hours and 15 minutes – most of which was spent driving round trip from Canso to New Glasgow after the closure of his town’s only bank branch last summer. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH — She holds the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and her name proudly adorns the Dr. William P. Oliver Wall of Honour. READ MORE
By Chloe Hannan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporting
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY — A newly released provincial climate change risk assessment outlines increasing risks from stronger storms, flooding and pressure on infrastructure across Nova Scotia, but it also identifies Guysborough County as one of a small number of areas that may experience some potential benefits alongside those challenges. READ MORE
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