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NS: Reports released as convention centre deliberations heat up
[HALIFAX, NS] — Five new reports released today by Trade Centre Limited (TCL) highlight both the business potential and public support for the proposed new convention centre in downtown Halifax. The reports were commissioned this spring to help the Nova Scotia government decide on whether to proceed with a new convention centre facility, as part of [...] More
NS: Province in hot seat over Georges Bank moratorium
[YARMOUTH, NS] — With the Nova Scotia government needing to make a decision by June 1 on whether to extend the drilling moratorium that exists on Georges Bank, many people are growing impatient and want to know what the government intends to do. Last week Digby-Annapolis MLA and Liberal fisheries critic Harold Jr. Theriault asked the [...] More
NS: Target 100 zeros in on job recruitment
[HALIFAX, NS] — Nova Scotia government and co-operatives across the province announced a work program to potentially get hundreds of people off of social assistance yesterday. Dubbed “Target 100”, the employment plan is designed to recruit and train people currently unemployed and get them working in co-ops over the next two to three years. More
NS: Former World Cup skier wants to take ski resort to new heights
[INGONISH, NS] — Paul Mahre, a former member of the U.S. national ski team, has his sights set on buying Ski Cape Smokey from the Nova Scotia government to develop it into a year-round resort. More
NS: Attempt to balance budget not a smart move
[HALIFAX, NS] —The Canadian Press is reporting that Nova Scotia government economic advisor Donald Savoie is warning that an attempt to balance the budget over the next 12 months or so could cause too much economic grief in the short term. For more information, read the story at: http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=286530&sc=508 More
CFIB urges NS to rethink minimum wage hike
[HALIFAX, NS] - Back the minimum wage truck up, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says. The group representing small businesses is asking the Nova Scotia government to rethink its plan to raise the minimum wage, which has already jumped to $8.60 per hour from $7.60 since last spring, and will increase to $9.65 by [...] More
