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• NS: CBRM going after greenfield site
  [NORTH SYDNEY, NS] — Laurentian Energy Corp. will review an offer from the consortium to purchase the greenfield site at a shareholders meeting ...
• NS: CB council considers last-minute bid for...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — Cape Breton regional council will likely decide today whether it should submit a last-minute bid to purchase a strategic harbour ...
• NS: Province accused of not doing enough to promote...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — Branding is key to promoting Cape Breton as a marquee tourist destination, but local officials don’t feel the province is doing ...
• NS: Herald employees head to talks with strike mandate
  [SYDNEY, NS] — With a strike mandate in hand, the union representing 84 newsroom employees at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald is headed for two ...
• NS: Provincial Energy Ventures investing cold, hard...
  [MEMBERTOU, NS] — A bulk coal terminal in Sydney plans to invest $75 million in capital to service some of the largest vessels the harbour can ...
• NS: Big plans ahead for a four-season Ben Eoin resort
  [MEMBERTOU, NS] — A senior official with Enterprise Cape Breton Corp. outlined preliminary sketches of a four-season Ben Eoin resort combining a ...
• NS: Power players unite to explore economic...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — Three local organizations have partnered together to host an economic development forum later this month in Membertou. The purpose ...
• NS: Timing of DFO cuts questioned
  [SYDNEY, NS] — The director of the Bras d’Or Institute for Ecosystem Research at Cape Breton University says the federal Fisheries Department is ...
• NS: Defence Minister Peter MacKay defends Clarke hiring
  [BADDECK, NS] — A senior member of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s cabinet defended the hiring of former Cape Breton North MLA Cecil Clarke as a ...
• NS: Tempers boil over Sydney harbour lobster
  [SOUTH BAR, NS] — Fishermen relocating marine life before the Sydney harbour dredge project begins approached a native fishing boat hauling in ...
• NS: Fishermen unhappy with ‘make work’ project
  [SOUTH BAR, NS] — Fishermen responsible for relocating marine species from the path of the Sydney harbour dredge site aren’t pleased with how the ...
• NS: Group expected to submit Iona tidal energy proposal
  [IONA, NS] — The group behind a tidal energy venture in central Cape Breton is expected to submit its proposal to the province today.Central Cape ...
• NS: Council advised to act quickly on realigning...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — Cape Breton regional council must act fast in realigning district boundaries now that a decision to downsize has been ordered, ...
• NS: Council size to be cut
  [SYDNEY, NS] - The axe came down hard on council of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Monday with a ruling by the Nova Scotia Utility and ...
• NS: Good marks for Richmond County in AIMS report
  [SYDNEY, NS] — A municipal score card released Wednesday by Halifax-based think-tank Atlantic Institute for Market Studies ranked Richmond ...
• NS: Council undecided on timing of tax system review
  [SYDNEY, NS] — There’s consensus on council that the Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s taxation structure needs to be discussed. But it then ...
• NS: Destination Cape Breton plans to invest big...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — Cape Breton’s regional tourism agency says it has $740,000 in the kitty to market the island as a world-class destination this ...
• NS: Strait-Highlands Regional Development Agency...
  [PORT HAWKESBURY, NS] — Seniors housing, an ampitheatre, expanded recreation fields and public gardens are all part of the plan to beautify the ...
• NS: Council size not an exact science: UARB consultant
  [SYDNEY, NS] — The size of a municipal council isn’t driven by any scientific formula, leaving it up to communities to decide what suits them ...
• NS: CBRM councillors to provide evidence at UARB...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — Members of Cape Breton regional council will be among those providing evidence into the future makeup of municipal districts at a ...
• NS: Marine consultant sees container terminal in...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — The “future is here” according to a marine consultant who believes the dredging of Sydney harbour will lead to the quick ...
• NS: CBRM tax structure to undergo review
  [SYDNEY, NS] - Cape Breton regional council has given municipal staff the green light to begin a review of the tax structure that could ...
• NS: Morley Googoo elected AFN regional chief
  [WAYCOBAH, NS] — Chief Morley Googoo expects to resign as chief of the Waycobah First Nation early next month to assume his new leadership role ...
• NS: Study examining viability of Donkin mine to be...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — A pre-feasibility study on the viability of the Donkin mine will likely be released by the end of March or in early April, says ...
• NS: AIC Sullivan accused of dumping wastewater into...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — An industrial cleaning company is under investigation by the Department of Environment following a report of wastewater from the ...
• NS: CBRM wants lead role in developing port...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — The Cape Breton Regional Municipality has made it clear it wants transparent discussions in the development of Sydney harbour.A ...
• NS: Refurbished press means more colour in Post
  [SYDNEY, NS] — Cape Breton’s only daily newspaper will soon add a splash of colour throughout its print edition.A newly refurbished printing ...
• NS: Public will be asked for input on path linking...
  [SYDNEY, NS] - A multi-use path for pedestrians and cyclists linking Sydney to Reserve Mines may be years from fruition, but meetings scheduled ...
• NS: Ottawa expected to open purse for harbour dredging
  The province committed its 40 per cent portion of the project in June with a commitment of $15.2 million on the contingency that the federal ...
• NS: Cape Breton mourns loss of entrepreneur,...
  [SYDNEY, NS] — One of Cape Breton's most recognizable entrepreneurs and humanitarians, Irving Schwartz, died Saturday morning. He was ...