The council and mayor of a small town in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley resigned en masse May 31st over financial problems. John MacDonnell, the province's municipal relations minister, said the abrupt move by the town council of Bridgetown was a bit of a surprise but he was aware they had challenges helping their residents. (The RCMP would only say they were investigating a possible theft and declined to elaborate.)

Date: 2011-05-31
Placeline: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 18 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << and knowing you know I just did a background a head that the bridge and was having some challenges that certainly you know how I felt kind of bad I think you know for the for the mayor and Council that I know they had a rough ride lately trying to trying to address the services for their constituents >>

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