Retaining new members key for Mabou department

Attracting and retaining new members is the biggest challenge facing most volunteer firefighters, and the Mabou department is no different. Formed in October 1968, the Mabou and District Volunteer...

Warm Your Bones shines spotlight on culture

There was standing room only in February as The Admiral Lounge in Port Hood played host to a multicultural event aimed at supporting newcomers to Inverness County. Ocean Le, who helped organize...

Childhood friends bring senior hockey back to county

Bret Walker and Dixon Gillis have known each other since they were kids, but never thought they’d be co-owners of a hockey team, until organized senior men’s hockey returned to Inverness County...

Oscar makes home in county

Deverell wins Academy Award for Frankenstein Inverness County has a new resident, and his name is Oscar. Tamara Deverell, who lives with her husband Ken Woroner in Chimney Corner, came away from last...

Early spring greetings: Many small joys

April gardening can still be a bit drab, before the flush of greenery and blossoms. But it is a good time to do a little clean-up before there’s a lot of tender new growth to damage.  We are...