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Wednesday’s Headlines

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Every Monday (well, except for today .. today is Wednesday) and Thursday morning, Spacing will scan the local newspapers and media for articles to Atlantic cities. 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 east coast.

CITY HALL

HALIFAX – New central library funded [The Coast]
FREDERICTON – Friendship centre gets boost [Daily Gleaner]
HALIFAX – Metro Transit report gets rough ride from councillors [Metro News]
HALIFAX – The whims of bylaw enforcement [The Coast]

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

WENTWORTH – Wentworth residents not convinced that narrower is better [Truro Daily News]
FREDERICTON – Heritage | House, rink, art gallery and former NB Power building added to Historic Places Register [Daily Gleaner]
BIBLE HILL – Building coming down to make room for agri-innovation centre [Truro Daily News]
ROTHESAY – No end in sight to clean up [Telegraph Journal]
SAINT JOHN – Sewage: Officials promise sewage pumping station in prime location won’t be an eyesore [Telegraph Journal]

URBAN GREEN

HALIFAX – Local greens go Copenhagen or bust [The Coast]
HALIFAX – Halifax Common land loss will be outlined [The Coast]
DARTMOUTH – Guardian of the lakes [News Net]