Good news for book fans: there’s progress on the proposed new central library on the corner of Spring Garden and Queen. Huge international design firm HOK has been awarded a $424,369 tender to research the space and design possibilities to create a new, kick-arse downtown bibliotheque. The city has outlined several library priorities, which HOK […]
Michael Fleury
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Campus security
Starting in mid-May, the city cold called and questioned just over 1,200 residents—Have you, or someone you know, been a victim of violent crime? Do you think there is more violence in our community, or is it just a perception? How violent is your neighbourhood, on a scale of one to 10? In August, there […]
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Mappers delight
Peter Kelly’s round table on violence starts on Wednesday, November14, with closed panel discussions that you’re not invited to. Sorry, all. However, you definitely are invited to participate in The Coast’s online violence forum, taking place right now. Tell us where, when and how you’ve been attacked in Halifax: We’ll collect and present your stories […]
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Malalai Joya
Dubbed “the bravest woman in Afghanistan” by the BBC, Malalai Joya speaks tonight, November 8, at the Scotiabank Memorial Auditorium (6135 University). If you’ve never heard of Malalai Joya, you haven’t been following your Canadian news feed this week. Joya has been making her way across the country to speak about Canada’s role in the […]
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Signal strength
The truly bizarre “Let’s out-do Moncton” complex that has taken hold of our local politicians and media lately is, well, weird. It’s like we’re playing Kristen Wiig’s uber-insecure Penelope character from Saturday Night Live. “I’ve hosted 400 concerts, so…and our Rolling Stones concert had Kanye West and a really, really big stage, so…and our city […]
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Decide and conquer
He had already been concerned, but September 12 was the day when the Chebucto road-widening project literally arrived at Joe MacDonell’s front door. “I don’t have the figures in terms of square footage, but from what we were told, the property line would come right up to our front step,” he says. MacDonell’s property, which […]
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On da beatings beat
The mayor’s first community session for his round table on violence was held on Monday night in the wilds of Sackville. Yes, we know: you weren’t there. Don’t lie to us and tell us you were. You weren’t. In your defence, you probably don’t live in Sackville. There’s a slightly better chance (we bet) that […]
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Attacked in Halifax
Share your personal experiences of violence on the streets of Halifax – where and when, who and how. We all know friends who have been been jumped downtown, or we’ve been through it ourselves. Help The Coast give the city an accurate picture of what’s actually going on. And while we’re on the subject, check […]
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And in this corner…
In case you missed it, Shelia Fougere became the first official Kelly-opponent on Wednesday, formally announcing her intention to run for mayor. Not a great shock—there has been much speculation that Fougere would make the call. In a press conference on the waterfront on Wednesday morning, Fourgere said, “I will bring forward a campaign platform […]
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Wealth of information
Council had the week off, but we did notice that Mayor Kelly took a moment to speak with the Chronicle-Herald on Saturday. Kelly told the Herald that council hadn’t received the detailed financial documents they were expecting to see regarding the Commonwealth Games bid process. Kelly effectively passed the buck to top city bureaucrat Dan […]
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State of confusion
Read a first-hand description of the Beddawi Refugee Camp in Tripoli, and you’ll understand why Mohammed El-Hassan wanted to stay in Halifax. Take this one, written by Tina Wolfe on the website yalibnan.com, describing the scene in June: The camp is mayhem: a mire of wires and hanging cables, dusty roads, narrow alleys, disheveled buildings, […]
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And now, a word from Massachusetts
And now, a word from Massachusetts For Boston, the tipping point came at 10pm on August 26. An argument on Boston’s historic public Common turned violent, two teenagers were shot, and a bullet shattered a window in State House offices—one floor below where the Governor works. Bostonians were already concerned that their Common had become […]