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POLITICS

HALIFAX – Concert promoter agrees to pay HRM thousands [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S –
St. John’s city council live blog for June 28, 2011 [The Scope]
NEW BRUNSWICK- Municipalities pitch fiscal overhaul [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Protesters demand resignation of Halifax mayor [CBC]
FREDERICTON –
City promotes Macpherson [The Daily Gleaner]
HALIFAX – City embarrasses itself with Metallica fiasco [The Coast]
ST. JOHN’S – Council votes against heritage recommendations [The Telegram]
HALIFAX – Epstein not ruling out run for mayor’s seat [Metro]

DEVELOPMENT

HALIFAX – HRM seeks buyers for 2 schools [CBC]
SAINT JOHN –
Saint John Convention Centre to get facelift [CBC]
HALIFAX –
QEH demolition contract cancelled [CBC]
FREDERICTON –
Fredericton community college campus opens [The Daily Gleaner]
MONCTON – Moncton cathedral hits ‘roadblock,’ faces closure [CBC]

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

HALIFAX – Public Gardens reopens after shed fire [CBC]
SAINT JOHN –
City plans another rec report [The Telegraph Journal]
HALIFAX – Rename the school [The Coast]
HALIFAX – Paid parking approved around Halifax Common [CBC]
FREDERICTON –
Paint homes with bright colours: Heritage Trust [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Harbour Solutions leaves Herring Cove residents dry [CBC]
SAINT JOHN –
Industrial park gets $400,000 facelift [The Telegraph Journal]
HALIFAX –Life’s a beach in city’s downtown [Metro]
CHARLOTTEOTWN –
Charlottetown scrambles to prepare for Royals [CBC]

TRANSPORTATION

ST. JOHN’S – Duckworth Street skywalk gets council OK [CBC]
FREDERICTON –
Fredericton reignites debate over paved trails [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S –
Major accident at St. John’s intersection [CBC]
FREDERICTON –
Cops tell cyclists to stay off sidewalks [The Daily Gleaner]
ST. JOHN’S –
Bike collective moving to Water Street [The Scope]

URBAN GREEN

ST. JOHN’S – Mow No Mo’ [The Scope]
HALIFAX –
Public hearing on turbines to be held Tuesday [Chronicle Herald]
ST. JOHN’S –
Federal cash coming for White Hills cleanup: O’Leary [The Telegram]

OTHER

SYDNEY – Sydney tar ponds cleanup ‘possibly not’ a risk: report [CBC]
SAINT JOHN –
Saint John needs youth shelter [CBC]
HALIFAX – Powwow set to storm Halifax Common [Metro]
ST. JOHN’S –
St. John’s Ice Caps, anyone? [CBC]
SAINT JOHN –
Realities of life in the north end [The Telegraph Journal]
CHARLOTTETOWN – Summerfest begins Thursday [The Guardian]
SAINT JOHN – Homeless shelter proposed for historic church [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S –
Street festival in the cards for September [The Scope]