Inverness MLA Rodney MacDonald participated in the Whycocomagh Co-op's grand re-opening celebrations on June 24.

HALIFAX- Rodney MacDonald says he feels good about handing over the reins of the Progressive Conservative Party and focussing more of his attention on his home riding.
The Inverness MLA stepped down as the party’s leader last week, just over two weeks after his party fell from minority government to a third place finish.
MacDonald, the second youngest premier in Nova Scotia’s history, made the announcement in Halifax last week that Karen Casey, a former Minister of Education and Health, would become the party’s interim leader as he stepped down from the post.
“It was the right decision to make for the party and, as I indicated on election night, it was time to turn to the next chapter and before we went back into the House of Assembly I wanted to make sure that we had an interim leader in place,” MacDonald said, adding praise for Casey and her years in government.
“I ...