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CITY HALL

NB – Campobello Islanders to decide on self-government [Telegraph Journal]
SAINT JOHN – Getting to maybe: are we ready for change? [Telegraph Journal]
FREDERICTON – City puts out challenge to young artists [Daily Gleaner]

URBAN GREEN

NS – Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes wilderness threatened [the Coast]
TRURO – Farmers doing good job protecting town’s water [Truro Daily News]
CHARLOTTETOWN – Province changing Lands Protection Act [The Guardian]

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

ST JOHN’S – Newfoundlanders revive colourful past with traditional palette [Globe & Mail]
MONCTON – How safe are Metro’s crosswalks? [Times and Transcript]
CHARLOTTETOWN – CADC working on design plan for old tank farm [The Guardian]
FREDERICTON – Downtown businesses fed up with crime [Daily Gleaner]
HALIFAX – Victoria Apartments to be razed [Community Herald]

TRANSIT

HALIFAX – Late-night parking flap [Chronicle Herald]
FREDERICTON – Northside bus route may be on chopping block [Daily Gleaner]
HALIFAX – Slick streets cause havoc for commuters [Metro]
CAPE BRETON – Strait town wants its bypass [Cape Breton Post]
TRURO – Parking limited at proposed civic centre [Truro Daily News]

OTHER

HALIFAX – Peep Show closing [the Coast]
ST JOHN’S – St. John’s among another nine Canadian cities that can now be toured through Google Street View [The Telegram]