by Evan TaylorThe Province of Nova Scotia is looking to take on $117 million of Nova Scotia Power’s fuel-related costs incurred in 2023 to avoid a large increase in electricity rates this year. Nova Scotia Power finds itself burdened by a substantial balance of fuel costs amassed over the past few years,...
READ MORESnow clearing crews in Halifax are working to get streets and sidewalks cleaned up after the storm. The city will keep its parking ban in the place for a second straight night. It means no parking on the street between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. or risk a fine or a tow. It comes after the city was...
READ MORE by CJ GoaterStephen J. Wojciechowski a partner at ERYOU Barristers in Thunder Bay, has been appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Thunder Bay. Justice Wojciechowski replaces Justice S.A. Gomery, who was elevated to the Court of Appeal for Ontario on November 3, 2023. “I wish...
READ MOREA student from Havre Boucher is a finalist for a Loran Scholars Foundation award. Jakob DeGruchy of East Antigonish Education Centre/Academy is one of 90 chosen from more than 52-hundred applicants across Canada. The Loran Award is a four-year leadership enrichment program that includes summer...
READ MOREThe New Brunswick chapter of Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV NB) is denouncing the weekend vandalism at a Fredericton synagogue. Several windows at the Sgoolai Israel Synagogue were smashed on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “We recognize the swift response from local politicians...
READ MORE by Brad PerryThe $205-million west side modernization project at Port Saint John has come to a close. Officials gathered for a ribbon-cutting last Thursday to mark the completion of the years-long project. Craig Bell Estabrooks, president and CEO of Port Saint John, said the work was finished on time and on...
READ MOREThree students from the HRM are in the running for a Loran Scholars Foundation Award. They are among 90 of more than 52-hundred applicants from across the country. Charlie McEwen of Halifax Grammar School, Hannah Daley of Citadel High, and Samantha Kieyele of Ecole secondaire Mosaique are among...
READ MORE by Tara ClowIf you’re a minimum wage earner, your pay cheque is going up. On April 1st, rates will rise to $15.30 in New Brunswick. That’s an increase of 55 cents, from the current $14.75. Currently, New Brunswick has the second lowest minimum wage in Canada. Saskatchewan is the lowest, at $14.00.
READ MORE by Caitlin SnowFaculty and staff at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) are getting closer to the possibility of a strike as the college has not yet come to a collective agreement, after months of bargaining. The Atlantic Academic Union had the highest voter turnout in its history, with 97 per cent of its...
READ MORE by CJ GoaterThunder Bay Fire responded to a structural fire on South Ford Street Monday morning. A passerby noticed smoke and flames coming from the second story of a home and reported it to emergency services. Thunder Bay Fire responded to the structural fire with four pumpers and a Command vehicle. The...
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