[Image-1] The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Pamela Lovelace from Hammonds Plains—St. Margarets sent back. ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you? My platform […]
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15 questions with District 10 councillor Russell Walker
[Image-1] The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Russell Walker from Bedford Basin West sent back. ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you? Because of […]
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Rally to stop the deportation of Fliss Cramman set for Thursday
[Image-1] Chaining a mother of four to a hospital bed while she awaits a decision on whether she’ll be deported is torture—full stop. So says HRM’s former poet laureate and prison reform advocate El Jones, who is organizing an emergency rally outside Fliss Cramman‘s Dartmouth hospital room to try and get the Department of Justice to […]
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15 questions with District 1 candidate Trevor Lawson
[Image-1] The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Trevor Lawson from Waverley—Fall River—Musquodoboit Valley sent back. ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you? I have […]
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Development problems dominate Peninsula North candidates forum
[Image-1] The municipality needs to do a better job protecting north end communities from poor planning choices. That was the central message from the candidates for District 8 during a forum held Tuesday night at Dalhousie University. Around 60 people attended the presentation from six of the seven candidates for Halifax Peninsula North. Irvine Carvery, […]
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15 questions with District 14 candidate Kevin Copley
[Image-1] The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Kevin Copley from Middle/Upper Sackville—Beaver Bank—Lucasville sent back. ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you? This October, […]
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The race for Waverley—Fall River—Musquodoboit Valley
[Image-1] It takes nearly two hours to drive fully across District 1, making the open race for Waverley—Fall River—Musquodoboit Valley more of a marathon than a sprint. The six candidates battling it out will have to decide between canvassing for voters in the area’s concentrated suburban centers, or visiting the spread-out, often ignored rural communities […]
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15 questions with District 12 candidate Scott Guthrie
[Image-1] The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Scott Guthrie from Timberlea—Beechville—Clayton Park—Wedgewood sent back. ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you? I understand that […]
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North End Community Health Centre gets a new home on Gottingen Street
[Image-1] Months ago the North End Community Health Centre was asking the province for more funding to fix its collapsing roof. Instead, the north end medical centre will be getting a whole new location courtesy of a 10-year lease from the Liberal government. The announcement was made Monday afternoon at a press conference held with […]
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15 questions with District 6 candidate Carlos Beals
[Image-1] The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Carlos Beals from Harbourview—Burnside—Dartmouth East sent back. ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you? As a young […]
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15 questions with District 13 councillor Matt Whitman
[Image-1] The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Matt Whitman from Hammonds Plains—St. Margarets sent back. ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you? Residents can […]
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Some asshole keeps making bomb threats
[Image-1] Someone with nothing better to do keeps phoning in fake bomb threats to Halifax police, inciting more weary annoyance from the population than panicked terror. Around 1:30am Sunday morning, Halifax RCMP were called by someone saying he was in the parking lot of Cole Harbour Place with bombs and a hunting rifle. Police surrounded […]