HOCKEY SCIENCE: Jackson Hogan (Grade 4) and Lexi MacLennan (Grade 5) of St. Mary’s Education Centre in Sherbrooke were among participants in the 2024 Strait Regional Centre for Education (SRCE) science fair, which took place at the NSCC Strait Area Campus on April 9. The duo donned their hockey sweaters to present their project - The Best Puck - which studied the highest quality puck used for Canada’s beloved sport. See more on the annual event in this week's edition.
Photo Credit: SRCE
Several companies express interest in Goldboro lands
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GOLDBORO — With a major parcel of land about to change hands in the Goldboro Industrial Park, the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) is on the cusp of a new wave of economic development, especially from renewables, says MODG’s Chief Administrative Officer Barry Carroll.
READ MORE April 17 2024
HOCKEY SCIENCE: Jackson Hogan (Grade 4) and Lexi MacLennan (Grade 5) of St. Mary’s Education Centre in Sherbrooke were among participants in the 2024 Strait Regional Centre for Education (SRCE) science fair, which took place at the NSCC Strait Area Campus on April 9. The duo donned their hockey sweaters to present their project - The Best Puck - which studied the highest quality puck used for Canada’s beloved sport. See more on the annual event in this week's edition.
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
April 17 2024
GOLDBORO — With a major parcel of land about to change hands in the Goldboro Industrial Park, the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) is on the cusp of a new wave of economic development, especially from renewables, says MODG’s Chief Administrative Officer Barry Carroll. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
BEAVER HARBOUR — Many people hang feeders on their properties to provide nourishment for their feathered friends, a highly regarded practice that may seem mundane compared to an effort put forth by a couple from this Eastern Shore community to provide a home-away-from-home for Nova Scotia’s provincial bird. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE — A transit ride program that will serve communities in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s has a new name – SMART-GO. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH — Joint meetings of Guysborough County’s municipal councils should become a recurring event of local government, say elected leaders who attended the first such summit in more than 15 years last week at the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex.
SUBSCRIBEBy Corey LeBlanc
BEECH HILL — With its anticipated consolidation with the Town of Antigonish now mothballed, the Municipality of the County of Antigonish has re-launched its electoral boundary review.
SUBSCRIBEBy Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH — Armed with public funding and an enthusiastic band of local artisans, ArtWorks East is offering a series of workshops throughout Guysborough County this spring and summer on everything from textiles to sea glass and pebble craft.
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By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GUYSBOROUGH — Residents needing urgent care at any one of Guysborough County’s three hospitals now have access to a virtual doctor at the tap of a tablet computer, thanks to a new pilot program of Nova Scotia Health (NSH). READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GEGOGAN LAKE — A new study showing that one of Guysborough County’s lakes remains polluted from a legacy of gold mining that occurred more than 80 years ago has taken at least one area environmentalist by surprise. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
PORT HILFORD — The proposed Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP) here continues to garner international attention; most recently, by receiving an invitation from the French government to submit a pitch to provide a home for a pair of captive orcas from that country. READ MORE
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SHERBROOKE — Councillors received a lesson regarding climate change trends in their communities during the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s committee of the whole meeting on April 3. READ MORE
GUYSBOROUGH — A new deal between the province and local governments may be laudable, but municipal leaders in Guysborough County still want the rubber to hit the road in the first major update of the service exchange agreement in 30 years, implemented March 28. READ MORE
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
GOLDBORO — The Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) has no plans to buy back the 267-acre plot of land it sold to Pieridae Energy nine years ago to develop a $10 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Goldboro, Warden Vernon Pitts confirmed in an email to The Journal last week. READ MORE
By Corey LeBlanc
NORTH OGDEN — It is ironic that the word ‘lazy’ graces the name of a product that involves plenty of work to produce. So, how did Lazy Maple Lodge – a family-run maple syrup business in North Ogden, Guysborough County – get its iconic moniker? READ MORE
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