• NS: Amherst plans to lower deed transfer

  May 17, 2013 - 15 h 13

   [Amherst , NS]– Amherst is a step closer to lowering its deed transfer tax.

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• NS: NB ferry getting paint job in Shelburne

  May 17, 2013 - 15 h 10

  The MS Grand Manan V passenger ferry was at Shelburne Ship Repair (Shelburne, Nova Scotia) this week (May 13) for general maintenance, including painting of the hull.  The project is expected to take about four weeks and will require 25...

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• NB: Workplace safety and employee rights video contest winners

  May 17, 2013 - 15 h 07

  The winners of New Brunswick’s 2013 It's Your Job – Know Your Rights student video contest were announced in Moncton May 16.

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• NS: Worker killed

  May 13, 2013 - 11 h 03

  A 48-year-old man was killed May 9 when he fell from a roof of an apartment building in Halifax.

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• NS: Subcontractors to receive full pay sooner

  May 13, 2013 - 11 h 01

  Amendments to the Builders' Lien Act introduced May 6 in the Nova Scotia legislature will allow owners and contractors to release holdback money to subcontractors, as stages of the project are complete.

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• NL: Province launches guide to building energy efficient homes

  May 13, 2013 - 10 h 59

  Newfoundland and Labrador has developed a user guide for building more energy efficient homes.

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• NB: Tenders out by end of May

  May 13, 2013 - 10 h 57

  Tenders should be out by the end of May for construction on Brunswick Street in Dalhousie, New Brunswick.

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• NL: Tender called for interior work in Confederation Building

  May 13, 2013 - 10 h 55

  Mechanical and electrical system upgrades to Confederation East Block will soon get underway with the release today (May 8) of a tender for work within the tower of the (St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador) building.

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• NS: Oxford warms to deed transfer tax

  May 13, 2013 - 10 h 52

  [Oxford, NS] – The last municipal hold out to not set a deed transfer tax in the region could fall in line with the rest of the county.

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• NL: Homebuilders' association touts role in provincial economy

  May 13, 2013 - 10 h 50

  The provincial (Newfoundland & Labrador) branch of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association is meeting this week to discuss the economic impact of the industry, as Statistics Canada releases data showing a 25 per cent drop in the value of...

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• May 3, 2013 PEI: Homburg Invest group selling condos
• May 3, 2013 NL: Company looks to develop land in middle of city
• May 3, 2013 NS: Site selection process for new justice centre moving slowly