POLITICS
N.B. – Power deal failure not caused by anti-Quebec sentiment: Duceppe [Times & Transcript]
N.B. – N.S. bets N.B. will jack up taxes, too [Chronicle-Herald]
MONCTON – City council accepts sidewalk petition [Times & Transcript]
N.S. – NDP hikes HST to 15% [Coast]
N.S. Dexter says tax hike needed after past recklessness [Metro]
HALIFAX – Council ready to help quash violence: Kelly [Metro]
URBAN GREEN
N.B. – New ‘green’ code covers gov’t facilities [Times & Transcript]
N.B. – Province puts focus on green buildings [Daily Gleaner]
N.S. – NSP faces opposition over biomass plan [Chronicle-Herald]
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
HALIFAX – Overpass work runs late [Chronicle-Herald]
HALIFAX – HRM ponders zebra stripe marking on crosswalks [Chronicle-Herald]
ST. JOHN’S – Roadside persistance? [Telegram]
SAINT JOHN – New ferry means shorter line-ups [Telegraph-Journal]
COMMUNITY
FREDERICTON – Tempers flare at closing time [Daily Gleaner]
HALIFAX – High hopes for warm days [Metro]
P.E.I – Golfers break out clubs as courses prepare for early openings [Guardian]