Fall River (D2N) – Barry Dalrymple, Councillor for District 2 of the HRM, addressed the matter of Tax Reform in an update to his January Column. “This has been in the Halifax media a lot lately and I would like you to clearly understand my position on this. Two years ago the HRM struck a Tax... Read More
Premier Darrell Dexter gave prospective homebuyers and homebuilders reason to rejoice when he announced a new tax break on Wednesday. The Nova Scotia Home Builders Association had put forth a plan to the PC’s, the Liberals, and the now-reigning NDP party last spring before the provincial election was... Read More
Fall River (D2N) – Councillor Barry Dalrymple says changes to the HRM’s Municipal Transit Tax rate is a positive step for residents living in District 2. “We have been paying transit tax since amalgamation,” said Dalrymple. “We have been paying to subsidize city transit since then. They buried... Read More
Fall River (D2N) – NDP Veterans Affairs Critic Peter Stoffer has sewn a seed he hopes to watch grow and bloom. The NDP Member of Parliament for Sackville-South Shore and NDP MP for Halifax Megan Leslie, today called for the government to begin the process of reviewing and planning for the construction... Read More
Fall River (D2N) – It’s now been three weeks since the provincial election, which swept NDP MLA Percy Paris to a second term as MLA of the Waverley – Fall River – Beaver Bank riding. Paris was re-elected as a wave in the orange tide that moved across the province in a history-making vote by Nova... Read More
Liberal Candidate Bill Horne may have entered the provincial political race late, but that only sems to have solidified his determination. Horne and his campaign team met at his campaign headquarters, located in the new Fall River Family Dentistry building, on the corner or the Fall River Rd. and Arnold... Read More
Beaver Bank (D2N) – During his campaign tour of the province, Premiere Rodney MacDonald included a visit to a young family at their home in Beaver Bank. On May 7 the premier stopped by and listened to the concerns of Brent and Jill Larsen regarding taxes in Nova Scotia. The Larsen’s have a three... Read More
