WORK AT PLAY: Weekly art workshops at the Guysborough Opportunities for Adaptive Living Society (GOALS) conducted by ArtWorks East members – which have been financially supported by the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage – have meant a lot to participants.
Photo Credit: Cairista MacIsaac
Community protest halts Highway 104 traffic
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.
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WORK AT PLAY: Weekly art workshops at the Guysborough Opportunities for Adaptive Living Society (GOALS) conducted by ArtWorks East members – which have been financially supported by the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage – have meant a lot to participants.
By Corey LeBlanc
April 8 2026
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
By Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH – Reflecting the celebratory nature of the announcement, Pamela Cunningham’s take on word that the St. James United Church community hot meal program would be receiving a financial boost from the provincial Feeding Communities Fund was sprinkled with some humour.
SUBSCRIBEBy Alec Bruce
GUYSBOROUGH – Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) council has begun acting on key recommendations from a KPMG review of Canso’s disputed tax structure, initiating contact with provincial agencies and outlining next steps on property assessments and policing costs.
SUBSCRIBEBy Alec Bruce
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter CANSO – Maritime Launch Services (MLS) has moved to overhaul its financial leadership only weeks after securing a landmark $200-million federal deal to anchor operations at Spaceport Nova Scotia, signalling what the company describes as a critical shift from development to execution.
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By Alec Bruce
SHERBROOKE – One month after the province cut more than 20 per cent of its funding to Sherbrooke Village, the consequences are no longer hypothetical, and neither is York Lethbridge’s worst-case scenario. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
CAPE GEORGE – Hurt and anger continue to permeate throughout this Antigonish County community as the theft of a historic bell from St. David’s United Church more than a week ago remains unsolved, although there is word online – which has not been confirmed by police – that it has been destroyed. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
CANSO – The Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board is examining whether it has the authority to act on a request tied to property tax treatment in the former Town of Canso following its 2012 dissolution, The Journal has learned. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce
CANSO – After years of controversy, a contentious local tax rate in District 8 — which includes the former Town of Canso — has been reduced, but only for a small group of properties on Durrell’s Island, as the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) approved its 2026–27 budget last week. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE – Residents in Sherbrooke and surrounding communities were forced to reroute travel, delay plans and adjust daily routines after flooding shut down sections of Hwy. 7 and cut off key routes following a night of heavy rain and wind last week. READ MORE
By Helen Murphy
ANTIGONISH – Dylan, age seven, and Rhyan MacDonald, nine, cleared tables and delivered meals as Bonnie MacInnis sat down at a booth with The Journal early Friday morning, the final day of operations of Myers Tea Room in Antigonish. The girls, on their March break, are the fourth generation of the Myers family to greet and serve customers, mostly regulars, here at the cozy café that has felt like home for generations of Antigonishers. READ MORE
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