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NS: Proposed Amherst wind farm remains in limbo
[AMHERST, NS] — A multi-million-dollar wind farm proposed for the Amherst area remains on hold more than a year after the company planning to build it shelved it because of More
NS: Highway safety compromised: Ombudsman
[HALIFAX, NS] – The CBC is reporting on a confidential report by the Nova Scotia Ombudsman, which states the safety of the province’s highways are in jeopardy due to failures to follow proper procedures at the weigh station on Highway 104 in Amherst. More
NS: Amherst chamber explores “buy local” campaign
[AMHERST, NS] — As vice-president of the Amherst and Area Chamber of Commerce, it bothers Robert Bird to see the same people asking for help from local businesses being among those who cross the border to shop. The chamber, he said, is hoping people will resist the temptation to cross the border when the province’s planned [...] More
NS: Tax increase won’t change shopping habits, says Steele
[AMHERST, NS] - Cross-border shopping is a tradition in Cumberland County that shouldn’t be impacted by an increase in the harmonized sales tax, says Nova Scotia’s finance minister. More
NS: No gas relief in sight as UARB recommends status quo on prices
[AMHERST, NS] - Cumberland County motorists will have to continue crossing the provincial border to get a break at the pumps. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has decided there is a viable gasoline market in the Amherst area and will not act to narrow the gap in gas prices between Cumberland County and neighbouring [...] More
NS: Message to Steele: keep HST from increasing
[AMHERST, NS] – Robert Bird believes Amherst needs to have a Boston Tea Party moment when it comes to sending a message to the province about possibly increasing the harmonized sales tax by two per cent to battle the deficit. “There comes a time when people have to say enough is enough. I think we’ve reached [...] More
NS: Transcontinental says print not dead yet
[AMHERST, NS] – In today’s Amherst Daily News, a Canadian Press report says Transcontinental, one of the country’s largest printers and publishers, is a strong believer in the power of print. Company founder Remi Marcoux says the industry simply needs to evolve. Read the rest of the story at http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=328073&sc=498. More
NS: Taxes force Amherst store to throw in the towel
[AMHERST, NS] — CBC News is reporting that Croft Street Convenience in Amherst is closing up shop because it can no longer afford to compete with businesses in neighbouring New Brunswick in terms of taxes and prices. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/02/11/ns-convenience-store-border.html More
NS: Tax hike will magnify cross-border shopping issue, says MLA
[AMHERST, NS] — If the government increases the HST to bring the province’s debt under control, Cumberland South MLA Murray Scott said it runs the risk of jeopardizing businesses along the border with New Brunswick. The veteran MLA is asking Finance Minister Graham Steele to call for an assessment of cross-border shopping and its impact on [...] More
NS: Businessman battles town over signage
[AMHERST, NS] — The town of Amherst has decided it is not going to allow a local businessman to cover the front of his property with advertising signage. More
NS: Environmental group wants halt to industrial activity in N.S. game sanctuary
[AMHERST, N.S.] – The New Glasgow News is carrying a Canadian Press report on a call from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society to ban forestry and mining operations from the Chignecto Game Sanctuary and surrounding area. The land in question is currently under consideration as a protected wilderness area. Read the full story at [...] More
NS: Chamber requests business case for province’s jail decision
[AMHERST, NS] – The Amherst and Area Chamber of Commerce has added its voice to the growing opposition to taking the Cumberland County Correctional Centre out of the area. Responding to news the province is going to build one new regional correctional centre as opposed to two, Chamber President Randy Smith says the decision to exclude [...] More
NS: Report on coastline shows dropping shellfish catch, rising sea levels
[AMHERST, NS] – Today’s Amherst Daily is carrying a Canadian Press story on the declining condition of Nova Scotia’s coastal waters and shoreline. Read the full story at http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=309601&sc=508. More
NS: County suffers economic blow with loss of jail
[AMHERST, NS] — Not surprised, but extremely disappointed is the best way to describe the mood in Cumberland County Tuesday after Justice Minister Ross Landry announced that a new jail for northern Nova Scotia will be built elsewhere. More
NS: Real estate recovery will be weak in Canada due to limp demand, report shows
[AMHERST, NS] – A Canadian Press report in today’s Amherst Daily News quotes a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute that shows the real estate market didn’t crash as badly as was first feared, but will be slow to recover what ground it did lose. For more information, read the story at http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=302222&sc=498. More
