Scatarie Island lighthouse has new solar panels

The lighthouse at Scatarie Island is shining brighter thanks to new solar panels.

The Coast Guard says a crew was on Scatarie Island replacing solar panels that were two decades old with newer ones to ensure a safe navigational aid for mariners. The two, 260 watt solar panels replaced a system that was 20 years old and included a horn, detector and an incandescent light.

Gaelic College to host inaugural summit

The Gaelic College will host the first Gaelic summit in Canada tomorrow and Friday.

Delegates from Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man will be joined at St. Ann’s by various Gaelic-related organizations and businesses, government and education centres around the Maritimes. Our Gaelic College will sign a memorandum of understanding with the college on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Event coordinator Kyle MacDonald told the Chronicle Herald the two institutions have been working for similar goals for a long time and have agreed to share resources