The following is a transcript of an interview I had with Francesca Rogier last week. Rogier is the owner of Brindi, who has been the subject of a two-year court battle between Rogier and the Halifax Regional Municipality. For background on the case, see Lezlie Lowe’s profile of Rogier. Tim Bousquet: What’s going on with […]
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Mike Cosgrove must like Darrell Dexter’s hesitation on Bridge Terminal
Updated below. Mike Cosgrove, a teacher at Dartmouth High School, has been one of the most vocal critics of placing the Bridge Terminal on the Dartmouth Common—in any orientation. With the premier suddenly raising concerns about the terminal, Cosgrove sends the following email, which I’m posting here with his permission: Hi Tim, As you know, […]
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Rogier interview & Norway trip info coming soon…
I’ll have the information referenced in today’s paper just as soon as I can. Thanks for your patience.
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Oil fantasies
As the planet continues to bleed oil in the Gulf of Mexico, this is a good time to take stock of our local energy strategies. Unfortunately, the province seems stuck in a permanent quest for elusive offshore riches, the idea being we’ll build our economy on exporting oil and natural gas. As Larry Hughes, of […]
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Now the miniskirt scandal
South Africa is a new country, a struggling democracy facing all sorts of challenges, but they’ve gotten one thing exactly right: they’ve criminalized bullshit marketing campaigns: The story of ITV pundit Robbie Earle getting fired for passing his tickets for Monday’s Netherlands vs. Denmark match to a Dutch beer company Bavaria has gotten even stranger. […]
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Andrew Younger weighs in on Bridge Terminal
Andrew Younger, a former HRM councillor and now Liberal MLA, weighs in on premier Darrell Dexter’s 11th hour interference with the city of Halifax’s plan for an expanded Bridge Terminal (press release): (Halifax, NS) Liberal Municipal Relations and Service Nova Scotia critic Andrew Younger is questioning why Premier Dexter is meddling with the approval of […]
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Darrell Dexter explains his concerns with Bridge Terminal plans
Tuesday night, Darrell Dexter was on CTV news, and said that his office opposes changes to the land use bylaws that make the new terminal possible. Tim Bousquet interviewed premier Darrell Dexter today about those concerns. The following is a transcript of that interview. The Coast: What are your concerns about the Bridge Terminal? Darrell […]
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Dexter throws potential wrench in Bridge Terminal plans
This is all very rushed… Apparently, premier Darrell Dexter was on CTV news tonight, and said that his office opposes changes to the land use bylaws that make the new terminal possible. (See here for more detail.) You’ll recall that after initial plans to have the Bridge Terminal travel alongside Nantucket Street were met by […]
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That’s the way the ball bounces….
The World Cup introduced a new ball this year, the Adidas’s Jabulani. This has been the cause of all sorts of whining by the he-men soccer players: Algeria’s Fawzi Chaouchi was the latest keeper to be impacted when he allowed a long-range strike from Slovenia’s Robert Koren to evade his grasp and produce the only […]
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May the force be with you!
Or this guy the dude with telephone booth? I get all my superheros mixed up. (link)
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Vuvuzuela palooza
Journalists everywhere—OK, maybe just one dude in a Hali newsroom—are updating their spellcheckers with the strange and slightly suggestive word “vuvuzuela,” which near as I can tell is a requirement for entry to the upper tier spectator seats. Somebody who actually knows what he’s talking about explains: Vuvuzela is a traditional horn used by South […]
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Halifax West poll pits Megan Leslie against Peter Kelly
Residents of the federal electoral riding of Halifax West are reporting that they have been polled about a possible contest between sitting MP Megan Leslie and Halifax mayor Peter Kelly. Thing is, Leslie doesn’t represent Halifax West, so such a race is all but impossible. Leslie is the rep for the Halifax riding, which consists […]
