Think of it as a municipality-wide bus announcement system. A request for proposals sent out Friday morning by Halifax asks for a communication and marketing strategy to help Halifax Transit inform the public of upcoming service changes caused by Moving Forward Together. According to the RFP, the goal of the communication plan is to educate […]
Jacob Boon
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For the first time ever, Nova Scotia’s teachers just walked out on strike
After months of back-and-forth negotiations, three rejected tentative agreements and work-to-rule job action, the conflict between the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) and the provincial government has come to a head. For the first time in its union’s history, teachers across Nova Scotia are on strike for the day. “In the entire 122-year history of […]
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Selfie stations planned for next provincial election
Reversing low voter turnout in Nova Scotia could be as simple as a case of FOMO. According to Elections Nova Scotia, selfie stations will likely be set up at polling locations in the next general election to try and encourage more young people to participate in the democratic process. The structures were tested out as […]
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Snow storm cleanup dicking over Valentine’s Day plans
Getting dumped on Valentine’s Day sucks, but getting dumped on by the blizzard that shut down Atlantic Canada this week is making it difficult for couples that do want to celebrate their love. Brian George and his fiance had booked Halifax Transit’s Access-A-Bus for their dinner reservations tonight at enVie in the north end. But […]
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Love on the brain—Sex + Dating survey 2017
What is love? Baby, don’t hurt us, but Halifax has a dizzying array of answers to that question. Love is inconvenient, rare, fleeting, real, difficult and “fucking hard.” That’s all according to the record-breaking 1,200 responses to this year’s Sex + Dating survey. Below we’ve pulled together all of our personal favourite quotes and statistical […]
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The city’s best advice on love, sex and dating
This year our readers gave us a treasure trove of relationship advice in our annual Sex + Dating survey. So here’s a small sampling, Halifax. The best guidance we can give, and the hardest lessons we had to learn when it comes to romance. Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤️ ——— “Find someone that can support you […]
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What’s the kinkiest thing that’s ever happened to you?
“Kink” is a relative term. Some people’s kinkiest experience was being “a human cake at a fetish night” (seriously). Other people just masturbated “four times in one afternoon,” which might not seem as adventurous as being slathered in icing but is making us envious of having that much free time. What connects almost all the […]
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Halifax confesses all of its sexual secrets
“I was once face-timing with a friend. It ended up in an hour of webcam sex. He told me what to do (stripped, fingered myself, talked dirty) and I did it as he masturbated to me. We share the same best friends and to this day no one knows.” “I’ve always wondered what getting penetrated […]
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Overhaul in procurement policy for HRM
On Tuesday council voted to alter HRM’s procurement policy, streamlining how tenders are awarded by city hall while also greatly expanding the CAO office’s authority to approve purchases. Previously, the chief administrative officer could approve awarding any tender under $500,000 without city council’s approval. That limit has now increased to $1.25 million. City hall directors […]
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The Halifax student behind @Trump_Regrets
[Image-1] “I heartily recommend taking a look at @Trump_Regrets,” writes billionaire tech investor Chris Sacca to his 1.7 million followers on Twitter. “It’s cheaper than therapy.” Countless hot takes have been ignited since November trying to understand how the hell Donald Trump became president of the United States of America. Halifax student Erica Baguma was […]
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Parking overhaul pitched for downtown
[Image-1] Downtown drivers should brace for changes in how they park on city roads. The cost of an expired parking meter in HRM could double later this year—up from $25 to $50 per violation. Planning chief Bob Bjerke said during budget talks this week at City Hall that the revenue is needed to cover increasing […]
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Union negotiations adding “significant” budget pressure
[Image-1] The municipality will be negotiating four of its collective employment agreements during budget season, all while trying to anticipate compensation costs for the next two fiscal years. Since compensation makes up most of HRM’s expenses, that’s going to add “significant” pressure to this year’s budget according to Bedford-Wentworth councillor Tim Outhit. “Any business plan requires […]