The past year saw quite a few changes planned for HRM. From immigration to public transportation to harbourfront schools, a great deal of development was proposed and implemented. Immigration In June, the Atlantic Immigration Conference, hosted by Halifax mayor Peter Kelly, investigated what could be done to attract immigrants to and encourage them to stay […]
Christopher Vaughan
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Art of survival
In the four years Paul Greenhalgh has been president at NSCAD, the school has seen some major changes. Student enrollment has increased from about 600 to 1,000 students. It has begun development of a new campus along the Halifax waterfront, which will house programs such as sculpture, ceramics and glass. And the new fashion and […]
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Head way
Four years ago, The Coast ran a feature story about Paul Greenhalgh (“Class action,” January 11, 2001), who was just starting his tenure as president of NSCAD. Hopes were high that Greenhalgh would be an enthusiastic and long-term president for the school, which had seen several people tackle the school’s top job over the previous […]
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Gasping for air
If CKDU-FM doesn’t reach its fundraising goals for this year, it will be forced to make cutbacks to staff and programming, says Michael Catano, station coordinator of the Dalhousie radio station. He says the goal of the October 21 to 29 fundraising drive was to raise $50,000 and the station received only $32,000 in pledges. […]