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Inverness County has dropped plans to expand the Margaree airport.

It earmarked $3 million in 2014 for an expansion project but that was contingent on getting money from the other levels of government, and it never happened. Councillor Jim Mustard told CBC putting the expansion on hold gets this elephant off their shoulders and the county can deal with other concerns such as housing, water-system upgrades internet and cell phone service as well as youth employment.

The search continues for a missing kayaker off the west coast of Cape Breton.

Several search crews were coming both water and land thinking 32 year old Jason William McGrath may have made it to shore somewhere and is on foot now.

His kayak was found near Judique Interval in Inverness County after he set off from across the water near Antigonish.

His family says McGrath can’t swim and doesn’t like wearing a life-jacket.