Port Hawkesbury News

Proposal would see Creamery building turned into new medical centre John Gillis The recent doctor shortage in the Strait area may just have a silver lining.

A dispute involving millions of dollars in pension money at the former NewPage Port Hawkesbury paper mill is headed to mediation this summer.

Cape Breton band Sprag Session will perform Saturday at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Shannon Studio Concert Series at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre.

Barney Bentall, Tim Chiasson, David Myles, the Barra MacNeils, Wintersleep and the Fourth Well will be the headline acts for the 2013 edition of the Granville Green Concert Series.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the Strait of Canso area and the need to revitalize efforts to rebuild the region's economy.

There's a troubling sound coming from the Strait of Canso that should be of concern to the Dexter government and the new owner of the paper mill there.

The private land harvesters claim that the mill is shipping in the chips while refusing to pay adequate prices for locally harvested wood.

I hope this week's column finds everyone well in Cape Breton. The summer weather has arrived in Fort McMurray and it is none too soon.

The biomass-fueled Nova Scotia Power co-generation plant at the Port Hawkesbury Paper mill has already produced some power and is expected to be in full production by the end of June, according to the Cape Breton Post.

The new biomass-fueled Nova Scotia Power co-generation plant has already produced some power and is expected to be in full production by the end of next month.

RCMP Cape Breton Traffic Services were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 4 near Tamarac Drive in Port Hawkesbury at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Rave: for a sweet deal. According to the Victoria Standard, members of the Aerial Experiment Association 2005 from the Welland, Ont.