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 ]