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HEADLINES: THE PAST TWO WEEKS IN REVIEW

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BUILT ENVIRONMENT

HALIFAX – New lamps for old (The Chronicle Herald]

DEVELOPMENT

ST. JOHNS – KA-BOOM! [The Scope]
CORNER BROOK –
Building lots in high demand [The Telegram]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Public meeting held on convention centre [The Guardian]

HISTORY

DARTMOUTH – FLASHBACK: Old power company building [The Chronicle Herald]
HALIFAX – FLASHBACK: Morning commute in ’59 [The Chronicle Herald]

POLITICS

ST. JOHN’S City manager search not cheap: O’Keefe [CBC]
HALIFAXSewage plant missing effluent targets [CBC]
CHARLOTTETOWN – Charlottetown council votes against rezoning [The Guardian]
HALIFAXDowntown businesses angered over snow clearing [CBC]
SAINT JOHN Saint John lighthouse clouded by controversy [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S – No public tender? No problem. [The Scope]


TRANSPORTATION

SAINT JOHN – Saint John witnesses a spike in winter crashes [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S –
Mayor explains snowclearing after walkers hit [CBC]
DARTMOUTH –
Hefty bridge toll increases would drive folks onto buses [The Chronicle Herald]
NEW BRUNSWICK/PEI –
Tolls in N.B. would hurt Island economy [CBC]
SAINT JOHN –
U-Pass proposal rejected [The Telegraph Journal]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Council debates permanent bus depot location [The Guardian]
HALIFAX –
Snow-clearing firm told no authority to ticket, tow [The Chronicle Herald]
SAINT JOHN –
Saint John cuts roadwork plans [CBC]
NEWFOUNDLAND Extra weekend runs added for Bell Island ferry [CBC]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Charlottetown may cut loading zones [CBC]
SAINT JOHN –
Pothole pandemonium [The Telegraph Journal]
ST. JOHN’S – PLEASE PLOW THE GOD DAMNED SIDEWALKS [The Scope]

OTHER

CHARLOTTETOWN Charlottetown needs water-saving plan [CBC]
HALIFAX- Great Big Sea packs ’em in [The Chronicle Herald]
ST. JOHN’S –
Flying parking meter in freak accident [CBC]
HALIFAXHalifax opens 2011 Canada Winter Games [CBC]
SAINT JOHN – Winterfest activities shift into high gear this weekend [The Telegraph Journal]