‘Hopefully, they’ll keep the local employees on,’ Towtongie says Rankin Inlet Mayor Harry Towtongie stands in front of the adult group home in his community. As of April 1, the hamlet no longer holds the contract to operate the home, which has seven residents and employs 14 locals. The mayor of Rankin Inlet says he’s upset to learn the Government ...

A request for proposals (RfP) has been issued seeking to build an understanding of what economic and policy stimuli could be used to attract investment in offshore wind developments in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada The RfP was issued by Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) in Halifax, Canada, which focuses on energy research and sustainable resource and economic development. ...

The Halifax Infirmary site on Summer Street in Halifax. A request for proposals has been released to two shortlisted companies to bid on the P3 contract to expand the QEII Health Sciences Centre Halifax Infirmary site. The province announced last July that EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare and Plenary PCL Health qualified to bid on the public-private-partnership project, which includes designing, building, ...

The former HMCS Cormorant sits moored at the Port of Bridgewater on the downtown waterfront. In addition to the Cormorant, two other vessels are moored on the same jetty. BRIDGEWATER, N.S. —  The Request for Proposals (RFP) for the removal of the derelict former Navy ship HMCS Cormorant from the Port of Bridgewater has had to be re-issued. “The previous ...

Traffic light installation crews remain busy at the junction where Sydney’s so-called Road to Nowhere intersects with Sydney Port Access Road and Lingan road. The alternative route connecting Whitney Pier to the rest of Sydney was constructed seven years ago but has to be opened. However, the as yet-unnamed street is not part of the CBRM’s preferred detour route around ...

Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella speaks to the board of police commissioners during a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020.  The municipality is hoping to find out what citizens think of the cops with a new survey, and it’s looking for a polling firm to do the work. Halifax posted a request for proposals (RFP) Tuesday looking for a contractor for a ...

To increase capacity for COVID-19 response, Halifax cut the police budget by $3.5 million. Now, Halifax advocates are asking for a larger cut and defunding of police. Police forces in Halifax are looking to find out the level of “public trust and confidence in policing” in the municipality. The details are revealed in a request for proposals (RFP) published on Nova Scotia’s tender ...

Request for proposals to be issued for options AMHERST, N.S. – Cumberland County’s three municipal units are taking steps to ensure the region’s solid waste disposal system continues to deliver good service at favourable cost. Amherst, the Municipality of Cumberland and Oxford are issuing a request for proposals to companies that may be interested in buying the waste disposal system ...

Kings County council has thrown its support behind putting a call out for consultant services that will focus on updating the Action Plan for Ending Racism and Discrimination in the Municipality of the County of Kings. COLDBROOK, N.S. —  The municipality is putting a call out for expert advice on how to effectively work toward the elimination of racism and ...

Published: Apr 17 at 12:55 p.m. Updated: Apr 17 at 4:18 p.m. Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines. – Tim Krochak / File HALIFAX, N.S. —  The Nova Scotia government is about to sign off on a major build contract for the largest infrastructure project in the province’s history and has not yet fulfilled its pledge to make an independent fraud risk assessment on ...