Antigonish County Warden Owen McCarron says the municipality is surprised with the direction the province has taken on coastal protection. In February, the Progressive Conservative government announced it would not put into force the Coastal Protection Act, which was passed in 2019 by the former Liberal government with support from…
Antigonish County Warden Owen McCarron said it will be a busy construction season in the county. McCarron says some are a continuation of projects that began last year. McCarron even though the county was working on the consolidation issue, he noted they didn't take their eyes off such projects. He…
With consolidation not going through, Antigonish County Warden Owen McCarron said county council is moving forward with their electoral boundary review. McCarron said they received an extension from the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to get the review complete, adding he said things will get going soon. He said…
Antigonish County Warden Owen McCarron said council and staff are in the early stages of budget deliberations. McCarron said they usually pass their budget in late May or early June, and he is hoping for a similar timeline this year.
Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher and Antigonish County Warden Owen McCarron say the relationship between the two municipal units won’t change after word from the province that the proposed consolidation won’t take place. Premier Tim Houston told the two leaders on Thursday government would not be moving forward with the Antigonish Consolidation…