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NS LAUNCHES 'BUY LOCAL' LICENCE PLATE 27 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm

You can now get a "Buy Local" licence plate. The plate features the Select Nova Scotia image. It will be issued, by request, to passenger and light commercial vehicles through Access Nova Scotia. A...

REPAIRS TO HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT RUNWAY ARE COMPLETE 27 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm

Runway repairs at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport is now complete. The asphalt at the intersection of the airport's two runways was replaced. The repairs, which are the final phase in th...

FEDERAL & PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR PERENNIA INNOVATION CENTRE 27 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm

The Perennia Innovation Centre in Bible Hill is getting some money from the federal and provincial governments. The feds are investing $442,960, while the province is contributing $94,920. The fundi...

HERITAGE GAS EXPANSION INTO PICTOU COUNTY APPROVED 27 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm

(CP) Heritage Gas plans to begin construction of a $15.3-million pipeline expansion into Pictou County next week. The project cleared its final regulatory hurdle Monday when the Environment Departmen...

TOWN OF PICTOU PASSES BUDGET 27 Aug 2013 | 01:07 pm

The Town of Pictou has passed a $5.8 million budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year. According to The News, tax rates will remain the same as last year, at $1.86 (per $100 of assessment) for residential ...

THREE LOCAL COMMUNITIES RECEIVE PROVINCIAL FUNDING 27 Aug 2013 | 01:06 pm

Some local projects are getting cash from the province. The Downtown Truro Partnership is getting $30,772 for downtown beautification; the Town of Pictou is getting $38,440 for the downtown gateway e...

FALL RIVER FIRE DEEMED ARSON 27 Aug 2013 | 01:05 pm

(CP) Police in Halifax say an arsonist is to blame for destroying an unfinished home in the Fall River area. The fire broke out early Monday. No arrests have been made. Investigators are asking for...

PORT HAWKSBURY PAPER MILL MAKING MONEY 27 Aug 2013 | 01:04 pm

(CP) Less than a year after resuming operations, the once-insolvent Port Hawkesbury Paper mill in Cape Breton is making a slim profit and has a full order book. Pacific West Commercial Corp. of Vanco...

PREMIER DEFENDS PARKER'S BID TO BUY CROWN LAND 26 Aug 2013 | 10:19 pm

Darrell Dexter says the purchase of Crown land by his natural resources minister is not unusual despite government rules that say it's not general policy to offer Crown land for sale. The premier say...

PROVINCE ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM TO HELP SENIORS 26 Aug 2013 | 09:12 pm

The Nova Scotia government plans to launch a program next year where community-based experts would be hired to help seniors access services intended to help them live in their homes longer. Premier D...

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