Port Hawkesbury News

Veterans from all branches of the Canadian military are expected to gather Saturday in Port Hawkesbury for a special dedication ceremony honouring naval and merchant marine personnel along with the passengers and crew of the SS Caribou.

The Outside Track, featuring Mabou native Mairi Rankin is a popular young traditional band that features Rankin, Scotland's Fiona Black and Ailie Robertson, Cillian O'Dalaigh, who is based near Limerick, Ireland, and Aoife Scott, also of Ireland.

Rant: For texting while driving. Despite education and enforcement campaigns, the dangerous practice obviously remains a problem, with so may drivers - especially young people - observed looking down at their laps while operating a motor vehicle every day.

While thrilled with Wednesday's announcement of $9 million for Canso Causeway repairs, Billy Joe MacLean would ultimately like to see a toll reinstated to provide stable funding for future maintenance of the link.

The provincial regulator should disallow roughly $5 million to $6 million in fuel purchases made by Nova Scotia Power over the past two years, says a consultant.

Karol Boldis wasn't sure what to expect when he left his home in Slovakia and arrived in Cape Breton to finish high school and play hockey nearly two years ago.

RCMP are seeking assistance from the public regarding a break, enter and theft at Port Hawkesbury Public Works early Tuesday morning.

Dressed in his diving suit, Art Langley Jr. stands at the side of his boat while his brother Dave holds the diving helmet.

The RCMP Inverness District and Strait Area Ground Search and Rescue are advising that they will conduct a full-scale search and rescue exercise on Saturday.

The latest track inspection reports show the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway is maintaining the line from Truro to Sydney according to federal and provincial regulations, says Steve Newson, policy adviser with the provincial Transportation Department.

The 18th annual Celtic Colours International Festival focuses on friends and family in a celebration of music and culture in Cape Breton from Oct. 10 to 18. Over nine days, there will be 46 shows, plus 200 community cultural experiences in every corner of the island, as well as the popular late night Festival Club at the Gaelic College in St. Anns.

There is expected to be more feedback pour in over the coming days and weeks, but the initial thoughts were only positive on changes to the Pictou County Relay for Life.

The Outside Track, an international super group of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and Cape Breton, performs at Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal, on Saturday, 7:30 p.m. The group also plays July 3, 7 p.m., at the deCoste Centre, Pictou; July 4 to 6 at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso; July 7, 8 p.m., at Louisbourg Playhouse; July 8, 9 p.m., at ... (more)

Port Hawkesbury town councillor Joe Janega, a structural engineer, walks across the Embree Island rail bridge in Port Hawkesbury.

Economic and Rural Development Minister Michel Samson announced funding for the Reeves Street project during a visit to the town Monday.

There is at least one stretch of road in Cape Breton Regional Municipality that is free of potholes.

Port Hawkesbury Paper is moving forward with a demonstration sugar extraction plant that would sweeten its potential for business growth.

A judge with the province's highest court says court resources are being wasted by a "plague of cases" with litigants who appear to use the justice system for reasons other than to settle legitimate legal disputes.

Joel Plaskett and The Town Heroes are among the headline acts for the 20th anuual Granville Green Concert Series this summer.

The state of rail lines, and in particular rail bridges, has some worried following a structural engineer's inspection.