Diesel Price To Change For Second Straight Day

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The price of Diesel will change tomorrow for the second day in a row.

The province’s Utility and Review Board says it’s invoking its interrupter clause to change the price at midnight but gas will not be affected.

The board stepped in to drop the price of Diesel by 10 cents a litre today and the fuel is now selling for a minimum of $2.37.8 cents a litre in Cape Breton.

The board intervened to put the price of gas up by 9.5 cents a litre yesterday.

Gas now goes for a minimum of $2.10 cents a litre on the island.

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Gas Hits Minimum Of $2.10 In Cape Breton

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News, Uncategorized

The price of gas went up overnight after the Utility and Review Board invoked its interrupter clause to change the price early, this week.

Gas increased by 9.5 cents a litre and now goes for a minimum of $2.10 in Cape Breton.

Meanwhile, the price of diesel didn’t change and a litre of diesel still costs a minimum of $2.47.8 on the island.

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Gas Prices To Change Overnight

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

There’s going to be an early change in the price of gas this week.

The province’s Utility and Review Board says it’s invoking its interrupter clause to make a change to gas prices at midnight tonight.

The price is diesel will not be affected.

Gas went over two dollars a litre for the first time with the regularly scheduled reset on Friday.

A litre of gas is now selling for a minimum of $2.00.5 a litre in Cape Breton.

Diesel is now going for a minimum of $2.47.8 cents a litre on the island.

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NS Leadership Debate In Sydney Tonight

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The second debate in the provincial Liberal leadership contest is taking place in Sydney tonight.

MLA’s Zach Churchill and Angela Simmonds will take part in the debate at Centre 200 starting at 7:00.

The debate will be streamed online with a small in-person audience at Centre 200.

The debate will be moderated by former CBC broadcaster Ian McNeil.

The party’s leadership convention is scheduled for July 9th.

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Province Announces Transit Funding

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The Regional Municipality is getting $425,000 from the province to help support transit services.  

The money is coming out of the Public Works Transit Assistance Program, where the province has set aside a total of $2.9 million for seven groups.

The province is also giving a total of $2 million in operating funding to 20 door-to-door community transportation services.

Some of that funding is going to transit groups in Victoria County and Cheticamp.

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