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Province Now Plans to Replace MH Bridge

By Richard Bell Hidden within the 2022-2023 budget released on March 24 was a major change in plans for the Musquodoboit Harbour bridge: the Department of Public Works now plans to replace the bridge, at some indefinite time in the future.

April 01, 2022

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Major Solar Farm Coming to West Petpeswick

By Richard Bell A Cape Breton-based renewable energy company has applied to build a large, 20MW solar farm on 40 acres off upper West Petpeswick Road in Musquodoboit Harbour. If completed, Petpeswick Solar Inc. will generate enough energy to power over 4000 homes annually, and reduce total GHG emissions by an estimated 168,000 tCO2e per year by 2030.

April 01, 2022

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What Happened to Transparency?

By Richard Bell [Editor’s Note: The Liberals’ commitment to secretive decision-making played a role in their electoral loss. In the PC’s successful campaign, Premier Tim Houston made a commitment to transparency one of his core campaign themes.

February 25, 2022

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Keeping an Angel on East Petpeswick

By Richard Bell Residents along the Eastern Shore are up in arms over the possibility that an HRM Municipal Compliance inspector will order the removal of a community-beloved horse from her home at 1783 East Petpeswick Road because of alleged violations of HRM zoning regulations.

February 25, 2022

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Regulators Wrestle with Atlantic Gold

By Richard Bell The fate of Atlantic Gold’s ambitious plan for four open-pit gold mines along the Eastern Shore, which the company once called “a string of pearls,” is in the hands of provincial and federal regulators. Meanwhile the company is facing 32 charges under the province’s Environmental Act, although the courts have thus far allowed the company one postponement after another.

February 25, 2022

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Major Renovations at Shore Libraries

By Kaylee Conrod  The Halifax Public Library system recently wrapped up major renovations in Sheet Harbour and Musquodoboit Harbour, adding on to the two buildings. And there have been major upgrades in the strength of the Wi-Fi signals at Sheet Harbour, Musquooboit Harbour, and Middle Musquodoboit to make it even easier for people to access the libraries’ free Wi-Fii.

February 24, 2022

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Bus Changes in North Preston and Porters Lake

On November 22, Halifax Transit launched service changes on bus routes serving several Eastern Shore communities, cutting back service in some places, and adding service in others.

December 12, 2021

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Catching Up with MLA Angela Simmonds

By Cassandra Grosse There was an air of excitement as folks trickled in to participate in an official Meet and Greet with Liberal MLA Angela Simmonds, who was elected this summer in the new Preston riding. From the comments I heard in the room, folks could not recall the last time they were invited to a meet-and-greet session with their provincial MLA.

December 12, 2021

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Lighthouse Links Folds After Province Demands Serious Public Consultation

By Richard Bell The Cooperator has learned that Lighthouse Links withdrew from the letter of Offer to purchase Owls Head Provincial Park and convert it into a luxury housing development with a few golf courses after learning that the province had determined that the company’s plans for public consultation were inadequate, and that the province would require a more thoroughgoing public consultation process.

November 26, 2021

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Lighthouse Links Abandons Golf Course Plan

By Richard Bell Lighthouse Links announced on November 23, 2021 that it is withdrawing from the December 16, 2019 letter of Offer that it had signed with the province to purchase Owls Head Provincial Park and convert it into a luxury housing development with a few golf courses.

November 23, 2021

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