October 9th, 2009
Friday’s headlines
By Jake Schabas // No Comments
Each morning, Spacing will scan the local newspapers and media for relevant articles of interest to our readers. Put on the coffee, fix yourself a bowl of cereal and settle down to an already-gathered collection of current news stories from around the Atlantic provinces.
CITY HALL
• TRURO - Truro town council briefs [ Truro Daily News ]
• HRM - HRM smoking ban should be broader [ Chronicle-Herald ]
• FREDERICTON - Councillors want recyclables pickup extended to those in apartment buildings [ Daily Gleaner ]
• MIRAMICHI - City will re-tender insurance [ Leader ]
• HRM - Smoking banned at outdoor rec centres [ The Coast ]
• CHARLOTTETOWN - City will continue skunk disposal method [ Guardian ]
URBAN GREENS
• HRM - Laurie Park to get makeover [ Chronicle-Herald ]
• DARTMOUTH - Dartmouth Common Anger [ The Coast ]
• SAINT JOHN - The north end's environmental showpiece [ Telegraph-Journal ]
• ST. JOHN'S - Vehicles scrapped under Retire Your Ride program [ Telegram ]
• Denmark makes you green with envy - [ Globe & Mail ]
• SAINT JOHN - Municipal land swap gets swat [ Telegraph-Journal ]
ZONING/DEVELOPMENT
• FREDERICTON - Northside buisiness group wants city to update Main Street plan [ Daily Gleaner ]
• SAINT JOHN - City lands: the next frontier? [ Telegraph- Journal ]
• MONCTON - Moncton improves building permit system [ Times & Transcript ]
• HALIFAX - Hints of downtown development [ The Coast ]
• SAINT JOHN - In defense of local history [ Telegraph-Journal ]
• SYDNEY - Membertou wants land rezoned for hotel [ Cape Breton Post ]
WIRELESS CITIES
• MONCTON - Intelligent communities prosper [ Times & Transcript ]
• HRM - Google has metro streets online [ Chronicle-Herald ]
• MONCTON - Here comes 'mobile wireless revolution' [ Times & Transcript ]
OTHER NEWS
• HRM - Vandals strike bus shelters [ Metro ]
• HALIFAX - City hopes cenotaph fix-up will be done by Nov. 11 [ Chronicle-Herald ]
• MIRAMICHI - Centennial bridge on track to re-open [ Times & Transcript ]
• HRM - Slow-going bridge construction [ The Coast ]
• CHARLOTTETOWN - Thousands cruise into capital's port [ Guardian ]
• HRM - Cruising to a record [ Metro ]
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