Accessibility bill halted at legisature

The McNeil Government has halted a bill to make the province more accessible to disabled people, according to the CBC.

Community Services Minister Joanne Bernard called it historic when she introduced it last week. However, the disabled and other experts told a legislature committee yesterday the bill is flawed, inadequate and weak…and needed to go back to the drawing board.

After listening to the complaints, Liberal caucus chair Iain Rankin proposed a motion to stand the bill which freezes it in the law-making process.

Huge tidal turbine in the water now

That massive tidal turbine is now sitting on the bottom of the Bay of Fundy off Parrsboro.

Cape Sharp Tidal lowered the five storey tall turbine into the water from a specially-built barge yesterday. It should begin producing electricity within a few weeks. It’s geared to put out two megawatts which will be hooked into the provincal grid.