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CBRM looking to modernize out-of-date data security, records management
Cape Breton Regional Municipality is looking to modernize its record management to reduce the amount of physical space needed for storage of paper documents and to streamline access to digital files and make them secure.
CBRM council unanimously approves calling in police over former mayor's credit card use
Cape Breton Regional Municipality councillors say a police investigation is needed to clear the air after former mayor Amanda McDougall's actions cast a "black cloud" over the current council.
Ingonish sewage system will help with growing residential development in Victoria County
Victoria County's chief administrative officer says the new treatment plant will handle existing residential and commercial properties in the northern Cape Breton community and it's already attracting interest from other developers.
Construction industry reps say delayed Cape Breton projects not cause for concern
Nova Scotia contractor and union reps say it's not true that construction is more expensive on the island than it is elsewhere. They say the cost of labour, especially, has been stable thanks to a five-year collective agreement with unions.
CBRM not ruling out calling RCMP over former mayor's credit card expenses
Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Cecil Clarke says a special meeting will be called within the next week or so for council to decide whether to let the matter rest or refer it to police for a criminal investigation.
N.S. puts new seniors' home on hold citing too many infrastructure projects in Cape Breton
The Nova Scotia government says it's committed to building a replacement for the MacGillivray Guest Home in Sydney, but wants to wait up to two years for construction to 'stabilize' in Cape Breton.
Developer reverses plan for Sydney waterfront hotel, returns to original building proposal
A developer who had planned to put up a hotel on Sydney's downtown waterfront says that plan fell through, so the company will return to its first proposal that includes a commercial and residential mix.
2 large N.S. exporters say they're prepared for U.S. tariffs
The co-manager of the Port Hawkesbury Paper mill says the new threat requires a new strategy. The general manager of Victoria Co-operative Fisheries and president of the Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance says work is underway to seek new markets to reduce dependency on American buyers.
Opinions differ in Membertou on how to deal with an illegal drug crisis
The band council in Membertou First Nation, near Sydney, N.S., is promising law enforcement and compassionate treatment to deal with what's being called a drug epidemic in the community, but a resident wants harsher measures taken.
Donkin coal mine will likely restart production when world prices rise, says U.S. analyst
A writer for thecoaltrader.com says the Cline Group has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the subsea mine in Donkin, N.S., and won't want to walk away from that.