Wednesday, April 16, 2025
NS announces site preparation set to start for new healthcare facility
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that site preparation is about to begin for the acute care tower at the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s Halifax…
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Nova Scotia funding new nurse training facility at Acadia University
The Government of Nova Scotia announced it is investing in a new state-of-the-art nurse training facility at Acadia University that will help educate more of…
Highway 104: Built for and by Nova Scotians
By David McPherson “If you build it, they will come.” These whispered words Ray Kinsella hears in the middle of his Iowa cornfield in the…
Nova Scotia to tender Yarmouth Emergency department expansion project
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that the construction tender for the expansion of the Yarmouth Regional Hospital emergency department will be issued this spring.…
Nova Scotia community leaders creating clean energy future
People in the Nova Scotia communities of Antigonish and the nearby Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation will have more clean energy to power their homes and businesses…
Improved drinking water and wastewater management coming to N.S. village
Port Williams, N.S. will improve the quality of its drinking water and increase its capacity to manage wastewater after to a combined investment of over…
Nova Scotians to have more access to training and certification in construction trades
The Province of Nova Scotia announced an increasing in funding for the Work-based Trades Practical Assessment program and a training program run by the Nova…
Nova Scotia begins rehabilitation work on Seal Island Bridge
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that work is underway on a multi-year rehabilitation plan that will extend the life of the Seal Island Bridge…
Nova Scotia increases investment in roads, highways with improvement plan
The Government of Nova Scotia released the 2024-25 Five-Year Highway Improvement Plan that includes major highway and road projects, repaving, major bridge replacements, maintenance and…
Canada, Nova Scotia invest in disaster mitigation infrastructure
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced that a section of Route 207 along Lawrencetown Beach will be rebuilt to protect it from the…
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia invest in a new roundabout in Truro
There will be a new roundabout at the intersection of McClures Mills Road and Willow Street in Truro thanks to the combined investment of $2.8…
Nova Scotia to build more student housing projects on four NSCC campuses
The Government of Nova Scotia announced it is building new student housing at four Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) campuses to provide students with more…
Nova Scotia announces opening of new health-care facility in Halifax
The Government of Nova Scotia announced the opening of the new Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre. The centre will provide a wide range of services…
Nova Scotia taking actions to accelerate skilled trades growth
The Government of Nova Scotia announced it will accelerate growth in the skilled trades and modernize the entire apprenticeship and trades qualification system to meet…
Canada, Nova Scotia to build more than 200 new public housing units
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced $83 million to create 222 new public housing units, including 80 that will be fully barrier-free. The…
Nova Scotia’s Highway 104 to get new interchange for Broadway, Pictou County
Nova Scotia’s Department of Public Works announced that people living in and around Broadway, Pictou County, will have better access to Highway 104 now that…
Newly twinned section of Highway 104 opens, project nears completion
After more than three years, millions of cubic metres of earth moved and thousands of tonnes of asphalt put down, Nova Scotia’s Highway 104 twinning…
Canada and Nova Scotia invest in the new Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced a joint investment of $15 million to support the construction of the new Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre.…
Province of Nova Scotia announces new school for Pictou County
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that the province is investing in a new school to replace Trenton Elementary and Trenton Middle School. “This new…
Wastewater infrastructure investment for upgrades in Chester, Nova Scotia
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia and the Municipality of the District of Chester, announced a joint investment of more than $8.3 million to…
Nova Scotia’s Highway 104 twinning project reaches milestone
The Government of Nova Scotia announced a new 10-kilometre section of twinned Highway 104 over Weaver’s Mountain is now open to traffic . Another two-kilometres…
Construction to begin on Halifax Infirmary site of QEII Health Sciences Centre
The Province of Nova Scotia announced it has reached an agreement with Plenary PCL Health to start advanced work on the Halifax Infirmary site of…
Nova Scotia announces funding for new interchange in Annapolis Valley
The governments of Nova Scotia and Canada announced that the Cambridge Interchange project is expected to begin later this year. Exit 14A will be built…
Canada and Nova Scotia supporting a $300M project to modernize Michelin facilities
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced that their governments are working closely with tire manufacturer Michelin to help support a $300 million project…