Day: February 18, 2025

Sheldon Taylor’s house burned down shortly after Christmas while he was out checking his coyote traps. The fire was accidental. The fire that consumed Taylor’s residence in L’Ardoise, N.S, wasn’t on the scale of the 2023 wildfires that ravaged Shelburne County and the Upper Tantallon area.  However, Richmond County council wants provincial measures recently introduced for … Read More “Richmond County wants Nova Scotia’s post-fire assessment relief to extend provincewide” »

Halifax-based landlord Killam Apartment REIT reported its largest increase in net operating income in Halifax in the last five years, according to the company’s new 2024 year-end financial report. Killam took in $67.32 million in net operating income — revenues made after subtracting the expenses of operating a building — from its Halifax apartments last year. Net operating … Read More “Large landlord reports biggest operating income increase for Halifax apartments in last 5 years” »

Construction is just starting on a new sewage treatment system for a northern Cape Breton community and it’s already creating interest in further residential development. The $15-million system is being built by Victoria County in Ingonish, N.S., with the cost being split between the county and the province. Chief administrative officer Leanne MacEachen said the … Read More “Ingonish sewage system will help with growing residential development in Victoria County” »

Nova Scotians are grabbing their shovels and salt buckets for the second time in the last week after snow, ice pellets and freezing rain peppered much of the province on Sunday. In Halifax, residents were chipping away at the ice on Monday morning. Salt shortages were widely reported online across the municipality, as people tried … Read More “N.S. digging out after another winter storm” »

Acadia University says the cost to fix its aging pool in Wolfville, N.S., is roughly twice what it thought a week ago and would require shutting the pool down for two years to complete repairs. The school announced last week it would permanently close the pool on June 15 and discontinue Acadia’s varsity swim program starting next … Read More “As community interest in saving Wolfville pool rises, university says repair costs have doubled” »