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(NS-Employment-Supports)
Starting in September, work-ready Nova Scotians receiving income assistance will be referred to Nova Scotia Works for employment services.
The province says the change will give recipients access to the same job supports and opportunities available to other job seekers.
People who need additional help before entering the workforce will continue receiving support through community-based service providers.
Existing employment supports will remain in place until March 2027 while the province develops new pre-employment services for clients who are not yet work-ready. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Grand-Falls-Impaired-Arrest)
Grand Falls-Windsor R-C-M-P arrested a 41-year-old woman Friday after receiving a report of a possibly impaired driver who appeared unconscious in a parked vehicle.
Police say officers observed signs of impairment and the woman refused to provide a roadside breath sample.
She was charged with refusing to comply with a demand and resisting or obstructing a peace officer.
Her vehicle was impounded, her licence was suspended and she is set to appear in provincial court in October. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Public-Housing)
Two new public housing developments have opened in Dieppe, New Brunswick, adding 20 affordable one-bedroom units for seniors.
The projects were built through a partnership between the City of Dieppe and the New Brunswick Housing Corporation, with all units now occupied.
The province says the Greater Moncton area remains one of the areas hardest hit by New Brunswick’s housing crisis.
Since being re-established in 2023, the housing corporation has completed 210 public housing units, with another 230 either under construction or in design. (The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Infrastructure-Expansion)
Three levels of government are investing more than 25-million-dollars to expand infrastructure and support new housing development in Moncton.
Upgrades to sanitary sewers and stormwater systems along Elmwood Drive are expected to enable construction of up to 13-hundred homes.
The project also includes widening part of the road to four lanes and adding a multi-purpose trail.
Ottawa is contributing 9.6-million-dollars, the province nearly eight-million, and the City of Moncton more than 7.5-million. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Copper-Thefts)
R-C-M-P are investigating four recent copper wire thefts reported across Nova Scotia between July 28th and August 4th.
The incidents involved cut power and telecommunications lines in Colchester and Cumberland counties, along with stolen cables from a vacant building in Hants County.
Police say the thefts can cause dangerous outages, with one Colchester County incident disrupting phone and internet service.
No arrests have been made, and R-C-M-P warn the thefts also pose serious risks to those attempting to remove live electrical wiring. (CBC News)
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(PEI-Maritime-Oyster-Harvesters)
Wild oyster harvesters of P-E-I, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick can receive 40-thousand-dollars to permanently retire their licences or permits.
The voluntary federal buyback is aimed at harvesters affected by M-S-X and dermo, two diseases that have damaged wild oyster populations.
Applications open in September, and approved harvesters would give up their wild oyster fishing access and be barred from obtaining it again for 10 years.
Ottawa has committed up to six-million-dollars to the one-time program as part of broader support for the Atlantic oyster industry. (CBC News)
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