[Image-1] Thirteen of the candidates vying to lead the federal Conservative Party will debate each other next weekend in Halifax. According to a press release from the PC party, Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Steven Blaney, Michael Chong, Kellie Leitch, Pierre Lemieux, Kevin O’Leary, Erin O’Toole, Rick Peterson, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Andrew Scheer and Brad […]
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Brampton delays Halifax council’s pay raise
[Image-1] Nearly three months after they were supposed to take effect, the new salaries of HRM’s city councillors and mayor have yet to be determined—and we have Brampton to blame. Every year, city hall calculates the salaries of councillors and the mayor through a complicated formula that combines compensation figures from several other comparable cities […]
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Mobile Food Market gets ready to roll out winter service
[Image-1] Halifax’s Mobile Food Market—the city bus bringing affordable produce to communities with limited access to healthy food—is one step closer to providing year-round service. On Thursday, the city’s Community Planning and Economic Development committee approved a proposal from staff for a 16-week winter mobile food program, as well as supports for a transition year […]
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Nova Scotia doesn’t have to phase out coal by 2030 (but maybe it should)
[Image-1] Bruce Lourie says Nova Scotia is doing an “exemplary job” when it comes to reducing greenhouse gases—but climate change isn’t the only thing we need to worry about. Lourie is president of the Toronto-based Ivey Foundation and was a guest speaker and one of four panelists discussing Canada’s coal phase-out at a Dalhousie University event on […]
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Councillor not pleased municipal money spent on Trudeau’s town hall
[Image-1] Eight hundred bucks isn’t a lot of money, but one Halifax councillor says it’s still more than the municipality should have spent on Justin Trudeau’s town hall. According to the mayor’s office, HRM covered $800 in room rental costs for Monday night’s evening with Trudeau, while the Prime Minister’s Office handled the remaining bill for […]
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Halifax faces $119-million lawsuit over Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes
[Image-1] Just when you thought the battle over Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes was over… The Annapolis Group gave notice on Tuesday that it will soon begin legal proceedings against the Halifax Regional Municipality, claiming that HRM has “effectively expropriated” its property and in return is seeking $119 million in damages. The lawsuit comes from city council’s […]
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The Chronicle Herald heads back to the bargaining table
[Image-1] The Halifax Typographical Union and managers at the Chronicle Herald are heading back to the bargaining table, just in time for the one-year anniversary of the newspaper’s strike. In light of the upcoming talks, a five-day hearing for an unfair labour complaint put forth by the union has now been adjourned until February 6. […]
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Gloria McCluskey is back, baby
[Image-1] Gloria McCluskey isn’t letting retirement slow her down. The former Dartmouth Centre councillor is now association chair for the newly created Destination Dartmouth association, which a press release says was formed “to promote Dartmouth’s identity, preserve its heritage and encourage the development of a healthy and inclusive community.” “We’re also advocating for the establishment […]
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Street checks by Halifax police are unacceptable says privacy lawyer
[Image-1] David Fraser doesn’t remember the last time he was stopped by police. But he knows it happens disproportionately to other people, and that’s a problem. “I’m a middle-aged white guy,” says Fraser, a privacy lawyer with McInnes Cooper. “If I get stopped by the cops at night, I have way more confidence that I’m […]
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A toast to the Halifax Media Co-op
[Image-1] The death of the Halifax Media Co-op was everything the Chronicle Herald strike wasn’t. The labour situation at Nova Scotia’s daily paper of record dominated headlines this year and drew national attention, while the quiet passing of the local media co-operative earned barely a eulogy. The website remains online, for the time being, and the […]
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Halifax Pride’s new director, uncertain direction
[Image-1] Adam Reid has his work cut out for him. Reid, who previously sat on Halifax Pride’s board of directors and has been at the helm of Halifax’s Queer Acts Theatre Festival for just under a decade, was announced earlier this month as Pride’s first ever executive director. He’ll now work full-time to oversee the […]
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Silent nights (and days) at Shannon Park
[Image-1] They’re not exactly fields of dreams. They are more like unused playing fields of tall grass and untidy turf. The outdoor sports area at Shannon Park in Dartmouth is owned by Canada Lands Company, the federal Crown corporation overseeing the redevelopment of the surplus military property. It’s not totally unusable, but future versions of […]
