It’s not an uncommon event when Halifax sees three cruise ship arrivals on the same date: From April to November this year, it will happen 24 times. What’s far less common? When each of those three ships holds more than 1,000 passengers. On Thursday, July 20, when the Liberty of the Seas, Zaandam and Zuiderdam […]
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Here’s what you need to know about the legal hubbub over the Wanderers Grounds and Halifax Common
Last week, members of the Friends of Halifax Common local advocacy group declared that they are ready to sue the HRM over the alleged privatization of the publicly-owned Wanderers Grounds, where Canadian Premier League soccer club HFX Wanderers FC plays its home games. The reason, according to lawyer Ronald Pink’s cease-and-desist letter to Halifax mayor Mike […]
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The Grand Parade podcast: Nova Scotia’s property tax cap is subsidizing millionaires and landlords. Here’s how to fix it.
Take heed of the old phrase, “Be careful what you wish for.” Back in 2005, when Nova Scotia introduced its Capped Assessment Program, the stated goal was to keep seniors and families in their homes that might otherwise have been priced out. The solution of the day was to limit property tax increases to no […]
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Everything you need to know about HRM council’s July 11, 2023 meeting
Something funny happened in the Halifax Forum debates. Some councillors inadvertently admitted that they have no confidence in the city’s ability to implement its large strategic plans—like the Integrated Mobility Plan or the Bus Rapid Transit plan. Want to know why? Well you’ll have to keep on reading, that information is the digestif at the […]
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What does “wish-and-a-prayer” UN shipping emissions target mean for Halifax?
Last week, the International Maritime Organization—the UN’s authority over the global shipping industry—introduced what it described as a “revised” target of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions “close to” 2050. Emissions have been a thorny issue for shipping regulators: In 2020 alone, bulk carriers, container ships and oil tankers combined to emit 790 million tonnes of […]
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Shelter eviction protester testifies Halifax police assaulted her, violated her Charter rights
On the day Brady Patterson was arrested—Aug. 18, 2021, one of 24 demonstrators protesting Halifax’s forced removal of temporary shelters—she spent more than five hours in Halifax Regional Police custody before she was granted the right to speak with a lawyer. That delay was among several concerns Patterson’s defense lawyer, Asaf Rashid, raised in provincial […]
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Halifax is bee-coming a pollinator city
HRM’s environment and sustainability standing committee had a special meeting Thursday to talk about bees and phosphorus. First on the agenda was an application to make Halifax a bee city. City staff recommended waiting until the city has hired a naturalization coordinator before making the application, and that coordinator is in the process of being […]
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About those billionaire megayachts in Halifax Harbour this week…
Ever wondered how much it costs to keep a superyacht seaworthy? For each year that New York multibillionaire and real estate developer Larry Silverstein keeps his US $40-million megayacht Silver Shalis running, complete with its lap pool, elevator and gym, it’s estimated to cost the former World Trade Center owner somewhere between US $2-4 million. […]
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Caribbean Bliss offers great eggs Benedict *and* inspo for city planning
The best way to judge a breakfast place is to order the eggs Benedict, because there are only two correct ways to make the dish. The first correct way to cook an eggs Benedict can only be found in greasy spoon diners. Greasy spoon Hollandaise sauces are usually made by adding water to some powdered […]
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HFX Wanderers FC dethrone Hamilton’s Forge FC in 2-1 home thriller
Two days before HFX Wanderers FC would topple Hamilton’s Forge FC 2-1 at Wanderers Grounds, erasing the memory of four years of struggles against the defending Canadian Premier League champions, fullback Zach Fernandez offered his own pitchside prognostication of his club’s Friday fortunes. “I think we’re more confident [compared to] the last result,” he told […]
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Nova Scotia’s fixed-term lease legislation is still leaving Haligonians in the lurch
Evan Walker and his wife, Krista, thought they had found the perfect home to raise their five-year-old son, Tristan: Three bedrooms, good neighbours, on a quiet cul-de-sac in Bedford’s Southgate neighbourhood. All for $2,200 a month. They can walk their son to his pre-primary classes at Bedford South Elementary. Other kids live on the street. […]
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The Grand Parade podcast: Halifax’s regional plan should have your attention—and excitement
In this week’s episode of The Grand Parade, Coast reporters Matt Stickland and Martin Bauman record in front of a live audience at the Halifax Central Library. On the list of things to discuss: Halifax’s regional plan review and how it might be the biggest forward shift in the city’s future since the rebuild after […]
