KITCHEN PARTIES ARE BACK: It’s a sure sign spring is here and summer is on the way when local musicians like Francis Landry return to the stage for the St. Patrick’s Men’s kitchen party, which took place at Guysborough Intervale (April 19). Held the third Sunday of each month, the gatherings feature local entertainment, a light lunch and a chance to catch up. Admission is $5.
Photo Credit: Hilary Hendsbee
Acadian cultural centre targets 2027 start
By Alec Bruce
GUYSBOROUGH – After two years of groundwork to move the project from concept to construction, organizers behind a proposed Acadian cultural centre in the Torbé region say they’re nearly ready for shovels in the ground on a project projected to cost at least $3.5 to $4 million.
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KITCHEN PARTIES ARE BACK: It’s a sure sign spring is here and summer is on the way when local musicians like Francis Landry return to the stage for the St. Patrick’s Men’s kitchen party, which took place at Guysborough Intervale (April 19). Held the third Sunday of each month, the gatherings feature local entertainment, a light lunch and a chance to catch up. Admission is $5.
By Alec Bruce
April 22 2026
GUYSBOROUGH – After two years of groundwork to move the project from concept to construction, organizers behind a proposed Acadian cultural centre in the Torbé region say they’re nearly ready for shovels in the ground on a project projected to cost at least $3.5 to $4 million. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
BEECH HILL – Officials with the Municipality of the County of Antigonish will ask their partners in the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (PARL) to consider increasing their annual contributions, as the system faces a shortfall following the loss of provincial emergency funding. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH – A years-old request for comfort at the end of life came full circle April 16, when the Chedabucto Bay Quilters Group presented two handmade quilts to the Guysborough Memorial Hospital Foundation. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
GUYSBOROUGH – Elizabeth Connelly was in high school – still a child herself, really – when the call came through her community: a family’s home had caught fire. “There were five children,” she recalled recently. “And one … they didn’t get that child out.”
SUBSCRIBEBy Katie Edwards
ANTIGONISH – If I said, “the largest crowd that ever witnessed a hockey match in Antigonish,” you would realistically think I was referring to the recent game played between the StFX X-Women and the UNB Reds, both vying for the title of AUS champions. People clamoured for tickets to that sold-out event, offering well over face value just for a chance to be in the rink when the women faced off.
SUBSCRIBEBy Alec Bruce
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter GUYSBOROUGH – ArtWorks East will hire two youth workers this year, up from one in previous years, allowing its waterfront gallery in Guysborough to remain open longer throughout the summer.
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By Corey LeBlanc
HALIFAX – A wind energy project proposed for Antigonish County has cleared a crucial hurdle. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
EASTERN SHORE – Just weeks before the tourism season along the Eastern Shore is set to open, attracting visitors from across Nova Scotia and beyond, a lack of year-round public washroom facilities is raising concerns among residents who say the gap affects safety, accessibility and health. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
GUYSBOROUGH – Mary Desmond – policymaker, community activist and fierce advocate for African Nova Scotian communities – is rarely, if ever, at a loss for words. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
PAQTNKEK MI’KMAW NATION – Traffic on Highway 104 at Exit 36B was slowed and temporarily halted last Thursday (April 2) ahead of the Easter long weekend as members of the local Mi’kmaw community and supporters staged a protest in response to RCMP raids on cannabis dispensaries in Potlotek First Nation. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan. Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
EASTERN SHORE – Buoyed by nearly $68,000 in grants, food banks and aid societies in Guysborough County and along the Eastern shore are welcoming timely support from the provincial government’s Feeding Communities Fund last week. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
CAPE GEORGE – A local Canadian Armed Forces veteran has recovered most of a historic church bell stolen from St. David’s United Church after launching her own investigation within days of the theft, saying she “just wanted to get it back.” READ MORE
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