Do New, Non-Resident Property Taxes ‘Close The Door’ To Nova Scotia?
Earlier this week, the provincial government introduced two new property taxes targeting people who buy property in Nova Scotia but don’t intend to live in the province full-time
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N.S. Projects $506-Million Deficit With Budget That Increases Healthcare Spending
The provincial government will run at least four years of deficits as it tries to follow through on its promise to fix the province’s healthcare system.
Province To Fund Hundreds Of Affordable Housing Units In Dartmouth
Days after it took control of nine planning areas in the Halifax Regional Municipality, the provincial government has approved a major affordable housing development.
Startups And Not-For-Profits Face Disaster As Dozens Of CyberNB Grants Remain Unpaid
In the weeks since CyberNB shut down, an apparent abdication of responsibility by the organization, its partners, and its funders has left participants in an employment program on the hook for what is likely more than $700,000 in unpaid grants.
Council Approves Waverley Inn Alteration With 10-Storey Tower
The plan will see the back wing of the historic property removed to make way for the tower. It also includes upgrades and renovations to restore historic pieces of the building that have been lost over the years.
Halifax Council Mulls Living Wage For Seasonal, Part-Time, And Casual Employees
The report will look at the cost of paying every employee at least $15 an hour by April of 2023 and a “living wage” by April 2024.
Why Nova Scotia Businesses Are Choosing To Keep Mask Mandates
Many businesses owners don’t yet feel safe dropping mandatory mask rules, even though the government has told them they can. Some argue the government’s decision to lift public safety rules is “passing the buck” to businesses.
Are EI And Seasonal Work Setting Atlantic Canadian Firms Up For Disaster?
An Atlantic Canadian economist says the region is facing a potential crisis in its seasonal labour force—and that Employment Insurance programs might be making it worse.
Nova Scotia’s State of Emergency Ending After Two Years
The chief medical officer of health is still urging Nova Scotians to continue masking and social distancing practices, even though they’re no longer mandatory, and keep in mind the risk Covid can still pose to other people.
Seaport Farmer’s Market Moving To Former Cunard Centre
In July, the market will set up shop in a space the Halifax Port Authority calls “Pavilion 23” but that many Haligonians still think of as the Cunard Centre.
