Supreme Court Justice Peter Rosinski has removed Peter Kelly as executor of the Mary Thibeault estate. Thibeault was a family friend of Kelly. She died in 2004 at the age of 91, leaving her estate to 18 heirs, including Kelly, and naming Kelly as the executor. But over seven years have passed and the estate […]
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All four District 12 candidates want to raise most residents’ taxes
The four candidates for the District 12 Timberlea – Beechville – Clayton Park West council seat went head-to-head last night at the Keshen Goodman Library. But they didn’t talk much about the issues that matter to most of the people who live in the district. The new District 12 is an awkward, sprawling affair cobbled […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Angela Jones asks court to put her name back on ballot
Thursday, HRM election officer Cathy Mellet declared Angela Jones ineligible to be a candidate for District 4 (Cole Harbour) in the upcoming city elections. Friday, Jones’ lawyer, Matthew Moir, asked the Nova Scotia Supreme Court for a judicial review of Mellet’s decision. Today, Justice Richard Coughlan agreed to consider that review, and an emergency hearing […]
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Fid Resto responds to its customers’ needs
Besides being masters of serving high quality meals, Dennis Johnston and Monica Bauché, proprietors of Fid Resto (1569 Dresden Row, 422-9162), have proven themselves keenly aware of their place in the Hali restaurant market, and have responded to changing times in interesting ways. With the onset of the recession, Fid re-greared its menu, keeping the […]
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Halifax council hires a new police chief
Tuesday’s city council meeting was overshadowed by speculation about the upcoming election, as Tuesday was also the day the last day for candidates to register with the municipal clerk’s office. Throughout the day, the attention of councillors, reporters, staff members and regular citizens seemed mostly glommed on speculation over mayor Peter Kelly’s election plans. Kelly […]
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City lawyer hires a lawyer to fight city hall
Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to file with the city’s election office, and when the list of candidates was released I was most excited about the candidacy of Angela Jones in District 4- Cole Harbour. I wrote: Up until the last moment, it looked like sitting councillor Lorelei Nicoll, a moderate who hasn’t made […]
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Fusion’s mayoral candidate forum: Now the race begins in earnest
Thursday evening, Fusion, the networking group for 20-40 years olds, started off the serious stretch of the mayoral campaign with the first of a series of forums. Fusion approached the event in its typically earnest fashion, with the conceit that they were interviewing the candidates for the job. They asked each into the room separately, […]
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Vote HRM election coverage is here
Who’s running? What are the districts? What do we know about the candidates? What are the issues? Is there a place to find the day-by-day election news? You bet! See The Coast’s exhaustive coverage of city elections, here.
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Save the city
For many people, the last six years have been an exercise in municipal frustration. In 2006, Halifax city council adopted the regional plan, a planning document that outlined how the city was supposed to grow over the next 25 years. It envisioned a city with sensible neighbourhoods, good transportation links and protected environments. The 2006 […]
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A tour of the new Bridge Terminal
I’ve been anticipating the opening of the new Bridge Terminal since the day it was proposed. It’s a great idea, is a wonderful advance for transit and will serve Dartmouth well. So I started pestering city officials for a tour of the new terminal months ago. It’s not unusual for reporters to tour construction sites, […]
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Candidates for HRM mayoral and city council elections
Here’s the official list of candidates for the October 20 city election: Mayor: Apparently as simply an act of narcissism, Peter Kelly continued to dangle the prospect of running for reelection before the public right up to the very last moment, then bowed out in his usual ungainly manner. This leaves former Liberal MP Mike […]
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Peter Kelly won’t run for any elected office
It’s official: Peter Kelly isn’t running for mayor, and he isn’t running for council. His office released this statement this afternoon: Mayor Kelly steps back (September 11, 2012) Halifax – Mayor Peter Kelly announced Tuesday that he will not be seeking elected office in October’s municipal election, despite growing public pressure on him to do […]