Disability housing under construction but requires funding for staff
A developer has begun creating a four-unit co-housing apartment for people with physical disabilities that they want to see used as a pilot project but before it can become a reality provincial funding to staff it is needed. Jeremy Keefe reports. Source link
Construction halted at Halifax condo development after crane shoots sparks into night sky
A dramatic video of towering construction crane bursting with electrical sparks lit up the night sky in Halifax last night. As Jesse Thomas reports, construction on the condo development was halted Wednesday as result of the electrifying display. Source link
Cogswell redevelopment gets green light from Halifax council – Halifax
The plan to redevelop a large portion of downtown Halifax is about to become reality, with Halifax Regional Council passing a motion on Tuesday that will see the Cogswell interchange head to the wrecking ball. After a long debate, council voted 15-0 to approve the 90 per cent construction design plan, deciding to push forward…
CAT ferry to begin sailing season on June 21, allowing for construction and training
The high-speed ferry service between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor, Maine is set to begin its sailing season on June 21, 2019, later than any season since Bay Ferries Ltd., launched the CAT ferry in 2016. Mark MacDonald, the CEO of Bay Ferries, says the delay is to allow for completion of construction at the…
Nova Scotia’s QEII redevelopment project begins search for design team
The Nova Scotia government has issued two requests for supplier qualifications for the estimated $2-billion redevelopment of Atlantic Canada’s largest hospital complex. The province says it has begun the search for the team that will design, construct, finance and maintain new construction at Halifax’s QEII Health Sciences Centre, which is to be done through a…
Nova Soctia’s utility and review board approves new Goldboro natural gas facility
Nova Scotia’s utility and review board has given the green light for Pieridae Energy Ltd. to begin construction of its natural gas facility in Goldboro, N.S. The facility, projected to cost between $7 billion and $10 billion, will reportedly produce 10 million tonnes of super-cooled liquefied natural gas per year to ship mainly to European customers. It…
Flames consume home under construction in Halifax
An investigation is underway after flames consumed this home on Evans Avenue in Halifax Friday afternoon. Source link