(Atlantic-Canada-Tariffs)
Harvesters and exporters in Atlantic Canada are being encouraged to diversify their markets as a second Trump Administration gets underway in the U-S.
While Trump is reportedly holding off on his threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports, he instead plans to sign a memorandum ordering U-S federal agencies to study trade issues.
Lobster Council of Canada director Geoff Irvine says the Trump administration is sending a message that Canada’s seafood industry should shift its focus to other international markets.
He says imposed tariffs would cost valuable jobs and income across coastal communities in Quebec and Atlantic Canada, which together exported 1.6-billion-dollars’ worth of lobster to the U-S.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Property-Assessment-Notices)
The New Brunswick government says property assessment notices for this year have been sent out to residents.
Meantime, property tax bills reflecting the amount owed for both provincial and local taxes will be mailed out on March 3rd.
The total value of property assessments in the province is 97.-2-billion-dollars, an increase of 8.7 per cent from last year.
Local Government Minister Aaron Kennedy says a strong real estate market and new construction are having a direct impact on that growth.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Mineral-Exploration)
Newfoundland and Labrador government officials are in Vancouver this week for the Association for Mineral Exploration Roundup Conference.
Members of the province’s Industry, Energy and Technology Department are joining junior exploration companies and active prospectors from the province at the mining conference with promotion being part of their agenda.
Government officials will promote the province’s mining ventures and up-and-coming exploration projects to a wide range of potential partners and investors.
The A-M-E Roundup is the second largest international exploration and mining conference in Canada with as many as seven-thousand people expected to attend.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Cape-Breton-Bust)
Two people are facing drug charges in Cape Breton after a vehicle stop led to a cocaine seizure.
Police say 60-thousand-dollars’ worth of cocaine was seized at a New Waterford home on Friday along with more than three-thousand-dollars in cash and other drug paraphernalia.
A 44-year-old man and 35-year-woman have been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime.
They were set to appear in court today.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Emergency-Rescue)
A 64-year-old man was rescued in western Newfoundland yesterday after suffering a medical emergency in a rural area.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says it happened near Irishtown-Summerside when patrol services got a call about a medical emergency in a wooded area near Hann’s Lookout.
They say a passerby with an off-road vehicle helped officers to find two people, before a helicopter airlifted one of them to an ambulance that took him to hospital.
The R-N-C says the rescue highlights the importance of travelling with a mobile device and having first aid training.
(The Canadian Press)
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