Nova Scotia Today with Dan Ahlstrand

Nova Scotia Today | April 27, 2026

Episode Summary

Hour 1: • Councillors on the Hot Seat with Kathryn Morse, District 10- Halifax - Bedford Basin West and Becky Kent, District 3- Dartmouth South - Woodside - Eastern Passage Hour 2: • It's Manic Monday. Dan takes your calls! Hour 3: • Jaimee Morozoff, Nova Scotia Nature Trust • Louis-Philippe Gauthier, CFIB Atlantic • David Mitchell, Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities • Stewart MacNeil

Episode Notes

In Hour 1, Kathryn Morse, District 10- Halifax - Bedford Basin West and Becky Kent, District 3- Dartmouth South - Woodside - Eastern Passage join Dan for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Dan takes your calls during Manic Monday. In Hour 3, Jaimee Morozoff, Director of Conservation at the Nova Scotia Nature Trust, shares the story of a couple who donated land to help protect one of Nova Scotia’s most at-risk species, the Blanding’s turtle. Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Vice-President of CFIB Atlantic, discusses the growing trend of business closures outpacing new openings. David Mitchell, President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities and Mayor of Bridgewater, highlights how the NSFM 2026 Spring Conference is bringing municipal leaders together in Yarmouth. Plus, Stewart MacNeil joins Dain in studio to talk about The Barra MacNeils’ upcoming tour across the Maritimes.