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Unlocking our Potential: Goldboro Gold Mine Project is Moving Forward

Unlocking our Potential: Goldboro Gold Mine Project is Moving Forward

A major economic opportunity is moving forward in Guysborough County, thanks to our PC government. The Goldboro gold mine has received its industrial approval, paving the way for construction to begin in 2026. The project is expected to create 735 new jobs and contribute more than $2.1 billion to Nova Scotia’s GDP over its lifespan. […]

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History Made: Cape Breton Medical Campus Welcomes Inaugural Class

History Made: Cape Breton Medical Campus Welcomes Inaugural Class

History was made in Nova Scotia by our PC government on August 22nd as the new Cape Breton Medical Campus (CBMC) welcomed its first cohort of future doctors. The inaugural class includes 30 Nova Scotians who have committed, under return of service agreements, to practice family medicine in rural areas of the province for five […]

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New Highway 102 Connector in Wellington

New Highway 102 Connector in Wellington

Drivers in Wellington and nearby communities will soon enjoy a safer, faster commute with the opening of the Aerotech Connector by our PC government. The new five-kilometre highway links Trunk 2 to Exit 5A of Highway 102, improving access to Aerotech Industrial Park and Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Opening in early September, the route is […]

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More Child-Care Spaces for Colchester and Inverness

More Child-Care Spaces for Colchester and Inverness

Families in Colchester and Inverness counties will soon have greater access to high-quality child-care thanks to new spaces being created by our PC government. Through targeted investments in early learning infrastructure, the Lower Onslow Preschool Association in Masstown, Colchester County, is creating 52 new spaces for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. In Margaree, Inverness County, the […]

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More Affordable Housing Coming for Strait Region

More Affordable Housing Coming for Strait Region

Our PC government is making significant investments to build more affordable housing in Port Hawkesbury and Arichat, helping more people in the Strait region find a safe and affordable place to call home. Projects in the two communities will add a total of 29 affordable units among 50 new homes currently under construction. “We said […]

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New Student Housing Opening this Fall at NSCC Ivany Campus

New Student Housing Opening this Fall at NSCC Ivany Campus

A significant milestone in our PC government’s commitment to improving student housing has been reached with the opening of a new residence at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Ivany campus in Dartmouth. The modern facility will provide safe, comfortable accommodations for 200 students starting this September, helping to ease pressure on the local housing […]

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Does Lisa Lachance Support Bike Lanes on Morris St?

Does Lisa Lachance Support Bike Lanes on Morris St?

Nova Scotians are worried about HRM Council making traffic worse by turning Morris Street into a one-way street to add in two-way bike lanes.  NDP Leader Claudia Chender has been all too eager to back this plan to limit vehicle activity, without concern for the impact on rapid access to the port and to hospitals. […]

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Building Up Affordable Housing in Dartmouth

Building Up Affordable Housing in Dartmouth

Close to 100 households in the Halifax Regional Municipality will soon have a place to call home, thanks to the dedicated efforts of Rooted: Community Development Partners and our PC government. In Cole Harbour, Rooted is nearing completion on a new 18-unit complex on Circassion Drive, known as The Crosswoods. Of those units, nine will […]

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More Affordable Housing for Yarmouth

More Affordable Housing for Yarmouth

More than 50 people in Yarmouth will soon have a new place to call home, thanks to a major investment from our PC government. Premier Tim Houston was in Yarmouth today, July 16, to announce support for 24 new housing units, a project of the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia. “We said that we […]

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Needham Health Home to Deliver More Primary Care in Halifax’s North End

Needham Health Home to Deliver More Primary Care in Halifax’s North End

Nova Scotians in Halifax’s north end will soon have better access to primary care with the opening of the new Needham Health Home, part of our PC government’s commitment to reduce the number of people on the Need a Family Practice Registry. Once open this October, the Needham Health Home will welcome up to 8,600 […]

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New Citadel Health Home to Bring Primary Care to Thousands

New Citadel Health Home to Bring Primary Care to Thousands

Families in Halifax and surrounding communities now have better access to primary care with the opening of the new Citadel Health Home by our PC government. The health home is expected to be fully operational by October and is part of a broader effort to reduce the number of Nova Scotians waiting on the Need […]

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New Hobsons Lake Health Home: Now Open

New Hobsons Lake Health Home: Now Open

Families in Beechville and surrounding communities now have better access to primary care with the opening of the new Hobsons Lake Health Home by our PC government. The health home, which opened last month, is part of a broader effort to reduce the number of Nova Scotians waiting on the Need a Family Practice Registry. […]

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Upgraded Cell Service for Nova Scotians

Upgraded Cell Service for Nova Scotians

Our PC government’s Cellular for Nova Scotia plan to expand reliable cellular service across the province has reached another important milestone. New towers are now active at four sites—three in southwest Nova Scotia and one in Halifax County—bringing stronger connectivity to thousands of Nova Scotians who previously lacked adequate service. The newly activated sites include: […]

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New Child-Care Centre at Cape Breton University

New Child-Care Centre at Cape Breton University

Nova Scotian families in Sydney will soon have better access to child care thanks to a new partnership between our PC government and Cape Breton University (CBU). Plans are underway to build a new 104-space early learning and child-care centre on the CBU campus, located behind the new medical school. The new centre will offer […]

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Free Bus Pass Program is Coming to Cape Breton

Free Bus Pass Program is Coming to Cape Breton

Eligible Nova Scotians living in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) will soon be able to ride public transit for free, thanks to the expanded Free Bus Pass Program from our PC government. Through the program, annual Cape Breton bus passes will be provided at no cost to Nova Scotians on income assistance, their spouses […]

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Recruiting More Doctors to Nova Scotia by Removing Barriers

Recruiting More Doctors to Nova Scotia by Removing Barriers

Our PC government is taking action to bring more family doctors to communities across Nova Scotia by partnering with two leading universities in Lebanon. A new five-year pilot program with the Lebanese American University will see 10 family physicians come to Nova Scotia—two per year—under a formal memorandum of agreement. This partnership builds on an […]

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More Child-Care Spaces for Antigonish

More Child-Care Spaces for Antigonish

Families in Antigonish will soon have greater access to affordable, high-quality child care thanks to a new 104-space early learning and child-care centre planned for the St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) campus. This project is a partnership between our PC government and StFX. An existing building will be removed to make way for the new […]

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More Child-Care Spaces for Eastern Shore

More Child-Care Spaces for Eastern Shore

Families in the Lake Charlotte area of Halifax Regional Municipality will soon have better access to quality, affordable child care. Our PC government is investing approximately $1.9 million to support the creation of 72 new child-care spaces at a new centre to be operated by the YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth. Located on Highway 7 between […]

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