Apr 9-15, 2009

Vol. 16, No. 46

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City

Port of Halifax's cat fix

By Lezlie Lowe
Apr 9, 2009
City

Black firefighters file human rights complaint

Alleging a string of racist incidents and management indifference, a group of black Halifax firefighters files a human rights complaint.

By Tim Bousquet
Apr 2, 2009
News

Sewage plant unattended?

When a power outage hit the Halifax sewage plant on January 14, no one was there to make sure backup systems were working. And the sewage has been flowing into the harbour ever since.

By Tim Bousquet
Apr 14, 2009
News

Tuesday's HRM council meeting recap

City staff play games, more sewer plant debacle and bus taxes

By Tim Bousquet
Apr 15, 2009
Opinion

Coast justified in smoke ads

I can't believe the bitching and moaning that greeted these ads; you'd think the world was coming to an end.

By Letters editor
Apr 9, 2009
Opinion

Taliban in transition

Brigadier-general Denis Thompson, newly returned from Kandahar province, thinks that if we disarm the Taliban, peace will come.

By Bruce Wark
Apr 9, 2009
Opinion

Hope, coloured blue

Retirement for the Hope Colour Processor in the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University has arrived and that means the end of a whole method of photography.

By Lezlie Lowe
Apr 9, 2009
Opinion

Public secrets not all locked

Without openness in our justice system we are not, and cannot be, a truly democratic society.

By Letters editor
Apr 9, 2009
Opinion

Missed topic in hbus story

Transport Canada funded a project exactly the same as the hbus.ca back in February 2004.

By Letters editor
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Local and environmental cookbooks

Round up of our top 5 green cookbooks

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Green Guide 2009

What has changed since last year? Answer: lots.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

How to get sustainable seafood

Why is it so very difficult to get sustainably caught seafood here in Halifax?

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Mother knows best

If a parent could take steps to reduce their child's exposure to toxins and chemicals, why wouldn't they?

By Christine Beevis
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Halifax Green Builders Collective does it naturally

Quietly, softly, a group of local architects and builders are taking using an integrated design approach to create more natural buildings.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Is Halifax still a recycling leader?

Once known nationally for being a part of the recycling and composting vanguard, how do we stack up now?

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Green is the New Normal

Six simple things we're all doing - or should be doing - more of to make the earth healthier.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Wolfville: the small town example

The little green town in the Annapolis Valley puts ecological issues high on their municipal agenda.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Halifax cycling coalition

The approximately 200 members of the HCC take their two-wheeled transit seriously.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Vegetarianism and the environment

In today's economic climate, vegetarianism isn't just good for the planet, it makes financial sense, too

By Christine Beevis
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Eco-grants

These programs might push you to makes some changes around the house and put some more coin in your pocket.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Eco-Schools

Wextra: A break down of what colleges and universities in Halifax are doing for the environment.

By Deborah Johnson
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Living off the grid

Wextra: One couple who live near Musquodoboit are part of a small number of people who don't use Nova Scotia Power for their energy needs.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Bottled water versus Tap

Wextra: Tap water in Nova Scotia is as clean as bottled water. Maybe more so.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

Canning, preserving and drying

Wextra: Not so long ago, our grandmothers spent summer canning fruits and veggies so they'd have good stuff to eat in the winter. The value of those skills aren't all lost on us today.

By Christine Beevis
Apr 9, 2009
Environment

100 Mile Diet

Wextra: Vancouverites Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon spent a year eating only what was grown near to them. They learnt a lot and lost a few pounds, too.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009

Arts & Culture

Elegy

Directed by Isabel Coixet

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2009
Arts & Culture

DJs come up on film

Phil Harris' documentary, The Come Up, pits newbie DJs against each other in a battle for turntable supremacy.

By Michael Kimber
Apr 9, 2009
Arts & Culture

Adventureland

It's rare that an event represented in a two-hour movie can singlehandedly turn a kid into a grownup.

By Mark Palermo
Apr 9, 2009
Arts & Culture

Bone Cage up for Savage award

Catherine Banks soon may add another prize for her Governor General-winning play Bone Cage, shortlisted for a Savage Award.

By Sean Flinn
Apr 9, 2009
Arts & Culture

Sunshine Cleaning

A tale of two down-on-their-luck sisters who get work cleaning up crime scenes

By Mark Palermo
Apr 9, 2009
Arts & Culture

The Toxic Bus Incident

Unlikeable characters create uncomfortable situations in OneLight Theatre's examination of war and paranoia.

By Kate Watson
Apr 9, 2009
Arts & Culture

Observe and Report

Seth Rogen plays the most racist, unstable mall cop in a 2009 movie so far.

By Mark Palermo
Apr 9, 2009
Arts & Culture

Fast & Furious

Diesel seems bored, too much CGI, and like most comebacks the inspiration is lost.

By Mark Palermo
Apr 9, 2009
Music

Start your engines for the Jazz Festival

Big announcements from Jazz HQ. Feature line ups announced: Bell Orchestre, Joe Louis Walker and more.

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 5, 2009
Music

Eyelevel Gallery Unplugged

Gallery goes back to 1974 in honour of its 35th anniversary.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Apr 15, 2009
Music

Trillium Public Art Project picks shortlist

Three finalists selected to create public art for live/work development.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Apr 13, 2009
Music

Baby dances the apocalypso

Mathias Kom and his ten piece band, The Burning Hell, sings about birth, death and dancing in their new album, Baby.

By Sarah Greene
Apr 9, 2009
Music

Our City is a Dance Floor

The People's Dance Party gets excited in Lucas Damberg's video ode to springtime in Halifax (with a litte help from Le Tigre).

By Sue Carter Flinn
Apr 14, 2009
Music

k-os gives it away

Free concert! Free album!

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 13, 2009
Music

Andrew WK is ready to die, or, um, play in Halifax

Don't even try to deny it

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 15, 2009
Music

International Record Store Day brings the party

CD Plus and Taz shower you with in-stores

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 14, 2009
Music

Her Royal Majesty launch Saturday!

By Sue Carter Flinn
Apr 9, 2009
Music

Canadian Forces Halifax Rock Fest

Natal Day brings Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Sloan together on Citadel Hill.

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 15, 2009
Music

Andrew Bird

Noble Beast (Fat Possum)

By Dave Hayden
Apr 9, 2009
Music

Wordburglar the Patriot

"We're your favourite friends"

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 13, 2009
Music

ViewFinders Film Fest: Not just for the wee ones

Renegade graffiti artists, music mashups and Wallace & Gromit among the highlights.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Apr 9, 2009
Music

Ellen Page on The Simpsons, Sunday night!

Actor to voice pop star Alaska Nebraska

By Sue Carter Flinn
Apr 14, 2009
Music

Michachu

Jewellery (Rough Trade)

By Sue Carter Flinn
Apr 9, 2009
Music

Snailhouse w/Grand Theft Bus

Saturday, April 11 at The Seahorse Tavern, 1665 Argyle, 10pm, $10.

By Mark Black
Apr 9, 2009
Music

Royal Wood

The Lost and Found EP (Dead Daisy)

By Sean Flinn
Apr 9, 2009
Music

Lisa Hannigan

Sea Sew (ATO Records)

By Sarah Greene
Apr 9, 2009
Music

Classified

Self Explanatory

By Alison Lang
Apr 9, 2009
Music

The Darcys

Saturday, April 4, 12:00am, at The Paragon Theatre

By Team Coast
Apr 9, 2009
Comics

A portrait of my landlord

By Jesse Jacobs
Apr 9, 2009
Comics

Judge if you want

By Joey Comeau
Apr 9, 2009
Comics

True Story

By Mike Holmes
Apr 9, 2009

Food

Fid reopens!

Secrets from the new menu, revealed! Front of house gossip! The whole nine yards including photos of the redesign and an interview with the chef, Dennis Johnston.

By Andy Murdoch
Apr 9, 2009
Restaurant Reviews

Polarized over Snaubar

Snaubar, the deluxe Lebanese resto-bar downtown, is uneven and needs to get its kitchen sorted out, Liz Feltham says.

By Liz Feltham
Apr 9, 2009

Savage Love

Deconsecrated grounds

So your son stole your glow in the dark crufix dildo, too? Don't worry, Dan Savage tells you how to embarrass the hell out of your kid.

By Dan Savage
Apr 9, 2009

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