On Tuesday, Nova Scotia reported six new cases of COVID-19 and three recoveries since Friday.  Three of the cases are in Central Zone. One is related to travel, one is a close contact of a previously reported case and one is under investigation. Two cases are in Western Zone, and both are related to travel. One case is in Northern Zone and is related to travel.  As of today, Nova Scotia has 12 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, one person is in a hospital COVID-19 unit.

 

 

On the campaign trail, N-D-P Leader Gary Burrill has highlighted the need for more affordable housing in the province. Burrill is pledging one-thousand new affordable units over four years at a total cost of 158 million dollars. Burrill says the units will be created by investing in “publicly owned, co-operative and non-profit housing.”

 

 

 

Nova Scotia’s Liberal party is promising to increase protected land in the province if re-elected to office.  Leader Iain Rankin announced a new land protection target of 17 per cent of the province’s land. That’s up from the current 14 per cent.  He also says reaching the goal would protect about half of Crown-owned land, and that the general target date for doing so is 2030.

 

 

 

The Progressive Conservatives say they have a plan to rebuild rural rinks.  PC Leader Tim Houston is proposing the Rink Sustainability Fund to help with repairs and maintenance of aging facilities.  He says a PC Government will also introduce the Kids Activity Tax Credit, to help cover the costs of enrolling children in sports and arts activities.

 

 

 

 

Elections Nova Scotia says it has processed 3,622 applications for write-in ballots, and almost 16,400 votes cast at returning offices as of Monday.  That’s well ahead of the pace of early voting in 2017. The elections agency has been encouraging early voting to help avoid line-ups during a pandemic election.