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NS: Opposition blasts Dexter over board picks
[HALIFAX, NS] – Opposition parties are up in arms after three controversial union members were appointed to a premier’s advisory board. More
Atlantic NewsMakers: Premier unveils new economic council appointees
[HALIFAX, NS] – Premier unveils new economic council appointees: Premier Darrell Dexter has appointed 19 prominent members from Nova Scotia’s business, labour and voluntary sectors to serve on the Premier’s Council on the Economy. Joining co-chairs Robert Patzelt and Rick Clarke on the council are Suki Starnes, Second Story Women’s Center in Lunenburg; Joe Shannon, [...] More
Atlantic NewsMakers: Premier to launch renewable electricity strategy
[HALIFAX, NS] – Premier to launch renewable electricity strategy: Premier Darrell Dexter will announce a new provincial electricity strategy tomorrow. Energy Minister Bill Estabrooks and Reuben Burge, president of RMS Energy, will join him. The new strategy is expected to lay out the next steps in fulfilling Nova Scotia’s commitments under the Environmental Goals and [...] More
NS: Expensing mileage was a “mistake”, says Dexter
[HALIFAX, NS] — Premier Darrell Dexter had to make an embarrassing repayment to the public purse yesterday after the Liberals pointed out he expensed over 1,000 kilometres of mileage driven by his wife. During the process of budget estimates, opposition parties elected to focus on the premier’s office to pick apart expenses. The Liberals discovered one [...] More
NS: NSCC gets $2M to target programs and skills in high demand
[HALIFAX, NS] — Joan McArthur-Blair refers to it as a beginning step. The president of the Nova Scotia Community College was on hand at the school’s Institute of Technology campus in north-end Halifax yesterday as Premier Darrell Dexter announced his government was adding 250 spaces for students at NSCC campuses across the province at a cost [...] More
NS: Protesters face off with premier over ferry cancellation
[YARMOUTH, NS] — CBC News is reporting that protesters upset over the sunken CAT ferry came out in full force when Premier Darrell Dexter recently visited Yarmouth for a town council meeting. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/04/07/ns-dexter-ferry-protest.html More
NS: Nova Scotians brace themselves for rocky budget
[HALIFAX, NS] — The Canadian Press is reporting that the NDP will deliver its highly anticipated budget tomorrow. Many Nova Scotians are expecting big spending cuts and higher taxes to be revealed. For more information, read the story at Metro News: http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/canada/article/494805–budget-looms-nova-scotia-girds-for-increase-to-harmonized-sales-tax More
NS: Dexter promises new commission will keep spending in check
[HALIFAX, NS] — A new commission that will bring more transparency and accountability to the finances of the House of Assembly and its members was introduced today by Premier Darrell Dexter. The House of Assembly Management Commission Act establishes a commission to oversee and manage the finances of the House of Assembly, and will replace the [...] More
NS: Botched sale of NB Power may benefit Nova Scotia
[HALIFAX, NS] – The collapse of the NB Power sale to Hydro Quebec could open up new opportunities for Nova Scotia to ship its tidal energy to New England, Premier Darrell Dexter said yesterday. More
NS: Spending cuts inevitable but gradual, says NDP
[HALIFAX, NS] — The Canadian Press is reporting that Premier Darrell Dexter is telling Nova Scotians to brace for the introduction of gradual spending controls as his government attempts to get the province back in the black. More is expected to be revealed during a throne speech later this week. For more information, read the [...] More
NS: Premier denies Daewoo deal risky for province
[HALIFAX, NS] — The Canadian Press is reporting that Premier Darrell Dexter is adamantly defending his government’s recent joint venture with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Inc., saying Nova Scotia will reap benefits one way or another from the deal. For more information, read the story at CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/03/11/ns-daewoo-deal-profits.html More
NS: Dexter agrees to pay own bar fees
[HALIFAX, NS] — Premier Darrell Dexter said yesterday he will no longer expense his $3,000-per-year bar fees to taxpayers. But he still insists expensing the fees was above board and said he will not reimburse the public purse for past fees. More
NS: Hope sinking as province rejects latest ferry proposal
[YARMOUTH, NS] — Another pitch to save the Bay Ferries 2010 CAT service between Yarmouth and Maine has struck out. Actually, the players didn’t even get a chance at bat. Jennifer Stewart, press secretary for Premier Darrell Dexter, said the latest proposal from southwest Nova Scotia stakeholders who were willing to provide between $2.5 and $3 million [...] More
NS: Province invests $20M in Halifax Shipyard
[HALIFAX, NS] — This afternoon, Premier Darrell Dexter announced a $20-million investment in the Halifax Shipyard to help create jobs and grow the economy. The investment is a repayable loan and will be used to modernize and upgrade infrastructure to increase competitiveness. 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
