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NSTU Will Not Meet With Province To Discuss Teaching Conditions
Discussions around teacher’s working conditions may feel a bit one-sided. The Nova Scotia Teachers Union have pulled out of the first meeting of the Partnership on Systemic Working Conditions, w...
Nov 10, 2016
New TCRSB Chair Excited To Bring Teaching Experience To The Table
The new chair of the Tri-County Regional School Board has some experience in the classroom. Michael Drew taught for three decades in the area, and was voted in as chair after the swearing-in ceremony ...
Nov 10, 2016
School Bus Red Light Violations Still A Problem In Tri Counties
The numbers are troubling. School bus red light violations in the Tri-County Regional School Board increased by 46 per cent last year. The 2015/2016 school year numbers show a 96 per cent increase in ...
Nov 10, 2016
Minister Decides Against Mediator In Dispute With Teachers Union
The Minister of Labour and Advanced Education will not appoint a mediator at this time to try and resolve a dispute with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union. Kelly Regan says she will continue to monitor t...
Nov 09, 2016
Beyond The Poppy: Canadian Blood Services Urge Donations
With Remembrance Day this week, Canadian Blood Services wants you to give blood in honour of those who’ve given their lives. Atlantic Director of Donor Relations, Peter MacDonald, says they have...
Nov 09, 2016
Clinton: We Owe Trump 'An Open Mind And The Chance To Lead'
U.S. democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has delivered her concession speech in New York after her stunning loss to Donald Trump. Clinton says while this election outcome is painful, and i...
Nov 09, 2016
Section Of Main Street In Yarmouth To Be Closed Sunday
Some residents of Yarmouth will be without water on Sunday. Aberdeen Paving says Main Street from Cliff to John streets will be closed from 6am-8pm due to on-going work on the sewer separation project...
Nov 09, 2016
New Yarmouth Elementary School Will Be like No Other
The architects are now in the construction drawing phase for the new elementary school in Yarmouth. It is being built on the site of the former Junior High School at the corner of Parade and Brunswick...
Nov 09, 2016
Yarmouth Mayor'Shocked" As U-S Election Results Unfolded
Yarmouth mayor Pam Mood was among the many Canadians following last night’s coverage of the U-S election that saw GOP candidate Donald Trump become the 45th American president. Mood was in Halif...
Nov 09, 2016
West Nova MP Colin Fraser Introduces Private Members Bill On Remembrance Day
The Member of Parliament for West Nova wants to elevate the status of Remembrance Day. Colin Fraser introduced Bill C-311 in the House of Commons last week. The private members bill is seeking to reco...
Nov 09, 2016
