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HALIFAX:<\/strong> Helping people and goods move more efficiently and further unlocking Nova Scotia\u2019s potential for growth and a brighter future are the aims of legislation introduced February 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The government is amending the Joint Regional Transportation Agency Act to broaden the agency\u2019s scope, which will help advance efforts to ease congestion and provide transportation solutions for the entire province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new Temporary Access to Land Act will help property owners resolve disputes when seeking access to an adjacent property to complete construction and repairs after all other options have been exhausted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is another example of how this government is taking the no out of Nova Scotia and finding ways to get important projects done that improve people\u2019s lives,\u201d said Public Works Minister Fred Tilley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy easing congestion, improving transportation options and giving business and industry ways to make the most of our opportunities, we are growing our economy and creating a brighter future for our province.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amendments to the Joint Regional Transportation Agency Act include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n – changing the name of the agency to Link Nova Scotia<\/p>\n\n\n\n – expanding the scope of the agency, as well as updating its governance structure<\/p>\n\n\n\n – establishing a ministerial advisory committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n – clarifying municipal roles and ministerial oversight<\/p>\n\n\n\n – giving the government the ability to create regulations<\/p>\n\n\n\n – allowing the agency to leverage federal public transit programs on behalf of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Temporary Access to Land Act, under the Department of Municipal Affairs, will create a process to help address temporary access issues in situations where an agreement cannot be reached for property owners completing work on commercial, institutional, industrial or large multi-residential developments or buildings, and infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board will adjudicate applications for access, and regulations will be developed to determine eligibility, calculate compensation, establish damage deposits and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″] “This legislation will provide a transparent, efficient option for property owners to resolve stalemate situations surrounding temporary property access, while ensuring that affected property owners are compensated fairly.\u201d\u00a0 [adrotate banner=”206″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”93″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”126″] [adrotate banner=”148″] HALIFAX: Helping people and goods move more efficiently and further unlocking Nova Scotia\u2019s potential for growth and a brighter future are the aims of legislation introduced February 20. The government is amending the Joint Regional Transportation Agency Act to broaden the agency\u2019s scope, which will help advance efforts to ease congestion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[2520,7661,50,121,2732,48],"class_list":["post-52515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-economy","tag-fred-tilley","tag-halifax","tag-hrm","tag-john-lohr","tag-n-s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/52516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/strong>\u201cIn the face of the tremendous growth we\u2019re seeing in this province, it\u2019s crucial that our government does everything we can to promote and enable development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs<\/em>
Quick Facts:<\/strong>
– the Joint Regional Transportation Agency was created in the fall of 2021 to address transportation issues and opportunities to support Nova Scotia\u2019s population growth
– the agency was tasked with doing a comprehensive review of all modes of transportation within 100 kilometres of Halifax Regional Municipality and presenting recommendations to the Province
– as of April 1, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board will become the Energy and Regulatory Boards Tribunal<\/p>\n\n\n\n