(Sask-Moe-India)
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt will join Prime Minister Mark Carney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on a trade mission to India this week.
Holt says part of the focus will be on expanding trade and investment, supporting talent and education partnerships, and reinforcing long-term economic ties between New Brunswick and India.
Holt says she will highlight New Brunswick’s strengths in technology, advanced manufacturing, forestry and education partnerships in her meetings with business leaders and government officials.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he hopes the meetings this week will “reinvigorate” both countries to move toward establishing a better trading relationship. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Syrup-Loans)
The federal government is offering 930-thousand dollars in loans to three maple syrup producers in northern New Brunswick.
The money is aimed at helping companies modernize their equipment.
The province’s maple association says the investments are welcome right now, as the industry faces labour shortages, climate variability and growing competition.
Association interim director Frédérick Dion says new equipment is quite expensive and the loans will go a long way.
(CBC News)
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(NS-Student-Strike)
A student group is calling on Nova Scotia post-secondary students to stage a weeklong strike to protest provincial budget cuts and demand affordable tuition.
The Canadian Federation of Students says the newly released budget could result in substantial program and job losses at post-secondary institutions that students worry will weaken university autonomy.
It is calling for a weeklong strike and for post-secondary institutions to end their investment in unethical and unsustainable enterprises.
The organization represents five student unions in Nova Scotia. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Record-Snow)
The City of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador is spending 3.5-million dollars on contractors that can help clear snow.
The city says it has awarded contacts for three subdivisions hardest-hit by the recent winter storms.
It hopes to have all streets in these areas cleared by March 1st.
Meterologist Rodney Barney said on social media this morning that the city has seen more than 170 centimetres of snow so far this month, which is a new record for February.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Wellness-Grant)
Prince Edward Island has announced which projects will be receiving funding to promote healthier communities.
This year’s selected projects include pickleball programs for newcomers, trail-based therapy, wellness programs for seniors, movement through the arts, adaptive sport “try-it” days and a community food mentorship program.
The provincial government is investing more than 194-thousand-dollars toward the 37 projects for community and schools in the province.
Some school-based initiatives receiving the grant focus on mindfulness, cooking skills, outdoor learning, and inclusive play spaces. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Museum-Closure)
The Nova Scotia government is closing close to half of its provincial museum sites, saying the system is too complex and difficult to maintain.
The Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage says several factors including attendance and changing visitor expectations were considered in its decision to close 12 of 28 sites.
It says attendance has been low at the now-closed museums with some only drawing around one-thousand visitors a year.
That’s about three per cent of total attendance across the Nova Scotia museum system.
The closed museums include: Cossit House in Sydney, Lawrence House in Maitland, McCulloch House in Pictou, Perkins House in Liverpool, Prescott House in Port Williams, Ross-Thomson House in Shelburne, Shand House in Windsor, Barrington Woolen Mill in Barrington, Sutherland Steam Mill in Denmark, Wile Carding Mill in Bridgewater, Fisherman’s Life Museum in Oyster Pond, North Hills Museum in Granville Ferry. (CTV News)
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(HKN-Penguins-Crosby)
Nova Scotia star Sidney Crosby has been placed on the Pittsburgh Penguins injured reserve list.
The team captain got hurt during the Olympic quarterfinals when his leg bent awkwardly on a hit from a Czechia defenceman.
The 38-year-old then sat out Canada’s 2-1 overtime loss to the United States in Sunday’s gold-medal game in Milan. (The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
