BUILT ENVIRONMENT

PEI – Drill tests underway at Spring Park school [CBC]
SAINT JOHN – Saint John mulls building inspection budget hike [CBC]
HALIFAX – The relative costs of maintaining the Common skating oval [The Coast]
HALIFAX – N.S. Property Assessments up average 6.4% [CBC]

DEVELOPMENT

SAINT JOHN – Fiscal restraint delays Saint John park upgrades [CBC]
HALIFAX –  Africville church plans unveiled in Halifax [CBC]
HALIFAX –  Canada games centre opens in Halifax [CBC]
HALIFAX – Halifax won’t accept donations for oval, yet [CBC]

POLITICS

SAINT JOHN – Saint John church to close after 200 years [CBC]
HALIFAX – Business as usual: Subsidizing suburban sprawl [The Coast]
ST. JOHN’S – St. John’s city council live blog for January 17th, 2011 [The Scope]
HALIFAX – Reserve Judgements [The Coast]
DARTMOUTH – Dartmouthians duped via Bridge Terminal bait-and-switch [The Coast]

TRANSPORTATION

ST. JOHN’S – Metrobus to offer customers discounted taxi vouchers [The Telegraph]
ST. JOHN’S Metrobus chit offer dubious: taxi owner [CBC]
HALIFAX – Halifax parking ban unnecessary: councillor [CBC]
HALIFAX/SAINT JOHN – Police say cellphone ban has made roads safer [CBC]
ST. JOHNS – High winds get better of rig on TCH [CBC]
HALIFAX – N.S. drivers still unaware of ‘move over’ law [CBC]
NEW BRUNSWICK – Blind woman says roundabout is dangerous [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S – WTF is happening with the Metrobus strike? (Version 2.0) [The Scope]

OTHER

HALIFAX – Halifax hotels opposes outdoor audio [CBC]
SAINT JOHN – Irving mill faces cut to omission limits [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S – St. John’s to clamp down on blue-bag bandits [CBC]
HALIFAX – Coyote attacks Halifax meter reader [CBC]
CHARLOTTETOWN – Wind turbine flicker upsets neighbours [CBC]