[Image-1] A fancy bit of archeological tech could finally find some answers about where the Bayers Lake mystery walls came from. On Thursday the Community Planning and Economic Development standing committee approved a motion recommending city council award a one-time $5,475 grant to the Nova Scotia Archeology Society to try and figure out some clues […]
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High praise for Halifax’s new CAO from Moncton councillors
[Image-1] “Halifax just landed one hell of a city manager,” says five-term Moncton councillor Pierre Boudreau. “It’s going to be impossible to find another Jacques Dubé…Halifax has landed a jewel.” Dub City’s former city manager was announced today as HRM’s new chief administrative officer. Dubé replaces former CAO Richard Butts, who left city hall at […]
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Secret Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes map will be released
[Image-1] A secret map that may hold the future of the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes park will be released to the public, but it’ll take a few more weeks to see the light of day. Halifax regional council unanimously voted on Tuesday to defer the release of map “3A” and its relevant materials until August 31, […]
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Bicycle trailers and electric scooters banned from harbour ferries
[Image-1] UPDATE: According to its Twitter account, Halifax Transit has altered its plans and cyclists towing child trailers “MAY” board ferries until further notice. Two-wheeled electric scooters are still banned. An updated announcement is scheduled for Wednesday. “Transit will work with stakeholders and community to develop other solutions that meet regulations and are safe for […]
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Police release statistics about taxi driver sexual assaults
[Image-1] In response to the recent string of sexual assaults involving taxi drivers, on Monday Halifax Regional Police took the unusual step of releasing a breakdown of similar incidents that have occurred in the last five years. “We’re providing context so citizens can make informed decisions about their personal safety, and also outlining the police […]
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HΛLIFΛX logo will be less bold on community signs
[Image-1] Halifax’s logo is staying on some of your community signs, Dartmouth, but at least it’ll be smaller and harder to read. An information item headed to council next week says the chief administrative office and HRM’s corporate communications are developing new applications for the municipality’s pervasive branding that will “better reflect brand values and pride of […]
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Halifax taxi drivers keep sexually assaulting their passengers
[Image-1] For the third fourth time in as many three months, a taxi driver in Halifax has been accused of sexually assaulting their passenger. The latest incident happened July 17. It follows an incident the previous weekend when Halifax Regional Police responded to a call from a 20-year-old woman who’d allegedly been “touched in a […]
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Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank desperately needs school supplies
[Image-1] Feed Nova Scotia isn’t the only charitable organization in dire of donations this summer. A “dramatic increase” in low-income families has the Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank asking HRM businesses and residents for help meeting the demand for school supplies come September. “We’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of people coming […]
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27 developments that are changing Halifax’s cityscape
Halifax’s building boom has a way of getting in your face, whether you actively avoid the sidewalk closures, or not. Cranes are towering, drills be drillin’, and neighbourhoods are being modified and developed. Whether it’s all the result of densifying urban plans or an artificially-propped up real estate market remains to be seen. In any […]
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Nova Scotia still missing key privacy protections says report
[Image-1] Nova Scotia’s information and privacy commissioner says the province needs a statutory duty to report breaches of individual privacy. Commissioner Catherine Tully published on Tuesday her office’s annual report on Nova Scotia’s access to information and protection of privacy laws. It found that personal information held by public bodies was “likely breached between 10 […]
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Downtown businesses launch legal action against Nova Centre
[Image-1] Several downtown business owners—one of whom also happens to be running for mayor—are taking legal action over disruptions caused by the Nova Centre’s construction. The Carleton, Attica and the Wooden Monkey have commenced action are “negotiating proceedings” against the municipal, provincial and federal governments in an effort to recover financial losses they say were […]
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Agricola development could displace axe-throwing Timber Lounge
[Image-1] Just months after opening, the Timber Lounge might be on the hunt for new digs if a seven-storey development is approved for the corner of Agricola and May Street. Halifax’s District 7 and 8 Planning Advisory Committee will meet today, June 27, to discuss an application by WSP Canada (on behalf of “Persimmon Properties”) […]
