New Glasgow Town Council says it has completed the budget review process for the 2026–2027 fiscal year, approving the budget — a budget it says is focused on maintaining essential municipal services, investing in infrastructure, and responding to the growing financial and social pressures.
As part of the approved budget, residential tax rates will increase by 4-cents per 100-dollars of assessment; and commercial tax rates will increase by 2-cents per 100-dollars of assessment.
The approved capital budget totals approximately 16.4-million dollars and includes several major infrastructure investments, including the continued
revitalization of the public library; and a watermain project supporting new residential development and the new long-term care facility on Little Harbour Road.
Beginning today and continuing through Friday, May 29th, the westbound Exit 15 interchange on Highway 104 to Highway 102 will be closed for roadwork.
Drivers travelling west from New Glasgow, Pictou County, Antigonish, and Cape Breton will not be able to access Highway 102 at Exit 15 during the closure. Detours will require motorists to continue to Exit 13 in Debert to turn around, or exit earlier at Valley and travel through local roads before reconnecting with the highway system.
Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead, expect possible delays, and use extra caution in the construction zone.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is in Switzerland this week as part of a trade mission focused on diversifying the province’s economy and strengthening supply chains. The province says Houston is working with the Halifax Port Authority to attract investment aimed at increasing port capacity and expanding trade infrastructure, including support through the federal Canada Trade Diversification Corridors Fund. He says the goal is to improve trade routes and economic resilience by building stronger international partnerships.
Higher gas prices driven mainly by the war in Iran pushed Canada’s annual rate of inflation up to 2.8 per cent in April. But it wasn’t the only culprit, as April also saw gas stations switch to more expensive summer gasoline blends. Meanwhile, Ottawa’s decision to remove the consumer carbon price a year earlier skewed the annual price comparison higher. Prices for clothing and footwear rose two per cent in April, while food inflation eased to 3.5 per cent.
Nova Scotia tied with Manitoba for the province with highest annual inflation rate. Statistics Canada’s latest provincial breakdown says Nova Scotia saw its inflation rate rise to 4.3 per cent in April.
Robert Irving — a key executive at New Brunswick forestry and shipbuilding giant J-D Irving Limited — has died at the age of 71. Irving had been battling cancer. His family made the announcement in a news release, saying he died Tuesday surrounded by his immediate family in Moncton. Along with his brother Jim, Robert was a co-C-E-O of the company, which employs about 20-thousand people across various sectors.
