Bill Blair says Canadian Armed Forces will provide co-ordination, equipment and firefighters to assist and relieve those who have been battling blazes around the clock
About 50 residents of the Wentworth Valley gathered at a local recreation centre on Saturday to express concerns to Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables Tory Rushton about proposed wind turbines in the area.
The Nova Scotia government is contributing $80,000 to study the use of geothermal energy, which already heats some buildings in the Springhill, N.S., area.
Nova Scotia Power is reporting more fallout from the provincial government rate cap, saying the credit rating downgrade triggered by the cap has shut off a key source of short-term financing.