[Image-1] It snowed again. Impossibly, Halifax received 40 centimetres from a “15-20 centimetre” snowfall on Saturday night. Airplanes fell from the sky; Instagram photos were whiter than normal; the hope for spring—already a withered husk of a dream—shriveled yet further. It’s over, you guys. It’s always snow from here on out. Winter now surrounds us […]
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Solar City might just keep on shining
[Image-1] Solar City, the renewable energy program that seeks to brings solar heating to thousands of Halifax homes, wants to expand. In a report to be given to council this Tuesday, city staff are recommending continuing the program for three years with an expanded budget that will offer solar options for electric and space heating. […]
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Yes, the Khyber is still safe (for now)
[Image-1] Once again, the future of the Khyber building will be discussed at City Hall. Two information items are being presented to council today on the conditions of 1588 Barrington Street and the status of HRM’s arts incubator pilot project. Both items are raising familiar frustrations for friends of the Khyber. A press release yesterday […]
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Snova Scotia keeps on piling on
[Image-1] Don’t shoot me for saying so, but it’s kind of gorgeous outside right now. The sun is shining, it’s not very cold, and neighbours across the municipality are sharing shovels and slipping discs to help dig the city out of this monster lizard. Yesterday brought a hellish amount of snow down on top of […]
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The Magic is gone on Barrington Street
[Image-1] Night Magic Fashions, a longtime pillar of Halifax retail, has unlaced its last corset downtown. The store’s entrance at 1711 Barrington Street has been locked for several days now, and window displays lay barren. Messages left for owner Pamela Theriault weren’t returned, but the company’s second location at 334 Herring Cove Road seems to […]
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UPDATED: You helped the “asshole with a shovel” get a new wheelchair
[Image-1] UPDATE: The GoFundMe page has now more than surpassed it’s $8,000 goal. Congratulations to Paul Vienneau and the generous people of Halifax! There’s probably been no better symbol of the struggles with snow clearing this winter than Paul Vienneau. The photographer and musician has used a wheelchair since a bicycle accident in 1991, but […]
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Here, have some pictures of summer
[Image-1] It’s still snowing. Just look outside. It’s falling right now. Snow on top of snow on top of ice on top of snow on top of our hearts. #Halifax is a pretty nice place in the summer. pic.twitter.com/A8En9zgKcm — Walter Forsyth (@walterforsyth) July 18, 2014 The roads are slippery causing all sorts of accidents. […]
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Beet juice and cheese brine could season Halifax’s icy roads
[Image-1] Like syrups on a snow cone, Halifax streets might be getting some delicious new flavours to help clear away icy conditions. A request is being put forward next week by councillor Linda Mosher looking at best practices for street cleaning when salt isn’t working. The motion asks council to consider a staff report for […]
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Choose your new ferry name
[Image-1] It’s once again time to name that ferry. Halifax Transit has bought itself a spiffy new passenger ferry, which arrives this summer. Since the last naming contest was such a hit (with over 13,000 residents voting), HRM has launched another online poll to choose this new ship’s honorific. You can read the official entries […]
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Extravagant lawyer fees to remain hidden
[Image-1] A request to see any current and projected costs involved in the city retaining lawyer Brian Johnston has been refused by HRM. Johnston, a partner at Stewart McKelvey, has been hired by Halifax to conduct their negotiations with HRM’s firefighter and police unions. Johnston is a Q.C., with 35 years at the bar. His […]
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No prosecutions in Rehtaeh Parsons publication ban
[Image-1] Rehtaeh Parsons has her name back. An unjust and impractical publication ban has, for all practical purposes, been struck down today. Lena Metlege Diab, the Attorney General and Justice Minister, has announced that almost all breaches of the publication ban will not be prosecuted. Issued to the Public Prosecution Service, the directive says no […]
