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As I’ve stated previously, I think it’s very unlikely there’ll be a provincial election this year. CBC: With a crucial budget vote ahead, Nova Scotia’s minority Progressive Conservative government has agreed to meet one of the demands of the Liberals — to train more doctors. Liberal leader Stephen McNeil has played this pretty well, raising […]

Wednesday morning: $121.70/ barrel on world markets. City budget projections: $100/barrel.

As I reported two weeks ago, the Halifax council was poised to adopt a 2008-2009 budget with exactly $0 for new street tree planting and bikeways. At the last moment, however, council dedicated $135,000 to the trees program. That about pays for replacing trees that will die over the same period, but doesn’t begin to […]

John Doull, the owner of the wonderful used bookstore on Barrington Street, is circulating a petition asking that the HRM be broken up to “a happier and more human scale. “ There’s zero chance this will happen, but it’ll be interesting to see how many people sign on.

This Saturday on the Common comes a big celebration called “Mudder’s Day.” Halifax’s burgeoning urban ag community was the impetus for the party, but lots of alternative types have jumped on board. There’s a complete explanation of the event here, including a run down of events: Gardening workshops * Noon: Talk by Marjorie Willison (Maritime […]

Coast writers Sue Carter Flinn and Lezlie Lowe took top honours at the 27th Atlantic Journalism Awards Saturday night. Carter Flinn won in the Arts & Entertainment Reporting category for her profile of Halifax photographer George Steeves. Lowe won in the Feature Writing category for “Chasing Amy,” her look at the life and death of […]

CBC: A Halifax councillor is trying to quell a growing debate over a proposed walking path in the city’s south end. The plan calls for a multi-use trail connecting the Armdale roundabout to Point Pleasant Park. The asphalt pathway would be shared by walkers, joggers, bikers and in-line skaters. Some critics question the cost of […]

District 14 is presently Sheila Fouger’s district. Fougere is running for mayor in the October elections, and so will leave her seat open. (HALIFAX- May 5, 2008) — Longtime West-end resident Glenn Dodge has thrown his hat in the ring for the District 14 seat on city council and says his personal tie to the […]

There’s much worthy of comment in this Canadian Press article (the fear of democratic dissent, the equating of public speech with violence, failure to explain the native side of land claims), but perhaps most noteworthy is casual notion that: Direct monitoring of these groups is essential to avert potential disaster… and the acknowledgment that But […]

1579 to 1199 Credit a better campaign. Outhit was all over the place, and Christie was nowhere to be seen. This is a victory for the Citizens for Halifax group…

To give an example of what I’m talking about below, consider this statement from MacGillivray, explaining away a $2 million loss at Trade Centre Limited: “Obviously, the business last year was softer than we anticipated,” said MacGillivray, president and CEO of Trade Centre Ltd. “And certainly there’s no question that with tourism issues, with people […]

There are so many things to say about the Trade Centre fiasco that it’s hard to know where to start. But maybe we step back and look at the global picture. There’s obvioulsy an unclear vision and purpose for the Trade Centre; it basically comes down to “let’s give Fred MacGillivray a bunch of money […]