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The MLA for Guysborough-Tracadie is not holding back his disapproval in relation to the Bank of Montreal's (BMO) decision to close its branch in Canso. Greg Morrow is calling it a "terrible decision", which will cause many hardships for residents in Canso because the BMO is the only financial institution in t...

A Lower South River man is facing drug charges. The Antigonish-Guysborough Street Crime Enforcement Unit searched a residence on Park Blvd earlier this month. Officers seized cocaine, meth, fentanyl and prescription pills, a replica handgun and more items. The 34-year-old is facing eight charges in total. The RCMP say ...

Infrastructure upgrades in Guysborough County, is going to make moving wind turbines easier, through the Strait of Canso. The province is spending $750,000 on a 44-meter steel bridge at the northern end of the Superport's Mulgrave Marine Terminal. Minister of Agriculture Greg Morrow says the Strait of Canso is a strate...

There will be no busing for some students in the Quad Counties on Monday. The Strait Regional Centre for Education says buses are travelling on paved roads only.

No word on what caused a crash at the Port Hastings rotary. The crash is caused major traffic congestion on Sunday afternoon.

The Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) is not taking the news that the Bank of Montreal intends to close its quad county branches, sitting down. Council has put in a formal request to the Regional Vice President, Ms. Deanne Chaulk, as well as representatives of BMO to meet with them on the matter, as so...

Councillors will sit down Wednesday afternoon in an emergency meeting to discuss the closure of two Bank of Montreal locations in the Quad Counties this summer. A letter to BMO clients says the Port Hawkesbury and Canso branches will close on July 25th. Councillor for District Eight Fin Armsworthy tells our newsroom th...

Richmond County may start collecting info on the deer population, a move that could let hunters kill more of them. Warden Lois Landry says they have a significant problem in some areas. "What we're seeing when there's too many deer is that they are all over the road. As the deer population expands, they need to ea...

The warden of Richmond County says the paper mill's new windfarm will benefit each of the quad counties. The Port Hawkesbury Paper mill just reached their funding goal, thanks to a federal loan of more $224 million dollars. Warden Lois Landry says a boost to business in one county is good for all of them, because they'...

RCMP arrested four people as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation in Antigonish County. On January 2nd, the Street Crime Unit searched a Lower South River home. Investigators seized cocaine, cash, five firearms, a taser, a baton, and stolen property. A 27-year-old man and 25-year-old woman face drug and we...