HANDING OUT HELP: Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s Warden James Fuller (left) and Guysborough-Tracadie MLA Greg Morrow distribute fire extinguishers and other paraphernalia during the municipality’s first-ever Wildfire Preparedness Day in Goshen on May 23. The event drew more than 170 firefighters, volunteers and residents ahead of what officials expect could be another active wildfire season in Nova Scotia. See story in this week's edition.
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Lone pharmacy pulls out of Sherbrooke
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE – Residents in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s face the loss of their only local pharmacy next month.
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HANDING OUT HELP: Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s Warden James Fuller (left) and Guysborough-Tracadie MLA Greg Morrow distribute fire extinguishers and other paraphernalia during the municipality’s first-ever Wildfire Preparedness Day in Goshen on May 23. The event drew more than 170 firefighters, volunteers and residents ahead of what officials expect could be another active wildfire season in Nova Scotia. See story in this week's edition.
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
May 27 2026
SHERBROOKE – Residents in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s face the loss of their only local pharmacy next month. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
BEECH HILL – An unwelcome sign of summer’s arrival in Nova Scotia in recent years is already underway. Not that emergency officials needed any reminder, as a wildfire in Queen’s County earlier this month served as a wake-up call for people, including in Antigonish County, that the season has begun. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
GUYSBOROUGH – Fear of neighbour disputes, weak enforcement powers and uncertainty over when municipalities can intervene dominated discussion at the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) council meeting May 20 over dangerous and unsightly properties. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
GOSHEN – By late Saturday afternoon, the tables were mostly cleared, the raffle prizes handed out and nearly every wildfire preparedness pamphlet organizers had printed was gone.
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ANTIGONISH – They may not have been in the spotlight for a Bauer Theatre production, but it is safe to say that no one has played a bigger role in the success of Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre (FAST) – and the hundreds of performances it has staged since 1987 – than Brian and Irene MacLeod.
SUBSCRIBEBy Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH – The 2026 Special Olympics Eastern Highlands Regional Games were a “huge success,” according to coordinator Joan Conrad.
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By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE – The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s stands to receive nearly $4 million annually in municipal tax revenues and community benefit funding from EverWind’s proposed Wind Farm 3 development, according to company officials. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
POMQUET – After a main access route to one of Nova Scotia’s most celebrated and heavily promoted accessible beaches was described as “nearly impassable” during a presentation to Antigonish County council last week, local elected officials have agreed to press the province for improvements to Pomquet Beach Road. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
CANSO – After years spent trying to move a commercial spaceport project from concept to construction, Maritime Launch Services is now taking its message to the public through a new astronaut-training exhibit opening later this month at Halifax’s Discovery Centre. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE – Residents attending a series of EverWind open houses in Sherbrooke, Country Harbour and Port Bickerton last week were told the company’s proposed Wind Farm 3 development could bring hundreds of jobs, millions in municipal tax revenue and long-term community investment to eastern Nova Scotia. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
PAQTNKEK MI'KMAW NATION – A tight-knit community here came together not only to remember, but also voice their continuing concern with a deep and disturbing history of loss. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
GOLDBORO – With new hiring underway, contractor outreach expanding and a series of community open houses scheduled across Guysborough County and Antigonish over the coming weeks, it is “full steam ahead” for NexGold Mining Corp.’s proposed Goldboro mine, according to president and CEO Kevin Bullock. READ MORE
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