COLUMN: More ways to access healthcare
The following is the column submitted to The Laker News and other media by Premier Tim Houston. Nova Scotians deserve access to healthcare when and where they need it. Now…
COLUMN: Creating opportunities in healthcare at home
The following is Premier Tim Houston’s column for May as submitted to The Laker News and other media. One of our greatest challenges is making sure there are enough healthcare…
Fine for illegal burning increasing to $25,000 during wildfire season
HALIFAX: Beginning May 16, Nova Scotia has increased the fine for violating daily burn restrictions to $25,000. Premier Tim Houston made the announcement in a release issued on May 16.…
N.S. NDP: Houston government must commit to keeping health care public
From a release HALIFAX: The N.S. NDP say as walk-in clinics close and Nova Scotia’s family practice wait list surpasses 15 per cent of the population, the government under Premier…
Premier announces more funding for Medical School Campus in Cape Breton
CAPE BRETON: Nova Scotia’s second medical school campus is on track to open in the fall of 2025 with 30 seats for first-year medical students, with a focus on practising…
Tentative agreement reached between province, teachers: Premier Houston
HALIFAX: In a late Friday afternoon press release April 26, Premier Tim Houston announced good news that parents across Nova Scotia were likely waiting to hear. He said that the…
Spring legislative session saw building up Nova Scotians as focus
From a release: HALIFAX: A $16.5-billion budget that includes a new lunch program for public school students, support for people living with diabetes, income-tax relief and more resources for housing…
N.S. submits Still Better Than A Carbon Tax Plan to federal government
From a release HALIFAX: Premier Tim Houston has submitted a new plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the Government of Canada. In the submission, Premier Houston made it clear…
COLUMN: Building Nova Scotia, Faster
The following is the monthly column submitted to The Laker News and other media by Premier Tim Houston. Our government is building Nova Scotia, faster. Nova Scotia is a different…
N.S. AG: Province must strengthen over-budget spending process
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia prematurely spent more than $430 million in over-budget spending in the past two years, the province’s Auditor General said in a new report released March 5. As…