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City newspaper The Coast - City Guide magazines for Halifax and Dartmouth (HRM) Nova Scotia NS. 50 130 http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/13/halifax-pride-prepares-for-annual-festival http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/13/halifax-pride-prepares-for-annual-festival Kayleigh Robinson Halifax Pride Festival is not for another two months (July 18-28) but Halifax Pride is already taking community submissions. Those interested in being featured in the Halifax Pride guide must submit their event using <a href="http://halifaxpride.com/halifax-pride-annonces-call-for-parade-community-fair-and-event-guide-submissions/">this form</a> by Wednesday, May 15.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/13/halifax-pride-prepares-for-annual-festival">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3872372&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/13/halifax-pride-prepares-for-annual-festival?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3872372&id=comments 0 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:41:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/13/watch-halifax-sprawl-over-nearly-30-years http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/13/watch-halifax-sprawl-over-nearly-30-years Kyle Shaw <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3871871/f5b2/Halifax_growth.jpg" width="190" height="135" /> <a href="http://world.time.com/timelapse/" target="_blank">Timelapse</a> is an amazing new project from Google, Time magazine, NASA et al, that's basically Google Earth animated with satellite photos from 1984 to 2012. In case you don't get how watchable that is, the Timelapse lords suggest you check out cities that have experience development on steroids over the last 30 years, like Dubai and Las Vegas.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/13/watch-halifax-sprawl-over-nearly-30-years">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3871855&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/13/watch-halifax-sprawl-over-nearly-30-years?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3871855&id=comments 18 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:12:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/10/moosehead-tickets-available-on-kijiji http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/10/moosehead-tickets-available-on-kijiji Kayleigh Robinson The Halifax Mooseheads face the Baie-Comeau Drakkar tonight at 7pm at the Metro Centre in Game five of the President Cup. If the Mooseheads win, the team will claim its first-ever QMJHL title.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/10/moosehead-tickets-available-on-kijiji">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3869703&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/10/moosehead-tickets-available-on-kijiji?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3869703&id=comments 0 Fri, 10 May 2013 16:23:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/10/anti-abortion-activist-herm-wills-to-be-honoured http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/10/anti-abortion-activist-herm-wills-to-be-honoured Jacob Boon <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3869495/5caa/HermWills.jpg" width="190" height="278" style="display:block; float:left;" /> It's an old joke that anytime an institution uses words like "family," "morality" or "decency" it usually means the exact opposite. That appears to be the case in the upcoming Family Values Awards, which is set to give longtime local anti-abortion advocate Herm Wills recognition for his work with the Campaign Life Coalition.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/10/anti-abortion-activist-herm-wills-to-be-honoured">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3869494&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/10/anti-abortion-activist-herm-wills-to-be-honoured?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3869494&id=comments 0 Fri, 10 May 2013 13:42:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/09/wanted-shubie-cafe http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/09/wanted-shubie-cafe Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3867565/839b/Suzanne.jpg" width="190" height="143" /> <p> In January, in The Coast’s annual “Fix the city” issue, we called for more <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/the-dartmouth-common-is-a-dangerous-underused-park/Content?oid=3601804">concession stands and cafes in public parks</a>. Now, one community group is taking up the challenge.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/09/wanted-shubie-cafe">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3867564&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/09/wanted-shubie-cafe?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3867564&id=comments 2 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:42:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/lorelei-nicoll/Content?oid=3866474 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/lorelei-nicoll/Content?oid=3866474 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866475/36ce/council_district4.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 4 (Cole Harbour - Westphal) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: B 2012 grade: C- 2011 grade: C 2010 grade: C 2009 grade: C- Cell: 478-2705 Slowly, ever so slowly, Lorelei Nicoll is coming into her own.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/lorelei-nicoll/Content?oid=3866474">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866474&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/lorelei-nicoll/Content?oid=3866474&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866474&id=comments 0 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/russell-walker/Content?oid=3866395 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/russell-walker/Content?oid=3866395 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866396/1066/council_district10.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 10 (Halifax - Bedford Basin West) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: D 2012 grade: F 2011 grade: D 2010 grade: B 2009 grade: B- 2008 grade: C- 2001 grade: D Cell: 497-7215 Old cranky dude living in Fairview gets reelected to council every four years, just to demonstrate the poor state of political education in Fairview, apparently.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/russell-walker/Content?oid=3866395">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866395&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/russell-walker/Content?oid=3866395&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866395&id=comments 1 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/linda-mosher/Content?oid=3866515 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/linda-mosher/Content?oid=3866515 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866516/0a1c/council_district9.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 9 (Armdale - Peninsula West) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: B- 2012 grade: C 2011 grade: B- 2010 grade: B- 2009 grade: C- 2008 grade: C- 2007 grade: D Cell: 476-4117… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/linda-mosher/Content?oid=3866515">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866515&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/linda-mosher/Content?oid=3866515&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866515&id=comments 0 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/steve-craig/Content?oid=3866454 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/steve-craig/Content?oid=3866454 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866455/238e/council_district15.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 15 (Lower Sackville) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: A- 2012 grade: N/A Cell: 240-0441 We have never seen a non-politician enter the council realm as successfully as has Steve Craig.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/steve-craig/Content?oid=3866454">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866454&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/steve-craig/Content?oid=3866454&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866454&id=comments 2 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/gloria-mccluskey/Content?oid=3866479 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/gloria-mccluskey/Content?oid=3866479 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866480/0ce4/council_district5.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 5 (Dartmouth Centre) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: B+ 2012 grade: C- 2011 grade: C+ 2010 grade: B+ 2009 grade: B- 2008 grade: B 2007 grade: C Cell: 476-1667… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/gloria-mccluskey/Content?oid=3866479">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866479&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/gloria-mccluskey/Content?oid=3866479&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866479&id=comments 0 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/stephen-adams/Content?oid=3866416 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/stephen-adams/Content?oid=3866416 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866418/1451/council_district11.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 11 (Spryfield - Sambro Loop - Prospect Road) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: B- 2012 grade: D 2011 grade: D 2010 grade: D 2009 grade: B- 2008 grade: C- 2007 grade: B- Cell: 497-8818… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/stephen-adams/Content?oid=3866416">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866416&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/stephen-adams/Content?oid=3866416&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866416&id=comments 1 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/tim-outhit/Content?oid=3866463 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/tim-outhit/Content?oid=3866463 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866464/8e0e/council_district16.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 16 (Bedford - Wentworth) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: B- 2012 grade: C+ 2011 grade: C+ 2010 grade: C- 2009 grade: C Phone: 490-5679… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/tim-outhit/Content?oid=3866463">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866463&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/tim-outhit/Content?oid=3866463&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866463&id=comments 0 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/welcome-to-the-2013-city-council-report-card/Content?oid=3866358 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/welcome-to-the-2013-city-council-report-card/Content?oid=3866358 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866359/4bcd/council_intro1.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> Not so sucky as last year! Councillors passed Solar City and, well, not much else. by Tim Bousquet Last year was a low point for Halifax city politics. "Council dealt with many highly contentious issues---and screwed up each and every one of them," we wrote in our annual report card.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/welcome-to-the-2013-city-council-report-card/Content?oid=3866358">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866358&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/welcome-to-the-2013-city-council-report-card/Content?oid=3866358&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866358&id=comments 1 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/darren-fisher/Content?oid=3866485 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/darren-fisher/Content?oid=3866485 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866486/6aaf/council_district6.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 6 (Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: B- 2012 grade: F 2011 grade: C- 2010 grade: C+ 2009 grade: N/A Cell: 497-7166… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/darren-fisher/Content?oid=3866485">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866485&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/darren-fisher/Content?oid=3866485&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866485&id=comments 0 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/reg-rankin/Content?oid=3866431 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/reg-rankin/Content?oid=3866431 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866432/292a/council_district12.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 12 (Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park West) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: B+ 2012 grade: C- 2011 grade: C- 2010 grade: D 2009 grade: D Cell: 499-3744 The UARB created a new electoral district by taking the population-heavy West Clayton Park and tacking on Reg Rankin's old district of Timberlea.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/reg-rankin/Content?oid=3866431">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866431&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/reg-rankin/Content?oid=3866431&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866431&id=comments 2 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/david-hendsbee/Content?oid=3866470 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/david-hendsbee/Content?oid=3866470 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866471/e412/council_district2.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 2 (Preston - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: C- 2012 grade: F 2011 grade: C- 2010 grade: D 2009 grade: C 2008 grade: D 2007 grade: D+ Cell: 483-0705… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/david-hendsbee/Content?oid=3866470">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866470&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/david-hendsbee/Content?oid=3866470&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866470&id=comments 0 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/mike-savage/Content?oid=3866365 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/mike-savage/Content?oid=3866365 <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866366/312a/council_mayor.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> Mayor 2013 grade: A- 2012 grade: N/A Phone: 490-4010 Imagine moving into a house once occupied by a serial killer, who stashed the body parts of his victims willy-nilly under the couch cushions, in the hallway closet, the refrigerator, behind the drapes.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/mike-savage/Content?oid=3866365">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866365&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/mike-savage/Content?oid=3866365&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866365&id=comments 3 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/waye-mason/Content?oid=3866509 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/waye-mason/Content?oid=3866509 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866510/a3f1/council_district7.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 7 (Peninsula South - Downtown) by Tim Bousquet Grade this year: B+ Grade last year: N/A Cell: 483-7283 Rookie councillor Waye Mason came out of the gates swiftly, offering up first a council order breaking city staff's habit of dropping material on council at the last moment, then getting council on board with a stronger commitment to spend $50 million on downtown improvements.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/waye-mason/Content?oid=3866509">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866509&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/waye-mason/Content?oid=3866509&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866509&id=comments 0 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/matt-whitman/Content?oid=3866433 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/matt-whitman/Content?oid=3866433 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866434/6912/council_district13.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 13 (Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: C- 2012 grade: N/A Cell: 240-3330 Before he was elected, all we knew about Matt Whitman was he laid claim to inventing something he calls "reverse networking," which as far as we can determine means saying nice things about people.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/matt-whitman/Content?oid=3866433">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866433&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/matt-whitman/Content?oid=3866433&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866433&id=comments 1 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/bill-karsten/Content?oid=3866472 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/bill-karsten/Content?oid=3866472 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866473/dfb2/council_district3.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 3 (Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: C- 2012 grade: D 2011 grade: C+ 2010 grade: C+ 2009 grade: C+ 2008 grade: C 2007 grade: C- Cell: 476-1855… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/bill-karsten/Content?oid=3866472">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866472&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/bill-karsten/Content?oid=3866472&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866472&id=comments 1 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/barry-dalrymple/Content?oid=3866376 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/barry-dalrymple/Content?oid=3866376 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866377/f658/council_district1.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 1 (Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: C+ 2012 Grade: F 2011 grade: F 2010 grade: D- 2009 grade: D Cell: 222-0740 Barry Dalrymple hasn't been our favourite councillor.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/barry-dalrymple/Content?oid=3866376">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866376&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/barry-dalrymple/Content?oid=3866376&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866376&id=comments 0 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/jennifer-watts/Content?oid=3866513 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/jennifer-watts/Content?oid=3866513 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866514/840e/council_district8.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 8 (Peninsula North) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: A- 2012 grade: C+ 2011 grade: B+ 2010 grade: A- 2009 grade: B Cell: 497-4748… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/jennifer-watts/Content?oid=3866513">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866513&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/jennifer-watts/Content?oid=3866513&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866513&id=comments 1 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/brad-johns/Content?oid=3866443 http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/brad-johns/Content?oid=3866443 Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3866444/7f0b/council_district14.jpg" width="190" height="100" /> District 14 (Middle/Upper Sackville - Beaver Bank - Lucasville) by Tim Bousquet 2013 grade: B+ 2012 grade: C 2011 grade: B- 2010 grade: D 2009 grade: C 2008 grade: D 2007 grade: D Cell: 476-1234 Brad Johns is probably the most underrated councillor.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/brad-johns/Content?oid=3866443">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866443&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News/City Council Report Card http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/brad-johns/Content?oid=3866443&show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3866443&id=comments 1 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/07/new-just-us-complaint-filed http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/07/new-just-us-complaint-filed Katie Toth <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3864983/0b29/justus_logo_0.gif" width="190" height="198" style="display:block; float:right;" /> “I don’t really understand this whole thing,” Debra Moore says when asked about ongoing negotiations between Just Us! Coffee and the Service Employees International Union.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/07/new-just-us-complaint-filed">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3864982&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/07/new-just-us-complaint-filed?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3864982&id=comments 12 Tue, 07 May 2013 16:16:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/07/the-usual-suspects http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/07/the-usual-suspects Tim Bousquet <img src="http://www.thecoast.ca/imager/b/toc/3864965/e1f9/usual_suspects.jpg" width="190" height="119" /> At a secret portion of their meeting last week, Halifax councillors appointed Fred Honsberger to the Board of Police Commissioners. There was nothing unusual about the secrecy: All appointments to boards and commissions are made in secret, over the repeated objections of both The Coast and councillor Gloria McCluskey.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/07/the-usual-suspects">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3864964&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/05/07/the-usual-suspects?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Rss.xml?oid=3864964&id=comments 4 Tue, 07 May 2013 15:53:00 -0300 The Coast Halifax