POLITICS CHARLOTTETOWN - Pesticide spraying prompts review [CBC] ST. JOHN'S - St. John’s city council live blog for July 12, 2011 [The Scope] SAINT JOHN - Low survey ranking should concern city, consultant says [Telegraph Journal] DEVELOPMENT SAINT JOHN - Saint John air quality report released [CBC] HALIFAX - Bayers Road expansion plans target apartment buildings [The Coast] FREDERICTON - Fredericton pays $500K for city's only strip club [CBC] SAINT JOHN - City scrambles to save jobs [Telegraph Journal] DARTMOUTH - Wrecking ball will aim at Shannon Park buildings [CBC] MONCTON - New Artisan Village livens downtown [Times&Transcript] HALIFAX - QEH demolition work gets new contractor [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Commitment to infill development must be significant [Telegraph Journal] HALIFAX - Bayers Road and bust [The Coast] CHARLOTTETOWN - City to retool shed [The Guardian] TRANSIT HALIFAX - Halifax looks for faster ferry [CBC] ST. JOHN'S - St. John's begins bike path construction [CBC] FREDERICTON - City fed up with noisy vehicles, red-light runners [Daily Gleaner] HALIFAX - Halifax to buy buses for airport run [CBC]

POLITICS HALIFAX - 20 years after race riot, faces of power still white [The Chronicle Herald] HALIFAX - Dawn Sloane calls Bill Karsten out for repeated interruptions [The Coast] SAINT JOHN - Saint John may cut 4 councillors [CBC] HALIFAX - Media mis-report "showdown" between Richard Butts and Harold MacKay over Metallica show [The Coast] DEVELOPMENT SAINT JOHN - Saint John developer slams city's red tape [CBC] FREDERICTON _ Fredericton restoring city hall [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Queen Court housing complex recieves enthusiastic welcome [Telegraph Journal] CHARLOTTETOWN - Dominion Building to house high-end apartments [CBC] ST. JOHN'S - No use setting out without a good road map [The Scope] FREDERICTON - A bridge not too far from ready [The Daily Gleaner] SAINT JOHN - Saint John politicians list safe water as top priority [CBC] MONCTON - Metro real estate giant forms new partnership [Times & Trancript] SAINT JOHN - Developer joins opposition to overhead power line [Telegraph Journal]

POLITICS HALIFAX - Concert promoter agrees to pay HRM thousands [CBC] ST. JOHN'S - St. John’s city council live blog for June 28, 2011 [The Scope] NEW BRUNSWICK- Municipalities pitch fiscal overhaul [CBC] HALIFAX - Protesters demand resignation of Halifax mayor [CBC] FREDERICTON -City promotes Macpherson [The Daily Gleaner] HALIFAX - City embarrasses itself with Metallica fiasco [The Coast] ST. JOHN'S - Council votes against heritage recommendations [The Telegram] HALIFAX - Epstein not ruling out run for mayor’s seat [Metro] DEVELOPMENT HALIFAX - HRM seeks buyers for 2 schools [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Saint John Convention Centre to get facelift [CBC] HALIFAX - QEH demolition contract cancelled [CBC] FREDERICTON - Fredericton community college campus opens [The Daily Gleaner] MONCTON - Moncton cathedral hits 'roadblock,' faces closure [CBC]

DEVELOPMENT SAINT JOHN - Urban renewal may require some urban demolition first [Telegraph Journal] DARTMOUTH - Buyer sought for Dartmouth furniture plant [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Saint John to double derelict building demolition [CBC] CHARLOTTETOWN - Council meets developer over derelict building [CBC] ST. JOHN'S - 'The Overpass' coming down in St. John's [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Glen Falls relocation plan nixed by council [CBC] HALIFAX - Halifax Harbour Solutions project declared complete [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Councillor worried about costs [Telegraph Journal] CHARLOTTETOWN - No way to start Homburg hotel again: councillor [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Visionary eyes future on city's upper floors [Telegraph Journal] HALIFAX - Against all evidence, Harbour Solutions is declared a success [The Coast] POLITICS HALIFAX - Meeting for heritage property stirs up emotion [CBC] HALIFAX - Halifax isn’t Orlando [The Coast] HALIFAX - Council rejects attempt to suspend mayor [CBC] HALIFAX - Halifax mayor endorses smaller council [CBC] ST. JOHN'S - Search and Rescue centre rally draws thousands [CBC] HALIFAX - Want a small council? Let's just let Peter Kelly run things. [The Coast] HALIFAX - Concert concerns not new: ex-HRM manager [CBC] HALIFAX - Council won't hold Peter Kelly accountable [The Coast] HALIFAX - Peter's pants on fire [The Coast] BUILT ENVIRONMENT HALIFAX - Bayers Road may add up to six lanes [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Marsh Creek project may end foul smell [CBC] HALIFAX - Hammonds Plains residents to rally for road paving [CBC] ST. JOHN'S - Overpass comes tumbling down [The Telegram] HALIFAX - Halifax founder's name to disappear from school [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Construction blast sends rock hurtling into cars [CBC] HALIFAX - Debate on widening roads gets deferred [Metro]

DEVELOPMENT CHARLOTTETOWN - 'I think it looks ugly' [The Guardian] SAINT JOHN - Grants given to neighbourhood organizations [Telegraph Journal] HALIFAX - Waterfront group seeks your feedback on designs [Metro] MONCTON - Moncton explores options for $100M centre [CBC] SAINT JOHN - City's future outlined in municipal plan [Telegraph Journal] CHARLOTTETOWN - Council overrules heritage bylaw [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Three development projects seek approval [Telegraph Journal] POLITICS HALIFAX - Kelly must quit, says province’s former AG [Chronicle Herald] HALIFAX - City officials contemplate suing Trade Centre Limited [The Coast] SAINT JOHN - Enterprise Saint John keeps city support [CBC] HALIFAX - Both Peter Kelly and Scott Ferguson should resign [The Coast] HALIFAX - MacKay says he owes nothing [Chronicle Herald] ST. JOHN'S - St. John’s city council live blog for June 13, 2011 [The Scope] HALIFAX - Council votes against concert scandal inquiry [CBC] HALIFAX - More of Peter Kelly's verbal diarrhea [The Coast] BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHARLOTTETOWN - Sewage closes shellfishery again [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Unsung Heroes of the Old North End [Telegraph Journal] CHARLOTTETOWN - Parking to improve at Holland College [CBC] HALIFAX - Halifax Walking Tour: A peninsula of parks and trees [The Coast] CHARLOTTETOWN - $17.4M announced for schools' mould repairs [CBC]

POLITICS SAINT JOHN - Saint John council holds confidential meeting [CBC] HALIFAX - Peter Kelly is the Sarah Palin of Halifax [The Coast] FREDERICTON - NoGo NoTow sues city, police officer [The Daily Gleaner] ST. JOHN'S - St. John’s city council live blog for June 6, 2011 [The Scope] HALIFAX - Report advises council to issue $335,000 in grants [The Chronicle Herald] FREDERICTON - Group says city not fulfilling contract [The Daily Gleaner] SAINT JOHN - Saint John union worried by pension change rejection [CBC] HALIFAX - Concert report slams Peter Kelly, Wayne Anstey, Fred MacGillivray and Scott Ferguson [The Coast] MONCTON - Moncton High rally attracts 100 [CBC] HALIFAX - What happens in Halifax stays in Halifax [The Coast] HALIFAX - Mayor looks back at years of highs, lows [Metro News] BUILT ENVIRONMENT SAINT JOHN - City gets more ammunition [Telegraph Journal] CHARLOTTETOWN - Charlottetown couple blindsided by heritage rules [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Work to start on Saint John Harbour Bridge [CBC] CHARLOTTETOWN - Councillor supports heritage building decision [CBC] HALIFAX - Historic north-end home may be demolished [CBC] CHARLOTTETOWN - Construction season has begun [The Guardian] HALIFAX - City works to limit Common damage during summer concert season [Metro News] CHARLOTTETOWN - University Ave to be repaved [CBC] DEVELOPMENT HALIFAX - Halifax waterfront redevelopment designs unveiled [CBC] SAINT JOHN - Fortis concerned over Peel Plaza project [CBC] HALIFAX - City Hall gets an erection [CBC] HALIFAX - Citadel Hotel to close [Metro News]

POLITICS CAPE BRETON - CBRM council size under debate [CBC] HALIFAX - New gag order at City Hall [The Coast] HALIFAX - Clean for company [The Coast] SAINT JOHN - Civic Elections: Politicians Need Not Apply [Telegraph Journal] HALIFAX - Conference: the city should regulate sex work [The Coast] HALIFAX - Municipal issues need federal focus — Layton [Metro] SAINT JOHN - Citizens rallying again to save church [Telegraph Journal] HALIFAX - Women on council still a minority [Metro] HALIFAX - Halifax holds municipal leaders meeting [Metro] BUILT ENVIRONMENT HALIFAX - Girl Guides camp on Halifax's Citadel Hill [CBC] MONCTON - Determined artist borrows $1,600 for full-sized billboard project [Telegraph Journal] SYDNEY - Summer tar ponds smell promised to improve [CBC] ST. JOHN'S - Car slams into St. John's home [CBC] SACKVILLE - HRM quest to rename confusing streets zeroes in on Sackvilles [Metro] SAINT JOHN - More heritage buildings in peril [Telegraph Journal] CHARLOTTETOWN - City taking precautions for airborn dust during pool work [The Guardian] TRANSPORTATION HALIFAX - Here’s to Bike Week and a safer ride to the grocery store [Metro] ST. JOHN'S - Roll it Out [The Scope] NOVA SCOTIA - NS car insurance review recommends timid changes [The Coast] MONCTON - Free bus rides to be offered [Times & Transcript] ST. JOHN'S - Moose accident in St. John's [The Telegram]

POLITICS SAINT JOHN - Port official mulls run for mayor [Telegraph Journal] HALIFAX - Winter parking ban changes to be considered [CBC] ST. JOHN'S - What’s happening to this place? [The Scope] CHARLOTTETOWN - City lifts boil-water order [The Guardian] HALIFAX - "Third party" impedes Coast request for Common concerts documents [The Coast] ST. JOHN'S - St. John’s city council live blog for May 24, 2011 [The Scope] HALIFAX - New group to lobby against urban sprawl [Metro] HALIFAX - Neighbours upset about proposed Fairview development [The Coast] FREDERICTON - Fredericton approves pension reforms [CBC] HALIFAX - Stage set for concert report [Metro] DEVELOPMENT HALIFAX - Gottingen Street changing in big ways [The Coast] ST. JOHN'S - New multipurpose arts centre, here we come? [The Scope] MONCTON - Public- private projects stir debate [Times & Transcript] DARTMOUTH - Dartmouth bus terminal plan stuck in traffic [Metro] FREDERICTON -City OKs 35-lot subdivision on south side [The Daily  Gleaner] SAINT JOHN - Target coming to city in 2013 [Telegraph Journal] HALIFAX - 4 Blockbuster stores closing [CBC]