Four Cape Breton regional councillors voted against second reading of a new municipal planning strategy and land-use bylaw aimed at easing the housing shortage and sparking economic development.
Cape Breton Regional Municipality's budget talks are on hold again while the mayor and councillors disagree over a combination of tax and service fee increases and possible cuts to programs.
Cape Breton regional councillors are considering updating their two-year-old strategic plan to address the high number of area residents living with low incomes and poor housing.
The Indigenous adviser to Cape Breton Regional Municipality's mayor quit after a year on the job, saying she was prevented from providing education on reconciliation, but the mayor says that's not true.
Nova Scotia Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr and his deputy say Cape Breton Regional Municipality can use a new capital grant to help balance the operating budget, but Mayor Amanda McDougall says that was never made clear.