News releases from Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations (Oct. 2000 - March 2014) issued in the specified time period (Page 19)

Nova Scotians should be aware of a telephone scam involving vehicle registrations.

Nova Scotia municipalities will have access to more than $223 million in infrastructure funding through the federal Gas Tax Fund. The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia today, Dec. 17, signed an agreement to extend the fund from 2010 to 2014.

More than 28,000 additional homeowners will automatically receive a rebate on their oil bill after changes to the Your Energy Rebate program.

A two-year review of gas regulation indicates that gas prices are more stable and predictable, rural gas stations are more protected and regional gas price differences are minimal.

The Homeowner Protection Act introduced today, Nov. 7, offers deposit protection to Nova Scotians who enter into construction agreements for new homes.

New legislation introduced today, Nov. 5, calls for a property tax exemption on private property used for conservation.

Nova Scotians have clearer and more efficient legislation after amendments were introduced to four acts today, Oct. 30, by Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Minister Jamie Muir.

Landlords and apartment building owners are being reminded that candidates in municipal elections are entitled to campaign in apartment buildings.

Low and modest-income Nova Scotians may now apply for assistance under the province's Heating Assistance Rebate Program.

Volunteer fire departments and emergency response organizations across the province are getting extra help to keep communities and families safe with more than $2 million from the Emergency Services Provider Fund.

Residents of Cumberland County will soon have accessible transit service thanks to $69,910 in funding from the province announced today, Sept. 29.

Nova Scotia's roads and communities will be safer thanks to a new program designed to reduce drinking and driving. The province unveiled its Alcohol Ignition Interlock Program today, Sept. 16, in Truro.

Nova Scotia is working with the other Atlantic provinces toward an enhanced driver's licence. The enhanced licence will help ease travel as an alternative to a passport for Nova Scotians entering the United States by land or sea.

Nine Nova Scotia communities will benefit from safer drinking water and improved storm water systems thanks to a shared investment by three levels of government.

Residents in the Region of Queens Municipality will benefit from safer drinking water and improved wastewater treatment thanks to a shared investment by the federal, provincial and municipal governments.

All Registry of Motor Vehicle services have been restored at Access Nova Scotia Centres across the province.

Registry of Motor Vehicle (RMV) services across the province are temporarily unavailable until further notice.

Residents of Mahone Bay and Chester will benefit from improved drinking water and wastewater treatment thanks to a shared investment by the governments of Canada and Nova Scotia under the Communities Component of the Building Canada plan.

Au cours de leur réunion annuelle aujourd’hui 11 juillet à Halifax, les ministres provinciaux et territoriaux responsables des administrations locales se sont entendus pour poursuivre le dialogue collectif avec le secteur municipal sur des points d’intérêt commun, notamment le financement des infrastructures, les relations avec les peuples autochtones ainsi que la vitalité et le renforcement des municipalités et des collectivités urbaines, rurales et nordiques.

At their annual meeting today, July 11, in Halifax, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for local government called for continued collective dialogue with the municipal sector on common interests, such as infrastructure funding, relationships with Aboriginal peoples, and enhancing the strength and vitality of urban, rural and northern municipalities and communities.