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10mar2010 Kerr: Feds to address ferry-related job losses...Providing help to hundreds of people who may lose their jobs because a ferry won’t be docking in Yarmouth this summer must be addressed, says the MP for West Nova. >>> full story 9mar2010: New ferry terminal, downtown Y'Arc, federal and provincial funding part of Yarmouth revitalization plan... Yarmouth's Downtown Revitalization Plan was presented to the public last night. What a plan it is. The 20 year-13 million dollar Downtown Blueprint calls for a whole new look and focus for Yarmouth's ailing downtown sector. >>> full story >>> read draft report here 8 mar2008: Shelburne and Moby Dick movie featured in Coastal Life... a five-page feature by Shelburne author Darcy Rhyno is featured in the latest issue of Coastal Life Magazine. The story has photos by Rhyno and others... >>> download Moby Dick story here 8mar2010: $20,000 for guessing "MLA Richard's" purloined cash promo... a catchy promotion on Halifax rock radio station Q104 has caught the fancy of the station's listeners, according to general manager Ted Hyland. The promo idea surfaced after the promotional team at the station reviewed the results of a recent "Citizen Q" segment which focused on the growing MLA expense scandal. The listener who logs in with the exact amount of taxpayers money taken by frugal MLA "Richard" will be flown to Cuba where he or she will unearth the hidden booty. Station management says that any relationship between the promo and real-life circumstances of former Yarmouth MLA Richard Hurlburt is purely coincidental. 8mar2010: Nova Scotians mad as hell and going to stay mad... until the premier grovels abjectly before the TV cameras or is burned at the stake to appease the gods of wrath. Still, we should pause to admit that our fury has in fact had its effect and it’s huge. >>> read editorial
8mar2010:Plane crashes in Argyle after Shelburne fly-over...the pilot of a small plane was airlifted to hospital in Halifax with serious head injuries after a small plane crash in Argyle. The plane had left Greenwood enroute to Yarmouth, including a low-elevation fly-over of Shelburne Harbour on Sunday afternoon. The plane was leased by Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and was engaged in counting birds.
8mar2010:
Yarmouth Councillor Pink cited for possible conflict of
interest... Attorney and Yarmouth
Town
Councilor Martin Pink has failed to disclose
his business interests in votes he engaged in as a
Councilor for the Town of Yarmouth, according to a
complaint filed on March 7 with Mayor Phil
Mooney and Council for the Town of
Yarmouth. 7mar2010: Rebel girls win first-ever Provincial banner... At Digby, the Shelburne Rebels won their first Division 3 provincial banner, overthrowing 2009 winner Springhill 66-60 in a game they dedicated to the late Phil Callan, the program’s coach for 15 years who fell victim to cancer in November. Katie Locke scored 28 points for the No. 2 Rebels while Brittany Barton had 20 for the top-seeded Golden Eagles. 6mar2010: $60
million Pictou
cash punishes Yarmouth, says McNeil... Liberal leader
Stephen McNeil says the math used by the NDP government in protecting and creating jobs in the province makes no
sense. 4mar2010: Possible "bad blood" has Paris treading lightly on Bluenose trust... Tourism Minister Percy Paris isn’t ready to pressure Sen. Wilfred Moore to turn his society’s assets over to the group now operating the Bluenose II... >>> full story 4mar2010: Yarmouth Liberal nomination set for May 8... According to emails sent to supporters by candidate Adam Vickery, the Yarmouth Liberal riding nomination meeting for upcoming by-election for MLA has been set for May 8th, at 1:00pm at the Yarmouth Lions Club. Registration begins at noon and only party members registered by April 8 are eligible to vote. 4mar2010: Sable River, Shelburne homes in pot busts... Police broke down the door of a Sable River residence Tuesday because they believed people inside were trying to destroy evidence, an RCMP release said. Later Tuesday, police seized drugs and cash from two homes in Shelburne. >>> full story 4mar2010: $200
million in new Federal Budget for ferries in Atlantic Canada...
The 2010 Canadian budget tabled by Finance
Minister Jim Flaherty in the House on Thursday
includes $200 million for ferry services in
Atlantic Canada. The bulk of the monies, according
to MP Greg Kerr is directed to Marine
Atlantic and the Newfoundland ferry and some
of the funds would be used to maintain the federal
commitment to the ferry between St. John and
Digby.
4mar2010: NDP policy converts protected areas to low value wood lots.... Opinion by MLA Leo Glavine >>> read here
4mar2010: Team
Shelburne continues illegal secret meetings about
SWSDA cash.... Despite a recent Ombudsman's
Report expressing concern about financial
transactions involving the trouble South West
Shore Development Authority (SWSDA) and its
CEO Frank Anderson and despite a complaint
filed last week Ramona Jennex, Minister of
Municipal Affairs, Team Shelburne
members continue to meet in secret discussions
surrounding a controversial loan or gift by the
body to SWSDA from the $700,000 derived from the
sale of the former Shelburne Youth Centre. 4mar2010: Sorry hardest word for run-and-hide premier..... Premier Darrel Dexter has been getting really, really bad advice. The NDP brain trust’s strategy thus far in handling the sizzling-hot MLA expense scandal has been to have the premier run and hide... >>> read Marilla Stephenson's column 4mar2010: MLA charity claims questioned... A controversial allowance that some Nova Scotia MLAs said they used to help needy constituents was more likely used to prop up their political popularity >>> read story
2mar2010: Black
Bull on the ropes as cash continues to
bleed?... Black Bull Resources
continues to bleed cash as sales are affected by
soft economy, according the December 31, 2009
financial report by the Shelburne-based mining
concern. "We
must realize significant new sales revenue if we
are to survive as a company," the firm
stated. "The continued soft economy is a are
major concerns and there is clearly an urgency to
gain major new sales." 2mar2010: Shelburne High Junior boys go 31-0 to win B-Ball Regionals... The Junior Boys basketball team from Shelburne Regional High School returned from Windsor Monday with the banner for top honours in the Provincial Western Region. The red-hot Rebels ended their season of 31 wins and zero losses by beating Kings-Edgehill 86-71. They were led by high scorers Stephen Greig, Chris Buchanan and Doug Poole. 1mar2010: It's back to the drawing board for the C.S.I. sewer project.... in what appears to some to be a dithering circle by the Barrington Municipal Council, the recent motion to terminate the Cape Sable Island sewer project was tabled (put on hold) until the council could, in their words, "figure out what we're doing." >> read story 1mar2010: "Fresh wind" of NDP smells stale already... The end of a tainted era in which politicians schemed in secret and rewarded themselves in ways they probably now regret, according to The Herald's Dan Leger >>> read editorial. 1mar2010: "Captain Yarmouth" to serve in legislature... Argyle MLA Chris d'Entremont told The Herald that he doesn't mind being the "voice of Yarmouth County" until a by-election to replace Richard Hurlburt. The election will not occur until after the current session. The Liberal nomination in Yarmouth will be quite a race with Dolores Atwood and young Adam Vickery and perhaps David Mooney joining Fraser Mooney in the bid. 26feb2010: Unama'ki Institute urges governments to protect Georges Bank fisheries.... Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources five Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq bands have commercial access to Georges Bank with active fishing or licenses for groundfish, tuna, swordfish and scallops in the areas that could be negatively affected if an oil spill occurs... >>> full story 26feb2010: SWSDA Response to ombudsman’s report in works... The South West Shore Development Authority (SWSDA) is getting ready to respond to a provincial ombudsman’s report, reports The Herald. In marked contrast to the generally bombastic style of SWSDA CEO Frank Anderson, the board of directors has apparently committed themselves to "professional discretion" in their response. Despite being excoriated by the recent report of Ombudsman Dwight Bishop for conflict of interest and other misdeeds, Anderson is reported to have been telling friends and associates that the Ombudsman was "really more upset at the Department of Economic Development than SWSDA." Anderson did not respond to queries on the matter from the Herald.
The 90-minute flight will cost less than $450 per
passenger, round trip, all taxes and fees
included. "We will only need four passengers
per trip to break even," Humphries said,
"everything above that is above the bottom
line." As a charter service, Twin
Cities also has other planes which can fly the
routes, if passenger loads exceed the capacity for
the Cessna 402C. 26feb2010:
Family affair in Yarmouth
politics... Fraser Mooney,
brother of Yarmouth mayor Phil Mooney and
son of long-time Yarmouth politician Fraser
Mooney Sr., has confirmed with SCT that he
will be seeking the liberal nomination at the
by-election to be called by Premier Darrell
Dexter to fill the for the MLA spot in
Yarmouth recently vacated by Richard Hurlburt.
Tory riding president and Yarmouth Muni councilor Trevor
Cunningham, who was named by several sources
as a likely candidate, told SCT that he would not
run, saying it would be unfair to his three small
children. Former Yarmouth mayor Charles Crosby
has been named as a likely candidate, but
Cunningham could not confirm that, saying the the
nomination process is on-going. 25feb2010: No cabinet decision on ferry.... Nova News Now reports that the ferry funding partnership proposal delivered by Yarmouth Mayor Phil Mooney Tuesday to Premier Darrell Dexter was not discussed at cabinet and there are no plans to do so, according to the premier's press secretary. In expressing his disappointment at a Town Council meeting Thursday, mayor Mooney apparently said, "No boat --- no vote", referring perhaps to the upcoming by-election for the now vacant seat of Richard Hurlburt. Mooney is the liberal riding president for the area and is apparently pushing for his brother Fraser Mooney as a Liberal candidate. No date for an election has been named by the Premier. 25feb2010: NDP fined for keeping improper contributions... official resigns... Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter says he's disappointed with a decision by the province's chief electoral officer to fine the party $10,000 for keeping $45,000 in improper union donations during last year's election campaign.Party official Ed Wark resigned... >>> full story 25feb2010:
Ferry cash deadline given
to Premier... In what many
consider a bold but risky political move, Yarmouth
Mayor Phil Mooney has given Premier Darrell
Dexter until Friday to pony up $3 million in
"matching" funds for the 2010 season of
the Yarmouth-U.S.A. ferry which was shut down in
late December. 25feb2010: Shelburne arena benefits from federal RInC program.... South Shore MP Gerald Keddy announced a $37,400 grant for upgrades to the Shelburne Arena on Wednesday. "This is all about assisting communities to make the most of their recreational assets," Keddy said. Arena Association chair Tony Mahaney said that the funds will assist the Association in continuing to work to improve the facility. 25feb2010: Recent Nova Scotia firestorm visits Shelburne with arson burning in Sandy Point... A couple escaped their burning home that police say was intentionally set by a neighbour... >>>full story 24feb2010: MEDIA SLAMS SWSDA... improper spending... conflict of interest... RCMP probe... All of the major regional media have run front-line stories about the on-going problems of accountability and management with the embattled South West Shore Development Authority and its CEO Frank Anderson... the stories by CBC TV, CBC Radio, CBC Online, Halifax Herald, CJLS, NS Business Buzz and allNovaScotia have focused on the litany of abuses by Anderson and his staff and directors in the improper spending of public money, untendered contracts, questionable land deals and other breeches of the public trust See and hear the stories here: Halifax Herald, CBC Online, CBC Radio, CBC TV(voice only), Coast Guard 24feb2010: Digby-St, John ferry vital to SW Nova... Marine transportation and ferry services in southwest Nova Scotia have been very much in the news lately. This interest is both useful and timely in anticipation of an interim report on transportation infrastructure analysis and recommendations expected to be released shortly >>> read editorial 23feb2010: Aboriginal fishermen on Georges Bank are worried.... For hundreds - if not thousands - of years Aboriginal peoples have fished the rugged, rocky coastlines and the more subdued shorelines and sandy beaches on and surrounding the Gulf of Maine, including Georges Bank, and they are worried that the recent productive fishery could come to an abrupt end by the dangers posed by recent moves to approve oil and gas production on Georges Bank >>> full story 23feb2010: Yarmouth YMCA getting over $375,000 from the ACOA... renovations mean Y will continue to be Main Street anchor, says mayor Mooney... >>> story 23feb2010:
SPECIAL
REPORT: Ombudsman takes SWSDA and Anderson to
task...
In a report
issued Monday, based on a complaint in 2008 by two
Shelburne County residents (SCT publisher being
one), Nova Scotia Ombudsman Dwight Bishop concluded that the
complainants' concerns were warranted. all
Nova Scotia reports Tuesday that their sources say
an audit is underway, but could not say by whom.
Shelburne County MLA Sterling Belliveau and
Liberal leader Stephen McNeil have both called for
a full audit of SWSDA finances 22feb2010: EDITORIAL: Same old, same old... I feel embarrassed now to have thought that much would have changed in local political leadership in a short span of three years. What I am talking about, of course, is the constant willingness of our mayors, wardens, councilors and others to keep from us the information vital for our well-being – economic and other-wise >>> full editorial here 22feb2010: EDITORIAL: Spending scandal: Allow secrecy, expect abuse... three weeks into the cauldron of the Province House expense scandal and two things have become crystal clear. One, MLAs systematically abused their expense allowances. Two, their explanations are utterly lame. >>> see editorial 2feb2010: Shelburne playright Louise DeLisle featured in Black Writes".... A HANDFUL of the region’s finest African Atlantic Canadian writers will get some long-overdue exposure next week as part of the province’s ongoing celebrations for African Heritage Month. >>> full story 21feb2010: Pro-Hurlburt Facebook page surfaces..... A group of supporters of the embattled former Yarmouth MLA Richard Hurlburt has created a support page on Facebook... >>> see page here 21feb2010: Amalgamation in store for Shelburne area?... Municipal Affairs advisor Paul Wills says the Province is ready to help any Shelburne County municipalities interested in pursuing amalgamation. Wills spoke to representatives of three local municipal units on Tuesday about the potential benefits of amalgamation >>> see story 19feb2010 Online petition for MLA review... A group of Nova Scotia citizens has begun an online petition for a review of MLA expenses. "We, the people of Nova Scotia, deserving open and accountable government, hereby petition the Government of Nova Scotia to restart the process of review of MLA's salaries and expenses with the aim of keeping it open and honest". >>> see petition here 18feb2010:
Possible
Georges bank oil spill concerns many.... Some members of the
NoRigs3 Coalition are terrified that a dramatic oil spill, similar to that off the coast of Australia late last year, could damage or devastate the unique
Georges Bank ecosystem if a moratorium on oil and gas drilling is lifted. 18feb2010:
Hurlburt reported close to collapse in
Florida... Former
MLA
Richard
Hurlburt
is
reported by reliable sources as being distraught
about being forced to resign in shame after
disclosure by the Auditor General that he made
several inappropriate personal purchases though
his government expense accounts. The anonymous,
but usually reliable source said that Hurlburt had
sought the sanctuary in Florida, citing "severe depression" and
that he had been visited by his son and by
Yarmouth attorney
Martin
Pink. 17feb2010:
Georges Bank
drilling could destroy Aboriginal
fishery, says coalition: Recent
drumbeats in the media about “clarification”
being needed surrounding the current exploration
and drilling moratorium on Georges
Bank are
a cause of great concern to the growing Aboriginal
commercial fishery, according to the NoRigs3
Coalition.
Recent drumbeats in the media about "clarification" being needed surrounding the current exploration and drilling moratorium on Georges Bank are a cause of great concern to the growing Aboriginal commercial fishery. 18feb2010: NDP comes clean on staff payments... South Shore MLAs in upper echelons... MLAs Sterling Belliveau (Shelburne) and Vicki Conrad (Queens) were two of the biggest spenders in payments to non-assistant employees. Conrad spent $17,822 and Belliveau $16, 691, according to files released by the NDP Caucus Thursday. The average for NDP MLAs (exclusive of Premier Darrell Dexter) was about $7,800. Dexter clocked in at $54,300 and John Macdonnell was lowest with $750.00. 18feb2010: Government set to axe library internet funding....Nova Scotia’s public libraries are fighting to keep provincial funding for Internet use. The libraries have been told the province is considering pulling its funding for Internet service. >>> see story 18feb2010: Barrington Muni offers to host tourism and volunteer staffers...In the wake of SWSDA's announced abandonment of the tourism, volunteer, immigration, business enhancement and skills enhancement programs in Shelburne County, Barrington Municipal Council voted last week to offer to provide office space and support for the tourism and volunteer programs in the county 17feb2010:
SWSDA cash due in
Shelburne County Thursday... a
long-awaited infusion of economic development
monies is due to arrive at in the bank account of
the Town of Clark's Harbour on Thursday,
when $620,000 is deposited from the South West
Shore Development Authority, according to Team
Shelburne chair and Clark's Harbour mayor Leigh
Stoddart. The funds are destined for the
various partners in Team Shelburne and were held
for more than a year in an escrow account under
orders from the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. 17feb2010:
More legal woes for
U.S. movie moguls as Irving Oil chases them to court for
oil bill... The two American land
speculators who purchased the former Canadian
Forces Station at Sandy Point three years ago are
being pursued in Small Claims Court for unpaid
heating oil bills, according to testimony offered
last week in a courtroom in Shelburne. Jim
Kendrick and Mary Barstow (doing
business as SeaCoast Entertainment and
seven
other affiliated businesses) got the property in a
controversial deal with Frank Anderson,
CEO of South West Shore Development Authority
(SWSDA) and assured local politicians and media
that they would invest "millions" in the
facility and make it a state-of-the-art film
production centre. 17feb2010: WHITEOUT!!... photo essay >>> see here. 17feb2010: Dexter firm on no ferry cash... Yarmouth Vanguard reports premier Darrel Dexter saying nothing will change the mind of the provincial government when it comes to funding The Cat... >>> see story 17feb2010: Ferry from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Yarmouth still in talks... Cargo, passenger service eyed... The elimination of Canadian government subsidies for a ferry service from Maine to Nova Scotia has not dampened plans to develop regular service from Portsmouth. >>> see story 17feb2010: New Yarmouth air service coming?... Canadian Press reports that an American based air charter company will operate a scheduled passenger service between Yarmouth and Portland. >>> see story 17feb2010: Private group seeks Yarmouth-to-Portland ferry... A man with long ties to the former Scotia Prince cruise ship ferry hopes to lure enough investors to purchase a similar vessel that would sail under the flag of a new company to restore ferry service between Portland, Maine and Yarmouth. >>>see story 17feb2010: Free ride over for MLAs says Auditor General.... Nova Scotia MLAs had 15 years to spend money without scrutiny. Auditor General Jacques Lapointe doubts that will ever happen again... >>> story 17feb2010: Dexter missing in action, say rivals... Premier Darrell Dexter’s priority should be fixing problems in Nova Scotia, not spending almost a week at the Winter Olympics, opposition leaders said Monday. >>> Herald story
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