ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM: Const. Tammy Hudak (right) of the Guysborough County District RCMP arrived with a sweet treat for independent living residents, including Jean Bennett (left), Anita Greencorn and Florence Bennett, of Pines Manor in Canso on Oct. 19.
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Yes, Sherbrooke, there is a Santa
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE — Organizers of Christmas at Sherbrooke Village (CSV) have reversed their decision to charge admission on opening night for one of the community’s most cherished traditions and will now offer the event free of charge – restoring a custom that was quietly dropped earlier this fall.
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ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM: Const. Tammy Hudak (right) of the Guysborough County District RCMP arrived with a sweet treat for independent living residents, including Jean Bennett (left), Anita Greencorn and Florence Bennett, of Pines Manor in Canso on Oct. 19.
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
November 12 2025
SHERBROOKE — Organizers of Christmas at Sherbrooke Village (CSV) have reversed their decision to charge admission on opening night for one of the community’s most cherished traditions and will now offer the event free of charge – restoring a custom that was quietly dropped earlier this fall. READ MORE
By Chloe Hannan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY — The Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL) is preparing for a difficult year ahead, after learning that the province’s 2025-26 budget expected to include no increase in library funding. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GOLDBORO — NexGold Mining Corp. says it is just one step away from greenlighting construction of its long-awaited Goldboro mine – one of the most closely watched proposed industrial builds in Guysborough County in recent memory. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY — The president of one of Nova Scotia’s leading river conservation organizations is applauding the province’s latest land designations, but warns the move falls short of achieving its stated conservation targets.
SUBSCRIBEBy Alec Bruce
GUYSBOROUGH — Maritime Launch Services (MLS) has confirmed how it will use a $10-million equity investment from aerospace giant MDA Space Ltd., tying the funding directly to infrastructure and readiness upgrades at its Canso rocket site.
SUBSCRIBEBy Corey LeBlanc
ANTIGONISH — A 41-year-old man and a youth – both from Afton, Antigonish County – have been arrested in relation to a fatal crash along Highway 104 on Nov. 1 that claimed the life of 14-year-old Aidan Denny.
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By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY — As Nova Scotia barrels toward winter, the fallout from an unusually dry season is still playing out above – and below – ground in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) and beyond. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH — When Kelly Harnish put the final brush stroke on his sprawling mural at the Guysborough waterfront last week, he didn’t feel triumph. Or even relief. READ MORE
By Janice Christie
SHEET HARBOUR — For the past 20 years, Reg Russell has coordinated the Remembrance Day service for Royal Canadian Legion Courcelette Branch #58 in Sheet Harbour. He retired from the military in 1996, and by that time he and his wife, Cher, were living back in the homestead where he was raised in Watt Section. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
PORT HILFORD — The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has approved a lease of Crown land for the American non-profit Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP), clearing the way for construction of a coastal refuge for retired marine park beluga whales on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. READ MORE
By Chloe Hannan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
MULGRAVE — The Town of Mulgrave has spent approximately $7,000 over the past six months on code of conduct investigations related to a citizen complaint against its mayor, Ron Chisholm. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
CANSO — After a decade of disappointments, delays and only faint signs of progress, Spaceport Nova Scotia may finally be getting the kind of fuel it needs to become the first facility of its kind to deliver commercial rockets from Canadian soil to the next frontier. READ MORE
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