A fuel retailer in Nova Scotia says residents are topping up on heating oil and gasoline in advance of the imposition of the federal carbon tax on July 1st.

James Farquhar, general manager of Scotia Fuels in Halifax, told C-T-V News that he expects Friday to be a very busy day.

Along with the rising diesel and heating oil prices, the price for gasoline will rise just over 14 cents per litre — and prices will also rise for propane and kerosene.

Premier Tim Houston and the other Atlantic Premiers have signed an agreement to allow tradespeople to work more easily across the region.

The premiers announced the agreement was negotiated during a recent meeting and signed yesterday.

It takes effect Saturday and commits the Atlantic provinces to aligning the training, certification, licensing and registration requirements for skilled tradespeople.

These include fuel technicians, power engineers, elevator mechanics and others.

 

 

A PEI MP is indicating that ferry service between Nova Scotia and PEI could resume very soon with Northumberland Ferries.

Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay says that the MV Confederation could be running again between Caribou and Wood Islands as soon as the weekend.

MacAulay put out a tweet yesterday indicating that a replacement part for the MV Confederation will be shipped from Germany this week.

The MV Confederation has been out of service since June 17th because of a mechanical issue, and Northumberland Ferries said that the part required for repairing the vessel had to be manufactured in Germany.

 

 

A project to protect a vital land corridor linking Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from climate change-related flooding could see up to 200 million dollars of the estimated cost provided by Ottawa.

The estimated figure is in a June 23rd letter obtained by the Canadian Press that was sent by Federal Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc to New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston.

 The sum represents about 50 per cent of the anticipated cost of the Chignecto Isthmus project, which Houston this month estimated would cost 400 million dollars or more.

LeBlanc’s letter urges the premiers to apply for the funding by July 19th, when the federal Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund program closes.

 

 

The Town of New Glasgow Water Utility is advising that the annual flushing of hydrants will take place throughout the Town starting July 4th.

Work will be performed for approximately three weeks. Flushing will commence on the east side of town.

Once complete, flushing will continue on the west side of New Glasgow.

Lower water pressure and/or dirty water may occur for a short period of time, however the water is safe to consume.