New Glasgow Mayor Nancy Dicks says the Town of New Glasgow is deeply saddened by the devastating fire Wednesday in the downtown that destroyed three buildings and caused significant damage to surrounding properties. Mayor Dicks says thoughts are with the three businesses directly impacted, Zelda’s Flowers, Proud Pets, and the Vintage store – and the 14 residents displaced from their homes in the buildings. She thanks the Red Cross for supporting those affected; as well as the members of the New Glasgow, Trenton, Stellarton, Linacy, and Plymouth Fire departments; New Glasgow Regional Police; New Glasgow Public Works; Nova Scotia Power; and EHS. Dicks calls it a heartbreaking loss – but says that in the face of such tragedy, we’ve seen the very best of our community.
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Gas and diesel prices both went down overnight in Nova Scotia. The price of regular gas decreased by 1.7 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline at $1.86 in the local area. The price of diesel dropped by 6.1 cents per litre, leaving the pump price for diesel at $2.38 per litre locally.
We will get the latest job market data today when Statistics Canada releases its labour force survey for March. The economy lost 84-thousand jobs in February as the unemployment rate rose two ticks to 6.7 per cent. StatCan data showed that the country’s labour market appeared to be struggling after nearly a year of U-S tariff pressures.
The provincial government says a wind energy project in Antigonish County received its environmental assessment approval.
The province says the project will include 22 turbines and employ 200 to 250 people through construction.
Development is scheduled to begin late this year and is expected to become operational in 2028.
The project is expected to generate 154 Megawatts of clean electricity, which is enough to power 49-thousand-280 homes.
A faculty strike that was set to begin Thursday at Halifax’s University of King’s College has been averted. The school’s teachers association says its membership and the King’s board of governors have both ratified a new collective agreement.
The association has said its members are the worst-paid in Atlantic Canada and details of the new deal were not released. Faculty voted in favour of strike action earlier this week.
