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BUILT ENVIRONMENT

ST. JOHN’S – RNC, Rogers preparing George St. cameras [CBC]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Convention centre seeks environmental green light [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Rink may be overlooked in Oval excitement [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S –
$34M makeover for Confederation Building [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Peter Kelly is pursuing the stadium dream [The Coast]
HALIFAX –
Skating oval a magnet for Haligonians [The Globe and Mail]
ST. JOHN’S –
Newfoundland artist to design new Terry Fox sculpture [The Globe and Mail]
HALIFAX –
Saint Mary’s University cuts down trees to build a parking lot [The Coast]

TRANSPORTATION

ST. JOHN’S – Union, Metrobus reach tentative deal [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Halifax-Dartmouth bridge tolls to go up April 1 [CBC]
SAINT JOHN – Saint John drivers upset after cars towed [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S – Buses are coming back. Now what? [The Scope]
HALIFAX –
Halifax councillor ponders parking bans in spring, fall [The Chronicle Herald]
ST. JOHN’S –
The Metrobus strike is over [The Telegram]
HALIFAX –
Councillor proposes Halifax road tolls [CBC]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Traffic running smoothly on Confederation Bridge as winds ease [The Guardian]
HALIFAX –
Woman killed crossing Halifax street [CBC]

URBAN GREEN

NEWFOUNDLAND – Students to utilize greenhouse in their studies [The Telegram]
HALIFAX –
Urban farm at Halifax’s old QEH school closer to reality [The Chronicle Herald]

DEVELOPMENT

MONCTON – Residents can help plan future of the city [The Times & Transcript]
CHARLOTTETOWN – Waterfront Mall selling price slashed [CBC]
SAINT JOHN – Suburbs cool to merger idea [The Telegraph-Journal]
HALIFAX –
Skating oval promised $100K donation [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Twenty-three downtown developments, and most won’t get built [The Coast]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Big dreams, big bucks part of new Gateway plan [The Guardian]
HALIFAX –
Spring Garden to change again [The Chronicle Herald]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
BioCommons gets funding boost [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Halifax doctors back oval fundraising [CBC]
SAINT JOHN – N.B. energy board to seek public input [CBC]
MONCTON –
Moncton will have a Wal-Mart supercentre [The Times & Transcript]

POLITICS

HALIFAX – Will Wayne Anstey, city’s top staffer, be fired for this? [The Coast]
NEW BRUNSWICK – Municipal reform looms in 2011: Alward [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Convention centre may bump road projects: Keddy [CBC]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Taxpayers paying $4.65 million for BioCommons’ first building [The Guardian]
SAINT JOHN – Saint John budget contingent on province [CBC]
HALIFAX –
What’s wrong? Advertising on the Oval [The Coast]
SAINT JOHN – Council has no knack for development [The Telegraph-Journal]

OTHER

PEI – Women’s Institute laces up sneakers for big walk [The Guardian]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Phone crew breaks heating pipe [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S –
No snow saves St. John’s close to $1M [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Weather forecasters need to stop dropping the bomb [The Chronicle Herald]
ST. JOHN’S –
St. John’s city council live blog for January 24, 2011 [The Scope]