Garbage issues were front and centre at City Hall Tuesday, as Halifax council began dealing with a set of proposals put forward by CAO Richard Butts to fundamentally change how the landfill operates. In the 1990s, Halifax opened the Otter Lake Landfill. To maintain the highest environmental standards, the landfill included a front end processor, […]
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Halifax’s dangerous crosswalks
Halifax, we have a problem: people walking across and near our streets are getting killed and maimed by cars. And yes, we all have dealt with erratic and irresponsible pedestrians, but the data overwhelmingly suggests that this is by and large a driver problem, not a pedestrian problem. Consider: A recent police review detailed 74 […]
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Urban Outfitters is NOT coming to Barrington Street
Social media was abuzz this morning with news that Urban Outfitters will open a store on Barrington Street. Evidently, the story was first in AllNovaScotia.com, an online news service that guards its material so closely that reporters with other media in town are not allowed access, so unfortunately we can’t tell you what the report […]
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Winsbys is closing
The above sign is in the window of Winsby’s. It reads: We are sad to announce that we will be closing our doors for the last time on February 28, 2014. It has been a pleasure serving you for these many years but we can no longer be viable and regretably we must cease operations. […]
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Blizzard: Metro Transit cancels bus service
Due to the blizzard conditions, Metro Transit is pulling all buses off the roads. Those buses with passengers on them will complete their routes before heading to the garage, but empty buses are going directly to the garage. We fear this will strand people at the various terminals, especially the Bridge Terminal. Ferry service is […]
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2013: The year of suck
January After the province outsources its SAP program to IBM, 76 provincial SAP workers are offered jobs at IBM, but only 28 accept them. The other 48 bump other provincial employees with less seniority out of their jobs. • The Halifax Shipyard is awarded a $25 billion federal contract to build warships, and the average […]
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By the numbers: cars hitting pedestrians
Because of the spate of pedestrian incidents—the Halifax Regional Police department has conducted an unprecedented review of all 74 pedestrian/vehicle accidents in HRM in 2013, up to the release of the report Tuesday. There was another such accident Wednesday morning, in Clayton Park. Interestingly, only one of the 74 incidents occurred on a clear day. […]
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Shining light on streets of danger
It’s been a bad month for those who share the road with automobiles, given the spate of car-versus-pedestrian accidents. The non-motorized public is so freaked out, that this week the police department took the unprecedented step of releasing a report looking at the 74 times walkers have been hit this year (read about it here). […]
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Sidewalk of shame
Ten centimeters of snow fell Sunday, followed by five millimeters of rain, and then temperatures dropped below freezing Sunday night—a perfect recipe for icy sidewalks. The storm was also the first serious test of the new arrangement for the city, rather than property owners, to clear peninsular sidewalks. By all evidence, ice removal crews failed. […]
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In May, a white SUV hit a bicyclist and drove away
Halifax police today released photos of the white SUV believed to be involved in Wednesday’s accident at North and Agricola Streets. Two pedestrians walking on the sidewalk were struck and injured in the incident. Soon after police released photos of the SUV, the car was located. Police interviewed the driver, and now say the SUV […]
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Halifax police to review all pedestrian accidents
Halifax Regional Police have announced a thorough review of all pedestrian/vehicle investigations through 2013 and into the future, and will release that information to the public. This is a very welcome move on the police department’s part. The police release is below: In response to the spike in vehicle/pedestrian collisions this month, HRM Partners in […]
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Holly Bartlett’s unlikely journey
Update, February 24, 2014: Halifax Regional Police and Halifax District RCMP have announced an independent review of the police investigation into Holly Bartlett’s death. For more information, click here. Work finished early that Friday afternoon, but Holly Bartlett’s day was just getting started. She had to shop for a birthday present for her six-year-old nephew—Holly […]