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In the face of mounting criticism and following a tense public meeting with the premier earlier this week, the Nova Scotia government has shelved a piece of legislation that would have led to municipal consolidation in Antigonish County.
Premier Tim Houston faced a hostile crowd near Antigonish, N.S., on Tuesday yet stood firm on not ordering a plebiscite about consolidating the community's town and county governments because it would intrude on the authority of local officials.About 500 people attended a noisy public meeting in the Heatherton Community Centre in Antigonish County where pubic opposition to creating a single local government has grown.The PC government recently proposed Bill 407, which would dissolve the Town of
The province has ordered a new analysis on whether consolidating Antigonish town and county is the right move, after months of public opposition.
Nova Scotia has introduced special legislation to allow the Town of Antigonish and the Municipality of the County of Antigonish to consolidate, amid ongoing opposition from residents and a pending court appeal.
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