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 7: Halifax South Downtown
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Waye Mason reclaims seat for Halifax South Downtown
For the second time, Waye Mason has defeated Sue Uteck. The incumbent councillor won another term in office, claiming the District 7 race Saturday night over Uteck and political rookie Dominick Desjardins. “It’s a real vindication of the changes we brought to council and to the government in HRM in the last four years to […]
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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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Candidates come prepared for a fight at Halifax South Downtown debate
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An incumbent city councillor, his predecessor and a political rookie duked it out over the past, present and future of Halifax South Downtown at an all-candidates meeting Wednesday night. More than 50 people flooded the room at Spencer House, some watching the proceedings with one foot outside as they straddled the doorway. Emotions in […]
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Not-so-friendly rivalries
[Image-1] This will be the only time Donald Trump is brought up while talking about HRM’s election. Promise. The tire fire of hatred that Trump so expertly stokes in the American presidential race seems a million miles away from the municipal contests being fought in Halifax. This is a place where the four declared candidates […]
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15 questions with District 7 candidate Sue Uteck
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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 Sue Uteck from Halifax South Downtown sent back.
 ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you?
District 7 […]
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The frenzy for Halifax South Downtown
[Image-1] The urban centre of HRM, this district keeps busy dealing with the concerns of home owners and renters in the south end, along with small business entrepreneurs and big business developers in the downtown. There’s still a lot of confusion on whether all the construction and cranes throughout Halifax South Downtown will ultimately bring […]
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15 questions with District 7 candidate Dominick Desjardins
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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 Dominick Desjardins from Halifax South Downtown sent back.
 ——— Why should residents of your district vote for you?
We need […]
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15 questions with District 7 councillor Waye Mason
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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 incumbent councillor Waye Mason from Halifax South Downtown sent back.
 ——— Why should residents of your district vote for […]
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Everyone running in HRM’s election
[Image-1] At long last, we finally have a definitive list of everyone running for HRM Regional Council. Yesterday was the final deadline to submit an application, and with no names dropping out today the municipality has its finalized ballot the October 15th election. Here’s how the 17 districts break down. ——— Mayor Though cab driver […]
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UPDATED: Province may sell old Spring Garden library to private developers
[Image-1] UPDATE: Communications advisor Toby Koffman (with the department of Business) claims The Coast extrapolated inaccurate information from his fellow spokesperson Brian Taylor’s emailed statement. We’ve published his response below the amended article. ——— It was always supposed to be either a park or a library. But now that it’s not a library, it could […]
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City Council Report Card 2016
[Image-1] The mild winter must be making us soft. During last year’s frozen hellscape we chiseled grades out of sidewalk ice and wrote the councillors’ names in the snow. But in preparing the 2016 City Council Report Card we can’t help but think it hasn’t been that bad of a year for HRM. The municipality’s […]
