Donkin mine could employ 300 Cape Bretoners with good jobs
SYDNEY RIVER, NS – Cape Breton West MLA Alfie MacLeod says it’s time the NDP started to work with Nova Scotia company Morien Resources Corp. to help find a buyer for Xstrata’s interest in the Donkin mine project, bringing much needed employment to the region.
In April 2012, Xstrata announced they would be looking to secure another operator for the proposed project...
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Jan 11 2013
Jan 11 2013
Cape Breton health-care system under strain
NORTH SYDNEY, NS – Cape Breton North MLA Eddie Orrell says the NDP are ignoring the needs of seniors and their families by forcing them to wait in Cape Breton hospitals for long-term care placement.
The NDP have not built one, single new long-term care bed since taking office and to make it worse, the NDP cancelled the final 200 beds of the Continuing Care Strategy.
“It’s shameful that...
Jan 10 2013
Bain to NDP: Release Apprentice Program review
HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative Labour and Advanced Education critic Keith Bain says the Dexter NDP are dragging their feet on releasing the Apprentice Program review.
A draft final report was due March 31, 2012, according to Apprentice Board newsletter.
“It’s been almost a year since the final report was...
Jan 10 2013
MacLeod: U-vint retailers are not criminals
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative MLA Alfie MacLeod says the NDP is continuing the war on jobs creators with its law that stifles legitimate u-vint outlets.
“Instead of creating a climate that welcomes and helps businesses, like Wine Kitz, to prosper, the Dexter NDP continues to put up road blocks," said MacLeod. “Job creators should be freed up from red tape and unnecessary government interference...
Jan 10 2013
Hants Community Hospital backlogged with patients waiting for long-term care
WINDSOR, NS – Hants West MLA Chuck Porter says the NDP are ignoring the growing problem of long-term care patients waiting for placement in Hants Community Hospital, and it’s continuing to impact the care Hants County families receive.
“The NDP are forcing hospitals to use their inpatient beds for seniors waiting for long-term care placement because the refuse to build more...
Jan 09 2013
d’Entremont: Failure to address LTC bed shortages causing ER closures across Nova Scotia
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative Health critic Chris d’Entremont says the Dexter NDP is failing to address one of the root causes of widespread emergency room closures – its refusal to build long-term care beds to address the growing need of Nova Scotia families waiting for care.
“Hospitals are struggling to keep beds open for emergency or...
Jan 08 2013
Refusal to answer question about failed jobs plan proof it’s not working
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative Economic and Rural Development and Tourism critic Eddie Orrell is accusing the NDP of abusing their majority on the Standing Committee on Economic and Rural Development to hide from scrutiny and protect a failing Minister.
“This is another example of a trend emerging at the committee level to shield weak NDP Ministers, like Economic and...
Jan 08 2013
Cape Breton has been without an addiction recovery home since March 2012
SYDNEY, NS – Progressive Conservative Community Services critic Keith Bain says the people of Cape Breton waited too long for NDP to make a decision about the future of Talbot House and addiction recovery services for men in the region.
“Men in our community have gone without the important services provided at Talbot House for almost 10 months and they...
Jan 07 2013
Dexter NDP forces 1,500 from region to look for work elsewhere
TUSKET, NS – Argyle MLA Chris d’Entremont says bad NDP policies are killing jobs, destroying the economy, and hurting prospects for raising a family on the Southern Shore.
According to a Statistics Canada report released last week, the number of full-time jobs has decreased 3,300 since this time last year. On top of that, 1,500 people gave up looking for work and left...
Jan 07 2013
Dexter NDP forces 1,100 from region to look for work elsewhere
SPRINGHILL, NS – Cumberland South MLA Jamie Baillie says bad management by the Dexter NDP is killing jobs on the North Shore and forcing families to look for new opportunities away from home.
According to a Statistics Canada report released last week, employment has dropped by 1,900 in the last month alone. 1,800 of those were full-time jobs. In addition, 1,100 people have stopped looking for work and...