(NB-Museum-Work)
A two-hundred-year-old building housing a museum in Dorchester, New Brunswick, is in urgent need of some T-L-C.
Parts of the stone walls at the Keillor House Museum have deteriorated.
The volunteer organization running the museum says an anonymous donor will pledge 100-thousand dollars in matching funds if it can raise the same amount by the end of the year.
Full restoration of the former mansion will happen in phases and will take 700-thousand-dollars over several years. (CTV News)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Macklem-Speech)
The governor of the Bank of Canada is scheduled to speak in Halifax today.
The Halifax Partnership is hosting Tiff Macklem for a keynote address on the factors shaping the Canadian economy.
Earlier this month the Bank of Canada held interest rates at 2.25 per cent, the seventh consecutive rate pause dating back to late last year.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Lobster-Lawsuit)
A Nova Scotia seafood processor being sued for allegedly buying illegal lobster is trying to force its accuser to name names before the case can continue.
Independent Fisheries Ltd. argues in appeal court papers that it’s being asked to defend a $10-million lawsuit with no understanding of the facts.
A commercial fisheries group sued the processor and other defendants in 2024 alleging they conspired to transport, process and sell illegally caught lobster.
Independent Fisheries says it needs to know the names of impacted lobster harvesters and the dates and times of the alleged lobster buying in order to defend itself.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-SiRT-Investigation)
Newfoundland and Labrador’s police watchdog has dismissed a case involving a woman who claimed she was injured while in police custody in Labrador.
The woman alleged an officer kicked her in the back of the leg and dislocated her knee when she resisted attempts to put her in a holding cell.
She also claimed the officer laughed and did not call for medical assistance.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Serious Incident Response Team says video evidence did not support the woman’s testimony and officers did not delay medical attention.
(VOCM)
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(NS-Election-Readiness)
Elections Nova Scotia says it’s spent the last fiscal year gearing up for the next provincial election — whenever it may happen.
Chief Electoral Officer Dorothy Rice’s annual report says the agency’s new four-year plan includes a shift away from fixed election dates.
Premier Tim Houston brought in fixed election date legislation in his first term, but the 2024 election was still held eight months early.
The Tories repealed the legislation last year.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Cape-Breton-Councillor)
A Cape Breton councillor says he does not have a conflict of interest after a company negotiating with the municipality was linked to his employer.
Councillor Steve Parsons is C-E-O of Eskasoni First Nation’s corporate division.
The First Nation is listed as a partner on Novaporte’s website, a company that has been in talks with the municipality over port development in Sydney Harbour.
Parsons recently pushed the municipality to restart talks with a company related to Novaporte, but he says Eskasoni is not an investor or partner with the companies involved.
Provincial legislation leaves it up to councillors to declare if they have a conflict of interest.
(CBC News)
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