H alifax city council is preparing to create a mandatory registry for rental properties in Halifax that will show you their basic information and by-law violation record. An amendment to by-law M-200 was approved Tuesday to increase compliance with new standards. Almost three years ago, M-200 was passed to redefine standards for rental properties. On […]
Andrew Bethune
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We bought a church
Visiting Musquodoboit Harbour, Jennifer Wilcox and Josh Boyter drove by the decommissioned West Jeddore United Baptist Church. “Wouldn’t that be nice if it was converted?” they said to each other. “What we didn’t know was that it already was,” says Wilcox On a later visit, they noticed a for-sale sign. And that weekend, “we impulse-bought […]
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Avalon Sexual Assault Centre’s waitlist on hold
F or the first time since 1996, the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre has temporarily stopped accepting new clients. The Dresden Row centre, offering specialized sexual assault care and support, announced it has become overwhelmed by their caseload after several years of increasing numbers of requests for help. The plan is to assess the needs of […]
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Hurricanes’ Saturday playoff tiebreaker tests traffic woes to come
The Halifax Hurricanes lost a harrowing game 105-94 in overtime Wednesday night after a last-minute scoring push by the Cape Breton Highlanders. The National Basketball League playoff series now stands at two games apiece. The tie will be broken Saturday night, the winner advancing to the Atlantic division finals. Tickets at the Scotiabank Centre went […]