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NEW WORK---PICTOU COUNTY: Hamilton RoadHamilton Road will be closed where it intersects with Trunk 4 to repair a culvert. The closure will start Monday, July 24, at 6 a.m. with a tentative completion on the evening of Wednesday, July 26. Detour in...
Read More »Four Nova Scotia Wines Receive Award for Excellence
Four wines received the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wines at a ceremony at Government House in Halifax, today, July 20.
The award, established by former Lt.-Gov. J.J. Grant in 2014, recognizes the exceptional...
Read More »Advisory Services Contract Awarded for the QEII Redevelopment Project
Deloitte has been awarded the contract to explore public and private sector-led options to help determine the best approach to design, construct and maintain new buildings that will replace the Victoria and Centennial buildings in Halifax.
It...
Read More »Province to Purchase Ten P-3 Schools
Government is exercising its contractual right to buy 10 P-3 schools from developers Nova Learning and Ashford Investment.The price for the schools is $49.3 million and this purchase represents the best value for Nova Scotia taxpayers. It is...
Read More »Special Warrants Fund Government Activity
Government has approved special warrants of $1.06 billion for capital spending and operating expenses.
"These special warrants are not uncommon and are necessary for the smooth continuation of government activity until a budget is passed in...
Read More »Provincial Grants Support Mineral Exploration
NOTE: A list of 2017 grant recipients and amounts is at the end of this release.
Nine prospector grants, two shared-funding project grants and a research grant may help find and develop new mineral deposits across the province.
Natural...
Read More »Solar for Community Buildings Program Ready for Applications
Community organizations that want to be part of Nova Scotia’s cleaner, more innovative energy future will soon have a chance to participate in the Solar for Community Buildings Program.
Energy Minister Geoff MacLellan announced today,...
Read More »Indigenous Art Exhibit Opening at Sherbrooke Village
Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy an Indigenous art exhibit at the Sherbrooke Village Exhibit Centre in Guysborough County.
The exhibit will feature the work of artist Alan Syliboy and display pieces from Chelsea Brook, Loretta...
Read More »Second Operating Room for Hants One Step Closer
PCL Constructors Canada Ltd. has been awarded the contract for renovations of the Hants Community Hospital’s second operating room.
Renovating an unused operating room at the Hants Community Hospital in Windsor will mean 800 more...
Read More »Weekly Traffic Advisories
NEW WORK---GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Trunk 16Trunk 16, from about four kilometres west of Fox Island Road east to Canso, has alternating lane closures for paving until Saturday, July 22.A pilot vehicle and traffic control people are on site. Work takes...
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