“Silly,” “completely stupid,” and “offensive” are some of the words a popular farmers’ market vendor uses to describe the Nova Scotia Loyal program. Farmer Ted Hutten and his produce have been a fixture at the Halifax Brewery Farmers’ Market for decades. For the last three weekends, the market has participated in the “prototyping” or research […]
Rebates for electric vehicles, solar panels good until end of 2023
Nova Scotians who want to take advantage of a provincial rebate to purchase an electric vehicle or a subsidized home energy audit if they heat their homes with oil have until the end of 2023 to get it done. The same goes for homeowners looking for financial assistance through the provincial government to install solar […]
Masks won’t be required when kids head back to school
With only two weeks left before kids head back to school, the province announced on Wednesday its “return to normal” plan for back to class. The Department of Education is not requiring that students, teachers, or staff wear masks, and it will be up to the students if they want to wear a mask […]
Groups rally in Halifax to ask developer for ‘stop and swap’ at Eisner Cove wetland
About 30 people from two groups rallied outside the Halifax offices of a local developer on Friday demanding a “stop and swap” at the Eisner Cove Wetland in Dartmouth. Earlier this week, one of the groups at the rally, Defend Eisner Cove Wetland, was at the wetland where its members tried to stop machinery from […]
Premier pitches ‘made-in-Nova Scotia plan’ as alternative to federal carbon tax
Premier Tim Houston unveiled Nova Scotia’s alternative to a federal carbon tax this morning. In January, Ottawa will beginning raising the price of carbon by $15 a tonne each year from the current $50 a tonne until the price reaches $170 a tonne by 2030. The province has argued that move would be “punitive” in […]
Feds, province announce agreements to create urban park, conserve land
Representatives from the Nova Scotia Nature Trust, Friends of Blue Mountain, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada were on hand Thursday when federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made an announcement with his provincial counterpart promising to protect more of Nova Scotia’s land and biodiversity. The event was held at the Maskwa Aquatic Club, which borders […]
Old-growth forests in Nova Scotia finally get protection
Effective today, old-growth forests in Nova Scotia will be protected from logging or other commercial activity under an updated old-growth forest policy. The policy takes effect four years after being recommended to government by an independent forestry review led by University of King’s College president Bill Lahey. Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton made […]
Nova Scotia Power, province discussing how to reduce rate shock from soaring fuel costs
The Utility and Review Board (UARB) has approved a request by Nova Scotia Power to delay the filing of its 2022 fuel costs update from August 19 to September 2 so the company and provincial government can continue discussions about how to prevent power bills from climbing above the 10% already proposed. As first reported […]
Short Snappers from the doggiest days of summer…
Tim Houston's friends, Bay Ferries' numbers, and the end of People's Park is the beginning of...
What friends are for… Well, that went well. On August 10, barely two weeks after announcing he had appointed two of his personally chosen, personal friends of many years to head up two new Crown corporations — at up to $18,000 a month for their part-time troubles — Premier Tim Houston reluctantly accepted the resignation...
Health care system check up: Is access to health care better or has it gotten worse?
This Wednesday marks one year since Tim Houston was elected premier of Nova Scotia on a promise to “fix” health care. Nova Scotians handed the Progressive Conservatives a majority government to try and do just that. The government has undertaken many initiatives, creating separate offices to focus on the recruitment of more health care professionals […]
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