HALIFAX – An error in paperwork has cost the doctor training program at Dalhousie University’s medical school $2.5-million in funding, and could end up costing the school its accreditation.

TUSKET – Lack of access to a family doctor is a growing concern for Yarmouth residents, who are spending up to 10 hours in emergency rooms to receive 15 minute consultations.

HALIFAX –  Argyle MLA Chris d’Entremont says he is pleased with today's announcement concerning a $14 million federal-provincial investment in affordable housing upgrades in Halifax. It was an initiative he supported as the former Minister of Community Services. 
 

HALIFAX – Residents living on Chebucto Head Road and Duncans Cove Road are still waiting for straight answers from the NDP government regarding road repairs.

HALIFAX – Wednesday, Premier Darrell Dexter announced $200,000 to promote Yarmouth and Acadian Shores as a tourism destination – but failed to provide a few key details to municipal leaders that met with him.

YARMOUTH – Premier Darrell Dexter came to Yarmouth County today with $200,000 to promote Yarmouth and Acadian Shores as a tourism destination.

HALIFAX – In the Legislature today, Argyle MLA Chris d’Entremont charged Premier Darrell Dexter with misleading Nova Scotians from the facts regarding the Yarmouth to Maine CAT ferry service.

HALIFAX – As the House of Assembly reconvenes for the spring session, the Progressive Conservative Caucus is asking for an emergency debate on the defunct Yarmouth ferry service tomorrow to deal with the economic impact it will have on communities across the province.
 

TUSKET – The Progressive Conservatives are making it clear to voters that when it comes to holding the feet of the NDP government to the fire, they are the official opposition.

HALIFAX – A working group of child care providers and Department of Community Services staff put together by the former Tory government to address accessibility and subsidy rates has been disbanded, and will hold its final meeting this afternoon.
 

TUSKET – Five fire departments in Yarmouth County will benefit from the 2009/2010 funding made available through the Emergency Services Providers Fund. 

HALIFAX – Almost as soon as the NDP government decided they would no longer cover more than 100 test strips for non-insulin diabetes patients, they have reversed their decision.

HALIFAX – Members of the Progressive Conservative Caucus returned from Ottawa last night after a series of meetings that have resulted in improved federal-provincial collaboration on issues essential to economic growth in Nova Scotia.
 

OTTAWA - Members of Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative caucus met today with their federal Nova Scotia colleagues and ACOA Minister Keith Ashfield to discuss the issue surrounding the ferry service between Southwest Nova and the United States.

OTTAWA – Members of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Caucus began two days of federal meetings on the province’s infrastructure and economic sustainability with a presentation to the Atlantic Caucus this morning.