Wednesday, June 3, 2026

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Pomquet-based artist Qi Cai displays the mural she created that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Town of Antigonish’s electric utility, which was unveiled May 27 at The People’s Place – the Antigonish Town and County Library. In the coming weeks, the piece – which was commissioned by the town’s mural and public art program, a partnership between the town and Antigonish Culture Alive – will be permanently displayed at 9 Main St. Full story in this week's edition.

 

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Antigonish County council adopts $22M+ budget

By Corey LeBlanc

BEECH HILL – Council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish has approved its budget, including an estimated $22,661,811 in spending, for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

READ MORE June 3 2026

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Pomquet-based artist Qi Cai displays the mural she created that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Town of Antigonish’s electric utility, which was unveiled May 27 at The People’s Place – the Antigonish Town and County Library. In the coming weeks, the piece – which was commissioned by the town’s mural and public art program, a partnership between the town and Antigonish Culture Alive – will be permanently displayed at 9 Main St. Full story in this week's edition.

 

  • Antigonish County council adopts $22M+ budget

    By Corey LeBlanc

    June 3 2026

    BEECH HILL – Council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish has approved its budget, including an estimated $22,661,811 in spending, for the 2026-27 fiscal year. READ MORE



June 3, 2026

  • SMART-GO launches prescription delivery service

    By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    SHERBROOKE – St. Mary’s and Area Rural Transit (SMART-GO) is offering a prescription pickup and delivery service as residents prepare for the closure of the community’s only pharmacy. READ MORE

  • Maritime Launch reveals construction roadmap for spaceport

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    CANSO – For years, residents of this wind-swept coastal community between the great big sea and the big blue yonder could only imagine what a commercial spaceport on Nova Scotia’s Eastern shore might one day look like. Now, according to Maritime Launch Services CEO Stephen Matier, the wait will soon be over. READ MORE



Also in this edition...

  • They came by the busload

    By Alec Bruce

    SUNNYVILLE – While many rural churches are struggling to keep their doors open, Sunnyville United Baptist Church marked a milestone Sunday with a packed sanctuary, visitors from across Nova Scotia and a celebration more than a century in the making.

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  • Jobs, contracts, housing dominate NexGold public sessions

    By Alec Bruce

    GUYSBOROUGH/ANTIGONISH – Jobs, housing and local contracting opportunities dominated discussion at NexGold Mining Corp.’s public information sessions in Goldboro, Guysborough and Antigonish last week, as the company moves toward awarding its first major construction contracts for its proposed Goldboro mine.

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  • Royals, Highlanders shine at SSNS track and field provincials

    By Corey LeBlanc

    DARTMOUTH – Athletes from the Saint Andrew Junior School (SAJS) Highlanders and Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional Royals provided golden performances at the 2026 School Sport Nova Scotia provincial track and field championship meet at Beazley Fields on May 29 and 30.

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May 27, 2026

  • 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. READ MORE

  • Antigonish EMO, partners prepare for wildfire season

    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

  • Concern growing over unsightly properties

    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



May 20, 2026

  • Windfall for St. Mary’s?

    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

  • County to press province over Pomquet Beach Road

    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

  • Toward the final frontier

    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

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