The federal Fisheries Department is earmarking 100-million dollars to repair small-craft harbours in Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec that were damaged by post-tropical storm Fiona, as well as to replace lost fishing gear.
It says the funding will come from the 300-million dollars Ottawa set aside for fishers, communities and companies affected by Fiona’s hurricane-force winds.
Many of the more than 130 small-craft harbours managed by the Fisheries Department that were in the path of the storm suffered serious damage, including to their breakwaters, wharfs, and mooring and electrical systems.
The Fisheries Department says 538 units of fishing gear, more than 30 metres of net and more than 10-thousand metres of rope have also been reported lost.
Tuesday is the last day for you to be able to take part in a survey as the New Glasgow Regional Police Department is seeking community feedback in a project that will clarify the department’s core values.
Officials say that having clear organizational values ensures that all members of New Glasgow Regional Police are working towards the same goals and desired outcomes.
They add that establishing core values also allows for consistent decision making across the department, particularly with ambiguous situations or incomplete information.
The project is in its research phase, and you can take the survey by using the link that can be found on the New Glasgow Regional Police Department’s social media pages.
Monthly figures released from September show that Nova Scotia saw a decrease last month in COVID-19 related deaths, positive PCR test results and hospitalizations.
In September there were 14 COVID-19 related deaths in Nova Scotia, along with 205 hospitalizations and more than 4,600 positive PCR tests.
That compares to 49 deaths in August, 208 hospitalizations and 6,882 positive PCR tests.
Nova Scotia Power has filed documents with provincial regulators saying that residential rates could jump by 23.5 to 25.8 per cent over the next three years due to skyrocketing fuel costs.
The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board requested the estimate after the privately owned utility applied for a total rate increase of 13 per cent over the next two years.
That application did not take into account the impact of Nova Scotia Power’s escalating fuel bill on rates in 2024 and 2025 — but the company says the scenario provided on Friday does not include any efforts to reduce fuel costs.
It says it has not asked for such a high increase in 2024 and 2025 and that it intends to start recovering those costs in a separate application next fall.
The Association of Atlantic Universities says full-time enrolment of international students among its 16 members is up 15.5 per cent over last year.
The association says the addition of about three-thousand full-time international students is the driving force behind growing enrolment at many universities in the region.
Overall, full-time university enrolment in 2022 among the 16 universities is up by nearly three per cent compared to last year.
