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Sackville, Amherst mayors against tolling border crossing

 [Amherst, NS]– Municipal officials on both sides of the provincial border are not crazy about the idea of tolls being placed on the highway between Amherst and Sackville.

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Vehicles cross the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Although it has only been a suggestion, municipal officials on both sides of the border are opposed to New Brunswick placing tolls at entrances to the province to help trim the deficit. (Photo: Darrell Cole/Amherst Daily News)

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    February 22, 2012 - 14 h 49

    [Alberton, PEI]– Welcome to Greenville, your new home.

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  • Pay more, get less

    February 16, 2012 - 16 h 02

    Newfoundland and Labrador pays more than any other province in workers' compensation premiums and that is affecting the ability of the province's employers to recruit, train and retain employees.

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  • NL Liberals say government slashes funding at expense of injured workers

    February 16, 2012 - 15 h 57

    (Newfoundland & Labrador) Liberal MHA Jim Bennett says the provincial government is trying to save money on the backs of injured workers in the province.

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  • Holland College poised to capitalize on shipbuilding

    February 16, 2012 - 15 h 55

    [Summerside, PEI] – It's still under construction, but the Holland College Summerside Waterfront Campus is looking to play a big role in the recently announced Atlantic Ship Building Action Plan.

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  • Contract awarded for new Clair-Fort Kent bridge project

    February 16, 2012 - 15 h 51

    A Fredericton company, Caldwell and Ross, has been awarded the $13.9 million contract to construct a new bridge to replace the current one linking Fort Kent, Maine, and Clair, New Brunswick.

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  • Job fair recruiting labourers to Saskatchewan

    February 16, 2012 - 15 h 49

    [Corner Brook, NL]— High unemployment rates and a reputation of a solid workforce have brought a Western Canadian industrial company recruiting in Newfoundland.

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  • Developer taking another crack at waterfront project

    February 16, 2012 - 15 h 46

     Newfoundland developer Paul Madden is turning to IRAC in an attempt to build again next to Founders' Hall.

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  • Trenton hoping for fair weather, getting by minus one plow

    February 16, 2012 - 15 h 45

    [Trenton, NS]– Trenton (Nova Scotia) council is crossing their fingers that the worst of the winter is over because the town will be short one snowplow until April at the earliest following a recent crash.

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  • New paving project planned in Valley

    February 16, 2012 - 15 h 43

    [Truro, NS]- Smoother driving and better snow clearing is in the works for Valley (Nova Scotia) residents who live on Raven Road and Junco Court.

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  • A true community college

    February 16, 2012 - 15 h 41

    [Lewisporte, NL] - For the better part of the last 10 years, DieTrac Technical Institute has been providing educational training opportunities in preparing students to become skilled tradespersons.

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