It’d be hard to find an auditor in town who isn’t looking at Trade Centre Limited. Last month, city auditor general Larry Munroe dropped a report on the city council’s audit committee, basically calling out the provincial crown corporation TCL for outright lifting the city-owned Metro Box Office ticketing agency, thereby depriving the city nearly […]
Tim Bousquet
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Metro Transit ferry service torpedoed
Halifax council Tuesday voted to severely cut ferry service. For the downtown-Alderney ferry, council’s vote cuts the morning Sunday service before 11:30am, reduces the current 15-minute weekday schedule from noon to 2pm to 30 minutes, and ends service with the Halifax-departing 10:15pm ferry Monday through Thursday. For the Woodside ferry, the cuts remove the weekday […]
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Active transportation fail: stairways edition
Our society is, slowly, making headway on the active transportation front. While sometimes it seems like we’re butting heads against a brick wall, bike paths and walking opportunities are at least given lip service by politicians and city planners. And for good reason: a good active transportation system reduces overall transportation costs (each person on […]
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Who is running for mayor of Halifax
The district District map: The mayor is the only position that is elected by voters from across the Halifax Regional Municipality, from Hubbards in the southwest to Ecum Secum, three hours to the east, from the outer edges of Upper Sackville to downtown. Even the lighthouse keeper on Sable Island can vote for mayor. Candidates […]
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Who is running for council in District 1: Waverley—Fall River—Musquodoboit Valley?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Barry Dalrymple Council report card Website Twitter: None Facebook: None Email Steve Streatch Council report card Website Twitter Facebook Email 20 questions from The Coast Meet the human behind the politician: We sent the candidates a questionnaire, asking questions that are […]
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Who is running for council in District 2: Preston—Porters Lake—Eastern Shore?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Laurie Cook Website Twitter Facebook Email Jason Josey Website: None Twitter Facebook Email Will Gilligan Website Twitter Facebook Email no text no text David Hendsbee Council report card Website Twitter Facebook Email no text no text Keith Leahy Website: None Twitter: […]
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Who is running for council in District 3: Dartmouth South—Eastern Passage?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Jackie Barkhouse Council report card Website Twitter Facebook Email Bill Karsten Council report card Website Twitter: None Facebook Email no text Jim MacDonald Website Twitter: None Facebook Email no text no text no text no text no text 20 questions from […]
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Who is running for council in District 4: Cole Harbour —Westphal?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Angela Jones Website Twitter Facebook Email no text no text Lorelei Nicoll Council report card Website Twitter Facebook Email Barry A. Smith Website Twitter Facebook Email 20 questions from The Coast Meet the human behind the politician: We sent the candidates […]
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Who is running for council in District 5: Dartmouth Centre?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Sam Austin Website Twitter Facebook Email Ken Bowman Website Twitter Facebook Email Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt Website Twitter Facebook Email Gloria McCluskey Council report card Website Twitter Facebook: None Email Sonya Dudka Website Twitter Facebook Email Kate Watson Website Twitter Facebook Email Bill […]
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Who is running for council in District 6: Harbourview—Burnside—Dartmouth East?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Darren Fisher Council report card Website Twitter Facebook Email Jerry Pye Website Twitter Facebook Email 20 questions from The Coast Meet the human behind the politician: We sent the candidates a questionnaire, asking questions that are more personal than political. Here […]
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Who is running for council in District 7: Peninsula South?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Dawgfather PHD Website Twitter Facebook Email Waye Mason Website Twitter Facebook Email Sue Uteck Council report card Website Twitter Facebook Email Gerry Walsh Website Twitter Facebook Email Mike MacDonell Website: None Twitter Facebook Email 20 questions from The Coast Meet the […]
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Who is running for council in District 8: Peninsula North?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Karen Dempsey Website Twitter Facebook Email Doug MacDonald Website Twitter Facebook Email Dawn Marie Sloane Council report card Website Twitter Facebook Email Jennifer Watts Council report card Website Twitter Facebook Email James McKay Website Twitter Facebook Email 20 questions from The […]