The leader of the Nova Scotia’s official opposition is calling for meaningful action from the Houston government and Nova Scotia Power after a proposed rate increase. NSP has applied for a hike of 8 per cent over the next two years and has been undergoing rate hearings since the beginning of the...
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by Caitlin SnowThe federal government is investing $6.4 million alongside HRM to help protect an area of Dartmouth from flooding. Ottawa will spend $2,560,000 through the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, $2,819,999 will come from HRM and an additional $1,020,001 from Halifax Water. According to a news...
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The construction of the new Centre for the Arts by the Mulgrave Road Theatre is on schedule. Artistic Director Emmy Alcorn says staff should move into the building by early March. She tells us that they’ll need a couple of months to install the theatre equipment and make sure all the systems are...
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by Caitlin SnowA community-led initiative in Cape Breton is taking an extra step to recruit healthcare professionals to Port Hawkesbury and Richmond County, specifically from the United States. Gina MacDonald is program director for Cape Breton South Recruiting for Health, an organization formed to combat the...
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by Tara ClowA man is lucky to be alive after a fire in a Braemar Drive home. Moncton Fire were called to the two-storey residence at around 3 am Wednesday. Platoon Chief Brian McDonald says when they arrived, they found heavy smoke pouring from the second floor and attic. “The resident had closed his...
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Halifax Councillors have voted against proposed bylaw changes that would have required rideshare drivers like Uber to abide by the same regulations as taxi drivers. Mayor Andy Filmore says he was concerned that the changes would increase costs for drivers and riders while putting a significant...
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by Evan TaylorIndependent MLA Becky Druhan says Nova Scotians deserve more transparency and predictability from their government after MLAs were given 30 days’ notice that the Legislature will resume sitting on February 23. The notice meets the minimum requirement under the House of Assembly Rules of...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia Power says the province came close to short, rotating outages during the extreme cold this past weekend, prompting the utility to ask customers to conserve electricity — a request that’s rarely been made in past winters. The deep freeze pushed electricity demand toward the limits of...
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A pair of decorated Olympians will carry the Canadian flag in Milan. Quebec’s Mikael Kingsbury and BC’s Marielle Thompson have been chosen as flag bearers at the opening ceremony for the Winter Games. Both are competing in their fourth Olympics. Kingsbury is a three-time gold medallist in...
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by Tara ClowAn unexpected change in furnace oil prices. The interrupter clause kicked in overnight on Wednesday, and the maximum cost is up 5.8 cents a litre. The price for furnace oil now sits at around $1.74. Another price adjustment is expected at midnight on Thursday, when the Energy and Utilities Board...
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