News 1. Atlantic Gold “St Barbara Ltd, the Australian mining company that owns Atlantic Gold and Atlantic Mining NS, which operates the Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River, is in trouble,” reports Joan Baxter: This week, St Barbara’s share prices crashed 14% “to a multi-year low,” after the company released a statement that […]
Nova Scotia Power rate increase: just more corporate obfuscation, jiggery-pokery and sleight of hand
Nova Scotia Power doesn't want you to know how much it pays its executives, or why. There are lots of things the utility doesn't want you to know. But it still wants more of your money.
You might imagine that somewhere in its controversial, hydro-dam-blocking 3,100-page application for an electricity rate increase, Nova Scotia Power would have found even a few short paragraphs to explain how it had multiplied, divided, compared and calibrated to calculate — and justify — the compensation for its corporate executives. You would imagine wrong. In fact,...
Cabinet ministers on climate change, COVID, the Mass Casualty Commission, and Nova Scotia Power execs’ salaries
After today’s cabinet meeting, ministers spoke with reporters. Jennifer Henderson reports. Climate plan delayed A multi-year plan promised by the Houston government to tackle and adapt to climate change has been delayed. Environment and Climate Change Minister Tim Halman said it is more important “to get it right” than to meet the spring target the […]