Town of New Glasgow reviews financial statements

Sep 22, 2026 | Local News

New Glasgow’s audited financial statements were presented at last night’s monthly meeting, and show the town in good fiscal health. The fiscal year ending on March 31st had a net surplus of almost $8.8 million dollars, while the Water Utility operated with a deficit of about 83 thousand dollars. The Operating Reserve Fund was at $6.64 million at year’s end. Mayor Nancy Dicks noted that much of the surplus was the result of 9.4 million dollars in grants for capital projects from the other levels of government. 14.1 million dollars was spent on capital investments.

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Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.