The cleanup continues from Post Tropical Storm Lee.
Nova Scotia Power says that as of 5:00am today there were just over 690 power outages across the province, affecting over 6,900 customers.
Most of the outages are in the Halifax area and along the province’s south shore, but there are still a few minor outages in our area.
Housing Minister and Central Nova MP Sean Fraser says the federal Liberals plan to introduce legislation soon that would eliminate the G-S-T from new
rental housing construction.
Fraser says the bill would also backdate the change to mid-September — regardless of when it becomes law.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to extend the deadline for small businesses to repay COVID-19 emergency loans would be extended by a year under the same bill.
This comes as Parliamentarians returned to Ottawa Monday as the House of Commons resumed sitting after a summer break.
The Town of New Glasgow is currently seeking representatives for many of its Committees of Council, and encourages interested residents to send an expression of interest.
You can send your expression of interest to inquiries@newglasgow.ca complete with details on what committee interests you; a write-up on yourself, outlining your experience in community involvement and why you wish to be considered for a representative seat.
Westville native Alisha Griffin is settling in her new position as Research Coordinator for the newly-opened New Glasgow division of the Families Overcoming Risks and Building Opportunities for Wellbeing study, or FORBOW as it’s known.
FORBOW has been operating in Halifax since 2013 as a program within Nova Scotia Health and affiliated with Dalhousie University.
The aim of the study is to reduce the burden of mental illness on youth through early identification of risk and targeted prevention.
With funding from the Aberdeen Health Foundation, the internationally-recognized program was able to open a satellite location in New Glasgow early this year and hire Griffin as Research Coordinator to lead their efforts on location.
For the third year, Pictou County Safe Harbour is participating in Ride for Refuge, a national fundraiser that supports charities that provide refuge and hope for some of the most vulnerable people on earth. Over the past years, the money raised during the event sponsored the additional resettlement of three families who were given an opportunity to escape from war and make Canada their new home.
Similar to the previous years, fundraisers are organized in groups and will do different activities to raise funds.
The main event will be in Scotsburn this year, where participants will meet at the Scotsburn Fire Hall on Saturday at 10 a.m. to ride, walk or hike a portion of the Trans Canada Trail.
