Arthur Lismer and the 1917 Explosion: When War Came to Halifax November 23–December 17 Dalhousie Art Gallery, 6101 University Avenue If it happened today, producers would be bidding for the film rights by noon. Instead, the Explosion in Halifax Harbour—the worst human-made disaster prior to the atomic bomb—was documented in a 75-cent paperback filled with 60 […]
Jennifer Henderson
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Good luck getting that damage deposit back
Melanie Quigg has been fighting to get her $650 damage deposit back for more than a year. Despite a favourable decision from a Residential Tenancies Board adjudicator last month, she’s still waiting. “I was thrilled and relieved to know I had won,” says Quigg. “But I’ve seen enough to know just because the ruling was […]
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No political will to fix Nova Scotia’s inadequate tenancy laws
[IMAGE-1] When Melanie Quigg moved out of the house she had rented in Bedford last June, her rent was paid up and—after a thorough cleaning by her and her father—the place was spotless. She expected the return of her $650 security deposit 10 days after the end of the month, as specified in Nova Scotia’s […]
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Shelter storm
At 9am on a recent Friday morning, a motley band of 50 social activists and low income people-many of no-fixed-address pushed shopping carts down Spring Garden Road and shouted out their need for more affordable housing now. “Are shopping carts our national housing strategy?” asked a hand-lettered sign sticking up from one of the carts. […]