Two articles on the front page of this morning’s Chronicle The first, from Canadian Press: OTTAWA — An animated puffin with a well-aimed dislike for Stephane Dion managed to derail the Conservative campaign machine Tuesday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized for an election website that showed the bird defecating on his Liberal rival’s shoulder. […]
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Bus times
There were a couple of things I left out of my opus on Halifax transit, and I was reminded of one of them again last night as I waited for a bus to take me home to Dartmouth from the city council meeting at city hall. Now, there are lots of buses connecting downtown Halifax […]
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Candidate notes
The candidate filing deadline has passed, so the list is complete. These are my random thoughts on the Halifax councillor races, as I’m unwinding from tonight’s council meeting. I’m sure I’ll have more intelligent things to say over the next few weeks… Unopposed candidates: Gloria McCluskey, Andrew Younger, Bill Karsten, Russell Walker I don’t know […]
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Candidate list
Candidates running in the HRM and school board elections are listed on the HRM website. The nomination period doesn’t end until the end of the day, so there could be a few more added as the day progresses.
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Shinerama v squeegeers
This week the Dal Student Union is running its annual Shinerama campaign, a fund-raiser to raise money for research into Cystic Fibrosis. Near as I can tell (the Dal students seem disinclined to respond to my email query), this campaign consists mostly of jumping out into traffic along Spring Garden Road and hitting motorists up […]
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Seaview shame, suburban sprawl
“Hello!” I shout, as I descend an embankment from the road into a makeshift campsite on the backside of Seaview Park. I’d been drawn here by the “Africville Protest” sign nailed to a telephone pole, but only now get a full view on the camp, which includes a camper trailer, about five tents, a couple […]
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War show
If the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have demonstrated anything, it’s that all the hi-tech weaponry in the world doesn’t accomplish much in terms of advancing geopolitical aims. Our troops, and their weapons, have been in Afghanistan for over six years, and yet the Taliban remains a powerful force and peace is as elusive as ever. […]
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Concert damage to the Common
Once again a concert trashes the Common, and once again city staffer Peter Bigelow says the crews are out working their turf magic and everything will be honky dory… by spring. “That’s why we have concerts in the fall, when the Commons isn’t typically in use,” he says. (Hey, I just report these things.) Bigelow […]
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A good development proposal
As I discussed a couple of days ago, a newly constructed apartment building immediately across from the Hydrostone Market gets my nomination for Halifax’s ugliest building. I’m happy to say, however, that a proposal just up the street, at Kaye and and Isleville Streets, looks much more promising. I haven’t had time to read through […]
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A tale of two cities
“Hello!” I shout, as I descend a short embankment from the road into a makeshift campsite on the backside of Seaview Park. I’d been drawn here by the “Africville Protest” sign nailed to a telephone pole, but only now get a full view on the camp, which includes a camper trailer, about five tents, a […]
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Halifax’s ugliest building
Well, it’s a stiff competition, but I have a nomination. First, though, let’s look at the neighgbourhood. The Hydrostone Market, built soon after the Explosion, gets urban planning right: small shops directly on wide sidewalks and relying on mostly pedestrian traffic. Those who drive will find no off-street parking, but they can hunt for a […]
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Halifax cop charged
“Causing a disturbance”? I guess that’s one way of putting it: Police Officer Faces Criminal Charge RCMP today charged 26-year-old Adam Stewart Whynott of Halifax with causing a disturbance in a public place by fighting in relation to the June 22 incident in Digby. Adam Whynott is a three-year Constable with Halifax Regional Police and […]