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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]

URBAN GREEN

SAINT JOHN – Run through city’s largest green space [Telegraph Journal]
SAINT JOHN –
Race acquaints people with smelly Marsh Creek [CBC]

TRANSPORTATION

MONCTON – Concerns over bike lanes in Moncton [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S –
Free bus rides for rescue centre rally [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Rally for Lanes event drawing out cyclists, joggers [Metro]
SAINT JOHN –
Saint John journal [Telegraph Journal]

OTHER

HALIFAX – Deer smashes through Halifax café [CBC]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Lucy and her six ducklings now happily swimming in city pond [The Guardian]
HALIFAX –
Black bear startles Halifax residents [CBC]
DARTMOUTH – Landlords sealing shut balcony doors: tenants [CBC]