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NS: New poll reveals support shrinking for NDP
[HALIFAX, NS] — Support for Nova Scotia’s NDP government remains strong, but it’s waning, according to a new poll. Forty-six per cent of Nova Scotians would vote for the NDP if an election were held today, down seven percentage points from November and 14 points from August, according to the latest poll released by Halifax-based Corporate [...] More
NS: Think tank accuses ACOA of giving firm free ride
[HALIFAX, NS] — CBC News is reporting that the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is feeling the heat from the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies for continually postponing loan repayments from Halifax-based VR Interactive Corp. The inactive company has earned no revenue for about four years. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/03/08/ns-acoa-vr-interactive.html More
NS: $7.7M in contracts awarded for tar ponds, ovens cleanup
[SYDNEY, NS] — Two Cape Breton companies have received contracts totaling $7.7 million as the Sydney tar ponds and coke ovens cleanup project heads into its peak construction season. McNally Construction Inc. of Port Hawkesbury was awarded a $3.8-million contract to remove contaminated material from the lower reaches of Coke Ovens Brook from the Victoria Road [...] More
NS: Events Nova Scotia aims for bigger tourism impact
[HALIFAX, NS] — Events Halifax has now been replaced with the bigger, and hopefully better, Events Nova Scotia. Both the province and federal government via the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency kicked in $300,000 in the hopes the new agency can bring in more big-ticket events to the province. More
NS: Potential boom from Daewoo venture excites realtors
[TRENTON, NS] — Pictou County realtors are ready to roll out the welcome mat for people looking for work in this region. Sherry Blinkhorn, owner of Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd., is ecstatic that hundreds of jobs will be created when South Korean manufacturing giant Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Ltd. (DSME) establish a wind turbine tower [...] More
NS: Technical support specialist jobs coming to Truro
[TRURO, NS] – A number of technical support specialist jobs are coming to Truro. The Colchester Regional Development Agency and New Brunswick-based knowledge management company Innovatia are looking for technical support specialists as the firm gets ready to expand and create new jobs in the Truro area. More
NS: Shortfall debate set to resume
[HALIFAX, NS] – Debate on how best to handle HRM’s projected $30-million shortfall is set to resume tomorrow. Halifax regional council was informed of the budget gap in a report from director of finance Cathie O’Toole, delivered two weeks ago. More
NS: Government wants public input on pension reform paper
[NEW GLASGOW, NS] – The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is asking Pictou County residents to give their input on pension reform. The department released a discussion paper recently to gather more input from employers, employees, unions and industry about private-sector pension-plan management. More
NS: Budget decisions could do long-term harm, says Corbett
[HALIFAX, NS] — Thursday’s “stand pat” federal budget likely won’t change life much for Nova Scotians this year, Deputy Premier Frank Corbett said Thursday night. But future cuts to military spending and a freeze on public service programs could hurt the province long-term, he added. More
NS: Marine Atlantic leaves dock with $175 million
[SYDNEY, NS] — The Marine Atlantic ferry service linking Cape Breton to Newfoundland and Labrador will receive a $175-million cash infusion over the next two years. The Conservative government announced its infrastructure investment as part of their 2010 financial budget. Minister of State of Transport Rob Merrifield said the money will be used to update the [...] More
NS: Former TrentonWorks site gets new lease on life
[TRENTON, NS] — The province of Nova Scotia and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Ltd. (DSME) have struck a deal which will resurrect the former TrentonWorks site. DSME plans to establish a wind turbine tower and blade manufacturing facility at the site, creating hundreds of jobs. The province is investing almost $60-million and getting an equity [...] More
NS: Petition offers chance to speak out against expense scandal
[LOWER SACKVILLE, NS] — When the province’s MLA expense scandal first broke last month, Lower Sackville resident Bruce Devenne wasted no time setting up a website and an online petition calling for a police investigation. The petition (http://www.petitiononline.com/BDeVenne/) was up the same day news of MLA expenses hit the media, while the website (http://www.governmentripoff.com) was operational [...] More
NS: NDP globetrotting just wasteful spending, say Liberals
[HALIFAX, NS] — The Liberals are accusing the provincial government of wasteful jet-setting as another high-ranking NDP officer prepares to fly overseas. Speaker Charlie Parker heads the office in charge of handling MLA expense reforms. He’s heading to a Council of State Governments meeting in Maine from today to Saturday, then Sunday he flies to England [...] More
NS: Chief insists pulp mill loan should have been conditional
[ABERCROMBIE POINT, NS] — CBC News is reporting that Gerard Julien of the Assembly of Mi’kmaq Chiefs is disappointed the government has decided to give a $75-million loan to Northern Pulp mill without attaching the condition that it clean up a toxic waste site in Abercrombie Point. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/03/04/ns-pictou-landing-pulp-mill.html More
NS: Consortium of shipbuilders to helm Bluenose II restoration
[HALIFAX, NS] — The province has short-listed a consortium of Nova Scotia shipbuilders for construction work to restore the schooner Bluenose II. The Lunenburg Shipyard Alliance was the successful respondent to a request for interest issued in December. The consortium includes Covey Island Boatworks and Lunenburg Industrial Foundry and Engineering of Lunenburg and Snyder’s Shipyard Limited [...] More
