On Thursday, September 8, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at age 96 after a 70-year reign. She visited Halifax four times as Queen, so there are many people in this city with a royal story to tell. To mark her passing, we’re inviting readers to share their memories of QEII. To kick things off, we […]
Gloria McCluskey
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The roast of Gloria McCluskey is happening in April
If you want to watch Mike Savage make fun of Gloria McCluskey, it’s going to cost $50 a plate. Next month, various political dignitaries and community well-wishers will gather together on April 23 in Eastern Passage to do what some on the internet have been doing for a while now, and roast the retiring […]
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Best Councillor
Gold Winner Waye Mason Silver Winner Jennifer Watts Bronze Winner Gloria McCluskey Halifax South Downtown councillor Waye Mason scores the hat trick, winning Best Councillor for the third year in a row. “It’s a tremendous honour,” Mason says, on break from at City Hall. “It’s the little things like this that help make it all […]
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This Halifax/Dartmouth branding war will destroy us all
[Image-1] A regional municipality divided against itself cannot stand. But that’s exactly what HRM is dealing with as a chorus of Dartmouth citizens raise their voices and take to the Internet in protest against some flags and a couple signs. Dartmouth—a former city across the harbour that Matt Mays sung about—has always been one of […]
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5 things you need to know Monday
1 Six months after Gloria McCluskey brought up noisy train whistles, CBC gets around to interviewing Dartmouth residents about the noise that’s keeping them up at night. The whistles only started because of the extra people and traffic crossing the tracks from the nearby King’s Wharf development. It looks like more safety measures—including two $7,000 […]
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Councillor Jim Smith bows out, heating up Dartmouth Centre race
Late Friday afternoon, councillor Jim Smith announced that he was dropping his reelection bid. Smith currently represents the existing District 9, which stretches from the Burnside business park all the way south to Thistle Street, including the new Bridge Terminal. In the newly re-jigged council districts, however, Smith found himself with a difficult choice. Burnside […]
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Who is running for council in District 5: Dartmouth Centre?
The district District map: (Click here for a written description of district boundaries.) Candidates Sam Austin Website Twitter Facebook Email Ken Bowman Website Twitter Facebook Email Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt Website Twitter Facebook Email Gloria McCluskey Council report card Website Twitter Facebook: None Email Sonya Dudka Website Twitter Facebook Email Kate Watson Website Twitter Facebook Email Bill […]
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Hear Gloria McCluskey say non-profit managers are “not real business people”
Yesterday, during Halifax council’s debate over what to do with the St. Pat’s-Alexandra school, councillor Gloria McCluskey suggested that the north end community groups lack business acumen and are “not real business people.” Listen to her comments here: The reality is that the North End Community Health Clinic and Mi’kmaq Friendship Centre have a long […]
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City officials contemplate suing Trade Centre Limited
Two city officials are implying there’s a simple solution to the $359,550 bill related to concerts scandal: Don’t pay it. That course of action, suggested by both city auditor Larry Munroe and city councillor Gloria McCluskey, threatens to create an epic legal battle between the city and Trade Centre Limited, a provincial crown corporation. But […]
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Gloria McCluskey
2010 grade: B+ 2009 grade: B- 2008 grade: B 2007 grade: C Gloria McCluskey is irreplaceable. With her long stints as mayor of the former city of Dartmouth and as an assessor, McCluskey brings history, perspective and knowledge to council discussions that literally no one else has. She was an invaluable resource, for example, in […]
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Wilderness terminated
The proposed expansion of Metro Transit’s Bridge Terminal is one step closer to reality, as Halifax council Tuesday gave its final OK to placing the new terminal on land occupied by the Urban Wilderness Park in the Dartmouth Common. Council still has to approve architectural plans and allocate the money to build the terminal but, […]
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Gloria McCluskey
2010 grade: B+ 2009 grade: B- 2008 grade: B 2007 grade: C These are cynical times, when any number of scam artists and bullshitters are trying to pull one or another devious scheme over on the public, and especially so at City Hall, where bullshit sometimes takes on a life of its own, up becomes […]