[Image-1] Our cooperative recently advertised a one-bedroom plus den unit for $620/month (heat and water in) and were dismayed by the response: We received 47 applications. The letters sent were inspiring and heartbreaking. Young and old, from all social backgrounds. They were all making meaningful contributions to the city as teachers, lawyers, community gardeners, volunteers, […]
Max Haiven
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Why some of us aren’t thrilled about IKEA’s return to Halifax
[Image-1] IKEA’s arrival in Halifax promises jobs, which, in a province and city with high unemployment, is appealing. But what sort of jobs? Perhaps because of its socialistic Scandinavian roots, IKEA is a bit kinder than its retail competitors in terms of wages and working conditions. For instance, IKEA prides itself on a relatively generous […]
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Cut the crap about “young professionals,” and start getting real about opportunity
The false idol of the “young professional” is worshipped by politicians, property developers, boutique entrepreneurs and practically anyone else in this city with a profit to make or an axe to grind. As a bearded, artsy, intellectual thirty-something with a “young family” and an allegedly professional job, I think we need to set the record […]