While everyone else was busy enjoying Nocturne, we lucky political nerds at The Coast were watching the election results ever-so-slowly roll in. 
To no great surprise, Mike Savage won another term as mayor by defeating challenger Lil MacPherson. The Wooden Monkey owner did manage a respectable 31 percent of the votes, though. In HRM’s four […]
District 5: Dartmouth Centre
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Sam Austin takes Dartmouth Centre
[Image-1] Urban planner Sam Austin is the new councillor for Dartmouth Centre, with 30.6 percent of the (unofficial) vote. The wide open race had eight candidates vying to replace longtime incumbent Gloria McCluskey (who stepped down this month). Behind Austin came Tim Rissesco at 21.6 percent, and Kate Watson at 20.4 percent. Austin celebrated the […]
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Campaign endorsements are getting political
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An outgoing councillor’s endorsement can help or hinder a candidate’s chances of getting elected, depending on who the councillor is. As he leaves behind municipal politics, Waverley–Fall River–Musquodoboit Valley councillor Barry Dalrymple is publicly endorsing Cathy Deagle-Gammon in the race for District 1. That could be seen as an unfair advantage, but it really comes […]
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Let’s get ready to rumble: HRM election guide 2016
[Image-1] In the interest of democracy, it’d be easy to puff up our chests and blubber about how voting is important and this is a watershed election for the municipality. Thing is, yeah, it kind of is. In short order after October 15, the Centre Plan will finally be unleashed to (hopefully) guide smart, sensible […]
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15 questions with District 5 candidate Derek Vallis
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 The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Derek Vallis from Dartmouth Centre sent back.
 ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you?
I have been […]
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15 questions with District 5 candidate Gabriel Enxuga
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 The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Gabriel Enxuga from Dartmouth Centre sent back.
 ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you?
I want people […]
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The crusade for Dartmouth Centre
[Image-1] Gloria McCluskey has stepped down from the Dartmouth Centre throne, creating a power vacuum in which rise eight challengers for the crown. The District 5 candidates are a cordial bunch, but make no mistake, they’re each fighting hard to rep Dartmouth across the water at City Hall. Eligible voters: 21,100 (as of 2014) (Virtually […]
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15 questions with District 5 candidate Sam Austin
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 The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Sam Austin from Dartmouth Centre sent back.
 ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you?
What sets me […]
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Poverty issues takes centre stage at Dartmouth Centre forum
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Residents of Dartmouth Centre got a chance to put faces to campaign buttons when seven of the eight candidates running in next month’s municipal election took part in a candidates forum Sunday night at Grace United Church on King Street. Tim Rissesco, Kate Watson, Sam Austin, Gabriel Enxuga, Ned Milburn, Warren Wesson and Derek Vallis […]
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15 questions with District 5 candidate Kate Watson
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 The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Kate Watson from Dartmouth Centre sent back. [Disclosure: Watson is The Coast’s regular freelance theatre writer, on hiatus from […]
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15 questions with District 5 candidate Ned Milburn
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 The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Ned Milburn from Dartmouth Centre sent back.
 ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you?
I bring informed […]
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15 questions with District 5 candidate Tim Rissesco
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 The Coast sent all 53 candidates running in HRM’s municipal election the same 15-question survey in order to help their residents and our readers know a little more about who’s running for council. Here’s what Tim Rissesco from Dartmouth Centre sent back.
 ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you?
I have the […]
