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Nova Scotia to do own study of 3 areas with uranium deposits without drilling or digging
Nova Scotia will move ahead with its own geological study of three areas with known uranium deposits, despite an apparent lack of interest from the mining industry in exploring those lands.
Nova Scotia Power to challenge $10M penalty at public hearing
Two years after the Nova Scotia government slapped Nova Scotia Power with a $10-million fine for failing to meet renewable energy targets, the utility is poised to argue in a public hearing that it shouldn't have to pay.
N.S. government pushes for buy-in as some municipalities balk at resource development
Nova Scotia’s minister of finance and municipal affairs says municipalities need to get onside with the province’s push for more resource development, but stopped short of spelling out what consequences they’ll face if they don’t.
YMCA to open new daycare for 72 children on Eastern Shore
Spurred by community demand, the YMCA and the province are converting an old hardware store in Lake Charlotte into a daycare, expected to open next year.
Goldboro gold mine will be first test of Nova Scotia's new regulatory rules
NexGold says the province has accepted its industrial approval application, marking the first such application that will undergo new rules that were introduced last week.
Court declines to answer Nova Scotia's question on Chignecto Isthmus
Nova Scotia’s highest court says it will not weigh in on who has legislative authority over the Chignecto Isthmus, calling the province’s question “too problematic to answer.”
N.S. shakes up requirements for metal mines in bid to speed up approvals
Nova Scotia Environment Minister Tim Halman says he’s acting on years of requests from the mining industry to change the regulatory requirements for some major projects.
There was zero interest in Nova Scotia's call for uranium exploration
Nova Scotia's whirlwind push to establish a uranium sector has yielded zero bids from companies interested in exploring for the critical mineral, a fact that left Premier Tim Houston unfazed Thursday and opponents of the industry relieved.
'I don't know why,' says agriculture minister about N.S. farm losses
Nova Scotia Agriculture Minister Greg Morrow has no clear explanation for why the province’s farming sector is an economic outlier in the country, having not turned a profit since 2016.
3 more municipalities ask province to hit the brakes on uranium exploration in N.S.
Pleas are mounting for the Nova Scotia government to slow down its push for uranium development.