DRL wants public funds to stay afloat. That s how some bus lines are surviving the pandemic
The owner of a Maritimes busline says aid from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island has kept him afloat during COVID-19 but even after the pandemic ends, he says, public money should be helping keep rural communities connected with buses.
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Posted: May 21, 2021 12:29 PM NT | Last Updated: May 21
Mike Cassidy, owner of Maritime Bus, has received public aid throughout the pandemic to keep his buses on the roads of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.(Wayne Thibodeau/CBC)
With N.L. on the financial brink, Crosbie targets Ottawa with promise to fight for fairness
With Newfoundland and Labrador facing economic disaster, the PC leader suggested Friday that a new deal with Ottawa is the best hope for recovery and that he s the leader best equipped to negotiate with the federal government.
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With few homegrown options, PC leader suggests N.L s best hope is a lifeline from the federal government
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 3:17 PM NT | Last Updated: January 22
PC Leader Ches Crosbie, speaking during a news conferences in Clarenville Friday, revealed a list of demands from Ottawa that he says will help Newfoundland and Labrador through its current fiscal and demographic crises.(PC Party of N.L.)