Wednesday, February 25, 2026

COLD-WATER DRILL: Members of the Three Top Volunteer Fire Department plunge into icy conditions during their annual ice-rescue training in Whitehead on Sunday, Feb. 22, taking turns entering the water in full gear and practising emergency recovery techniques. On the ice were Chief Tino Winter, Roger George, Val Cashin, Johnathan Dort, Duncan Bellefontaine, Robert Bellefontaine, Corrine Munroe and Sandy Winter. Volunteers Marg Rhynold and Donna Rhynold prepared lunch for participants following the exercise.

 

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Funding sought for Antigonish arts centre study

By Corey LeBlanc

HEATHERTON – Supporters of a proposed Antigonish arts and culture centre are seeking $30,000 in combined municipal funding to launch a feasibility study for a project that could ultimately carry a $40-million price tag.

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COLD-WATER DRILL: Members of the Three Top Volunteer Fire Department plunge into icy conditions during their annual ice-rescue training in Whitehead on Sunday, Feb. 22, taking turns entering the water in full gear and practising emergency recovery techniques. On the ice were Chief Tino Winter, Roger George, Val Cashin, Johnathan Dort, Duncan Bellefontaine, Robert Bellefontaine, Corrine Munroe and Sandy Winter. Volunteers Marg Rhynold and Donna Rhynold prepared lunch for participants following the exercise.

 

  • Funding sought for Antigonish arts centre study

    By Corey LeBlanc

    February 25 2026

    HEATHERTON – Supporters of a proposed Antigonish arts and culture centre are seeking $30,000 in combined municipal funding to launch a feasibility study for a project that could ultimately carry a $40-million price tag. READ MORE



February 25, 2026

  • No tax cut recommended for Canso

    By Alec Bruce

    GUYSBOROUGH – A recently completed review of Canso’s disputed local tax structure – under which some residents pay as much as three times the annual levy paid by counterparts elsewhere in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) – does not recommend reducing the additional area rate applied to properties there. READ MORE

  • A new chapter in local journalism

    By Helen Murphy

    GUYSBOROUGH-ANTIGONISH – The separation of the Guysborough Journal and Antigonish This Week is no more, with the merger of the two papers in this week’s edition. READ MORE



Also in this edition...

  • New R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home construction ‘on schedule, budget’

    By Corey LeBlanc

    ANTIGONISH – Construction of the new R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home is “on schedule” and “on budget,” according to CEO Terry MacIntyre.

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  • Proposal urges licensed childcare for Sherbrooke

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    SHERBROOKE – A Sherbrooke educator is calling on the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s to help establish a licensed childcare facility in the community, warning that growing demand and limited options are putting pressure on families, employers and long-term development across the region.

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  • Generating warmth on the Coldest Night of the Year

    By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    PORT BICKERTON – Residents in Port Bickerton and Country Harbour will once again step out in support of people experiencing homelessness and hardship when they take part in the annual Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraiser this month.

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February 18, 2026

  • Aulds Cove Wind Project clears environmental review

    By Alec Bruce

    AULDS COVE — For proponents of a proposed 147-megawatt wind energy project near Aulds Cove – billed as power “for Nova Scotians to be used by Nova Scotians” – Friday the 13th proved anything but unlucky. READ MORE

  • The long road home

    By Katie Edwards

    ANTIGONISH — It’s 1944. You live in a house that’s drafty and damp. You use an outhouse, even on the coldest of nights. One of your children has just died – William. One year old. Pneumonia. READ MORE

  • Future of French whales at proposed sanctuary uncertain

    By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    PORT HILFORD — Despite France’s December declaration that two captive orcas were “destined” for the Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP) in Port Hilford, their relocation remains uncertain after high-level talks in Paris have failed to produce a final agreement. READ MORE



February 11, 2026

  • Regional library asks councils for cash to buy books

    By Alec Bruce

    GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY — Facing what it calls a “complex and uncertain financial outlook,” Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL) has issued an urgent call to municipal governments in Guysborough County and parts of Cape Breton for money to help it buy books. READ MORE

  • Residents press consultants over Canso tax

    By Alec Bruce

    CANSO — An estimated 80 area residents crowded into the Canso Fire Hall last week for a public open house to share their views and provide feedback on a long-standing area tax they say is roughly three times higher than what residents pay elsewhere in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG). READ MORE

  • Water restored after outage shuts hospital in St. Mary’s

    By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    SHERBROOKE — Water service was restored Feb. 3 after a four-day disruption caused by multiple leaks in Sherbrooke’s water main system, affecting about 40 residents, businesses and the local hospital during a weekend snowstorm. READ MORE

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