The Casket

Oak Manor Men’s Wear storefront on a sunny June afternoon in Antigonish.

SLIDESHOW: Antigonish icon Oak Manor Men’s Wear saying good bye

A proposed development at 52 Victoria Street will move forward following Antigonish town council’s vote June 17.

Council votes to move development agreement for 52 Victoria Street ...

The poster for this Friday's kick-off event for Nova Scotia Summer Fest.

Learn more about Nova Scotia Summer Fest this Friday

Town of Antigonish councillor Andrew Murray is pictured with the Pride Flag which is currently hung on the town hall flag pole on Main Street, and will be up for the month. As an openly gay man, Murray talked about the significance.

Antigonish town councillor Andrew Murray reflects on Pride flag

Victoria Street sign.

Speakers express opposition to Victoria Street development

Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional High School students and SkillsNS competitors David Stewart, Andrew Sorenson, Gracie Glencross and Lucas McCully are pictured with principal Jack MacDonald.

Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional High School students compete at Skills ...

Genevieve MacPherson and Carroll MacPherson set-up during the Seafood Chowder and Bake Sale to sell the new North Shore Fire Department ladies auxiliary book Great Cooks, Great Food, Great Memories.

Great Cooks, Great Food, Great Memories launched June 2

The members of the Port Hawkesbury Antigonish Swim Team (PHAST) for the 2018-19 season. The team placed fourth at the AA Championships held at the Oland Centre June 7 to 9.

PHAST earns fourth place overall at swim meet

SRCE Honourees 2019; Ann Whalley (back, left), Patrick MacLean, Pat Batherson, Mark Pettipas, Elaine Pettipas, Marilyn Talbot, Cathy DeCoste-Couture, Barbara MacDonald, Sandra Sutherland, Jean Jordan-Robichaud, Theresa MacKinnon, Anita Cameron, Yvonne Quik, Brad Puskas, Betsy Jardine, Terry Purcell, Paul Landry, Joan Conrad (front, left), Linda LeBlanc, Lavonah Madden, Jane Dorey, Helen Whalen, Raymond Byard, Marcia Samson, Donna Lameman, Adeline MacDonald, Judy Boucher and Lucy Fraser.

Strait Regional Centre for Education 2019 honourees

Annual Canada Day Literary Event in Margaree

Oak Manor Men’s Wear storefront on a sunny June afternoon in Antigonish.

SLIDESHOW: Antigonish icon Oak Manor Men’s Wear saying good bye

Updated 12 hours ago

Dr. Anita Foley speaks in front of the new Dr. Anita Foley Health Services Centre, part of a renovation project at Guysborough Memorial Hospital, during a July 2016 dedication ceremony. Foley died May 25 at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital. Contributed

Guysborough County mourns loss of revered physician

Updated Jun 02, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

Roger MacKay shaking hands with well-wishers after it was announced that he will be the Conservative Party's nominee for Central Nova in the upcoming federal election.

Roger MacKay announced as the nominee for the Conservative Party in Central Nova

Updated May 27, 2019 at 10:48 a.m.

While making a recent visit from Marine City, Michigan, Rita MacDonald (left) and Josie England, her first cousin from Antigonish, dropped by the Casket office to pick up a copy of the weekly paper. MacDonald holds an edition of her hometown Thumb Print News, where she is a columnist. Corey LeBlanc

‘A peek in the Casket’

Updated Jun 02, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

News

A proposed development at 52 Victoria Street will move forward following Antigonish town council’s vote June 17.

Council votes to move development agreement for 52 Victoria Street forward

Updated a day ago

Workers constructing the accessible ballfield beside Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional High School, May 27.

Creating an accessible ball field in Antigonish

Updated Jun 11, 2019 at 12:48 p.m.

A shot of St. Ninian Street, one of many streets in Antigonish that features student housing.

Peaceful protest leads to two arrests, no charges

Updated Jun 02, 2019 at 5:02 p.m.

The Municipality of the County of Antigonish is considering a new dog bylaw. File

Taxes remain the same in Antigonish County

Updated May 27, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

Sports

The members of the Port Hawkesbury Antigonish Swim Team (PHAST) for the 2018-19 season. The team placed fourth at the AA Championships held at the Oland Centre June 7 to 9.

PHAST earns fourth place overall at swim meet

Updated Jun 16, 2019 at 11:57 a.m.

Mike Hinchey reaches for a return during a recent Pickleball Antigonish Society workout at St. F.X.’s Oland Centre. Corey LeBlanc

Pickleball provincials coming to Antigonish

Updated May 11, 2019 at 7:14 p.m.

Defenceman Sean Stewart (left) and forwards Jacob Hudson and Jacob Stewart were teammates this season with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Antigonish trio enjoying ‘Q’ life in Moncton

Updated May 30, 2019 at 3:42 p.m.

Drummondville Voltigeurs forward Brandon Skubel slides into Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Alexis Gravel during a QMJHL game at the Scotiabank Centre this season. (ERIC WYNNE/Chronicle Herald)

Judge approves lawsuit against QMJHL over pay for players

Updated a day ago

Business

Oak Manor Men’s Wear storefront on a sunny June afternoon in Antigonish.

SLIDESHOW: Antigonish icon Oak Manor Men’s Wear saying good bye

Updated 12 hours ago

Signage for the Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network (ESREN) on its location on St. Mary’s Street in Antigonish.

Antigonish town and county announce their departures from ESREN

Updated Mar 21, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Syna and Cedric Smiley of Revolutionary Apparel had a table set-up for an Antigonish Winter Market session last month. To learn more about the business and how to purchase a T-shirt, visit its Facebook page.

Antigonish-based business celebrates Viola Desmond’s legacy

Updated Mar 10, 2019 at 10:36 p.m.

Thomas Steinhart, owner and operator of Steinhart Distillery, holds up a plaque recognizes his company’s selection as producing the Best Classic Gin in the World at the 2019 World Gin Awards in London, England.

Steinhart’s gin named world’s best

Updated Mar 20, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

Living

Ally LaBrash, from Ohio, Antigonish County, is one of eight winners from across Canada in the RCMP’s Name the Foal contest.

Antigonish County girl submits winning entry

Updated a day ago

Debbie Feltmate (standing) - business manager, Small Craft Harbours, Gulf Nova Scotia, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and regional waste co-ordinator/educator for Eastern Region Solid Waste Management Nicole Haverkort were the guest speakers for a talk May 27 at St. Paul’s Anglican Church.

Reducing plastic waste proves an engaging topic

Updated Jun 02, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.

Refugee Hub representative visits Antigonish, Pictou County

Updated May 28, 2019 at 2:29 p.m.

Head of the Gaelic Studies department at St. F.X. Michael Linkletter (right) presents prizes to Goiridh Dòmhnullach (Jeff MacDonald - left) and Brian MacLeod, who came in second and first respectively, in the inaugural Sister Margaret MacDonell Prize in Gaelic Poetry contest. The presentations took place May 10 at the People’s Place Library.

Local winners in inaugural Gaelic poetry contest

Updated May 17, 2019 at 1:29 p.m.

Opinion

Rugby returned for high school athletes in Nova Scotia after a week of debate on its risks versus its rewards.

Injuries inevitable in contact sports

Updated May 11, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.

Antigonish is joined by Windsor as Nova Scotia locations on the Expedia list. Windsor is noted for its hockey birthplace claim and places to see, such as the Hockey Heritage Museum which features numerous rooms of unique hockey antiques and memorabilia.

Expedia includes Antigonish as a ‘must-see’ hockey town

Updated Jan 20, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

Characters such as Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and the Vision have helped propel the Marvel Cinematic Universe to unequaled levels of success.

Marvel still king of the movie mountain

Updated Mar 10, 2019 at 6:29 p.m.

Declan Smith of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, left, is interviewed by Mavs Gillis of Eastlink TV following the team’s 4-2 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Friday as members of the Screaming Eagles show their support for the captain. Smith made his return to the lineup on Friday following the passing of his mother, Rachel, and scored the game-winning goal.

SPORTS CHAT: A sign of support

Updated Dec 11, 2018 at 2:14 p.m.

Community

The poster for this Friday's kick-off event for Nova Scotia Summer Fest.

Learn more about Nova Scotia Summer Fest this Friday

Updated a day ago

Emma Boudreau helps out Molly van den Heuvel with one of the activities in Science World at Mayfest, the family-fun event in support of St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, which took place May 11 at the Bloomfield Centre on the campus of St. F.X.

SLIDESHOW: Marvelous Mayfest in Antigonish

Updated May 28, 2019 at 5 p.m.

Family members Glenda Feehan, Rick Feehan, Nathan Fraser, Eleanor MacInnis, Duncan MacInnis, Mary MacInnis and Jane MacInnis enjoying the 30th annual Arisaig Lobster Dinner, held on Mother’s Day, May 12, at the Arisaig Community Hall.

SLIDESHOW: Special dinners and events in Antigonish and surrounding areas mid-May

Updated May 28, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.

The Ehler family, who live in Bayfield, are in the midst of a campaign to raise funds for a wheelchair accessible van to help dad – Chris – who has been battling multiple sclerosis (MS) since 2002. Pictured are Nicholas, Laura Lee, Maddie and Chris.

Dinner-auction supports wheelchair van for Ehler family

Updated May 28, 2019 at 10:58 a.m.

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Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in action during the Monaco Grand Prix on May 26.

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Officer Jason Henry, right, was part of the team of police officers that worked with GM’s safety and security service, OnStar, to locate, disable and return the stolen 2019 GMC Canyon.

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The Canadian Transportation Safety Board says 160,000 car accidents occur each year in Canada and that results in eight fatalities a day, on average.

BEHIND THE WHEEL: Traffic safety must be top of mind

Specialized mattresses for nursing home beds can be seen behind Health Minister Randy Delorey and Christina Baert-Wilson, senior director of Community and Health Services with the Canadian Red Cross, during a tour of the Red Cross’s equipment facility in Dartmouth in March. - John McPhee

First nursing home inspection reports posted online

The dragon boat races are a real crowd-pleaser at Clean Annapolis River Project’s annual Annapolis River Festival. This year is no exception as teams gear up to see who can paddle one of these big boats the fastest. The fifth annual Annapolis River Festival runs from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 13 at Jubilee Park in Bridgetown.

Make a splash! - Annapolis River Festival celebrates historic waterway with day of family-oriented fun

Ron Snow of Wolfville stands with his 1955 Buick Special in front of Macdonald Museum in Middleton on Father’s Day Weekend. He was taking part in the Middleton Lions Antique Car Show. His wife bought him the car 28 years ago for Father’s Day. She passed away eight years later.

Old cars, lasting memories - Middleton Lions Antique Car Show draws lots of entries, big crowds

Oak Manor Men’s Wear storefront on a sunny June afternoon in Antigonish.

SLIDESHOW: Antigonish icon Oak Manor Men’s Wear saying good bye

Tory Steve Craig greets his supporters at the Kinsmen Community Centre in Lower Sackville after winning a close victory in the Sackville-Cobequid byelection Tuesday night. Nova Scotia PC Party.

Craig takes Sackville-Cobequid stronghold from NDP

Noah Warner of Yarmouth is taking part in a global research program at the University of Toronto with the Amgen Scholars Canada Program, where he is assisting with cancer-related research.
CONTRIBUTED

‘I am very lucky to be chosen’: Noah Warner of Yarmouth taking part in cancer research opportunity