POLITICS
NS – What to expect in ‘first’ budget [Metro]
NS – N.S. to trim civil service [CBC]
NS – NewPage, NSPI plan biomass facility [Cape Breton Post]
MONCTON – Metro urged to be fire-safe [Times & Transcript]
SAINT JOHN – City puts on push so it won’t lose federal bucks [Telegraph-Journal]
SAINT JOHN – Council will have Peel price before vote: Sullivan [Telegraph-Journal]
SAINT JOHN – Weston fires back [Telegraph-Journal]
PEI – Cut to transfer payments complicates P.E.I. budget [The Guardian]
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
FREDERICTON – ‘We have a wonderful building’ [Daily Gleaner]
ST JOHN’S – Engineers studying St. John’s building collapse [CBC]
COMMUNITY
NATIONAL – Most urban aboriginal people opt to stay in city over return to reserve [CBC]
FREDERICTON – Some of Canada’s hottest artists coming to city [Daily Gleaner]
MONCTON – Capitol Theatre school brings history to life [Times & Transcript]
URBAN GREEN
HALIFAX – Concert on the Common said to be a ‘big one’ [Metro]
FREDERICTON – Water levels going up slowly [Daily Gleaner]
SAINT JOHN – Counting down until park opens for the season [Telegraph-Journal]
OTHER NEWS
MIRAMICHI – Miramichi Transit approves new Saturday bus service [Times & Transcript]