A group of business improvement associations called Downtowns Atlantic Canada (DAC) has released a research report on Maritime downtowns and the businesses that comprise them. After the effects of COVID-19, DAC wanted to learn more about the changing profile of its businesses, what they...
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by Brad PerrySaint John councillors are renewing their calls for more flexibility when it comes to municipal property taxation. Council voted this week to send a letter to the province and municipal associations throughout the province. “At the end of the day, while some tools were given to us by the...
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Three home town players from the Herd have been selected to play for Team Canada at the World Juniors Goalie Mathis Rousseau, blue liner Jake Furlong and forward Jordan Dumais cracked the lineup. All are key players on the Halifax Mooseheads with Dumais holding the franchise points record for...
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The Strait Regional Centre for Education reports several school cancellations Thursday due to deteriorating weather conditions. Classes are cancelled for December 14th at the following according to the SRCE website as of 6:30 a.m: Pleasant Bay School Cape Breton Highlands Education...
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by Brad PerryStruggling New Brunswick renters can now apply to the government for help. The provincial government officially launched its Rent Bank program on Wednesday. The $3-million program will provide grants to help renters with expenses directly linked to staying housed. Applicants can get two months’...
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by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay Police Service has arrested a youth suspect in relation to a pair of threat incidents at St. Patrick High School. On December 12 the Thunder Bay Police Service was notified of threats made against the school, and another report of a threat was received the following day on...
READ MORE by Randy ThomsAgency One intends to continue its search in the new year for unmarked graves connected to the former St. Margaret’s Residential School in Fort Frances. Land in the vicinity of the former school was cleared this last year. The search for unmarked graves has included the use of electromagnetic...
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by NewsThe winter parking ban starts Friday and will last until March 31. HRM says it will be enforced from 1 to 6am during declared weather events and snow removal operations only. The municipality has two zones for the overnight winter parking ban: Zone 1 – Central refers to the Halifax Peninsula and...
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by Caitlin SnowInverness County District RCMP are asking for the public’s help finding 78-year-old Derek Kruger. RCMP say Kruger was last seen at a gas station in Antigonish on September 29. Since the investigation into his disappearance began on October 4, there has been an extensive search in the Greenfield,...
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by Caitlin SnowShots fired at a home in East Preston. RCMP say it was December 9 on Hwy 7 near Upper Governor St. A 67-year-old East Preston man heard gun shots outside around 8am. He later found what looked like bullet holes in the outside of the home as well as unfired bullets and empty casings. There were...
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