At Sea I would just like to say that last week’s “Sea change” article was incredibly well-written, amazing work, really spot-on, I cannot say enough about it, (cover story by Allison Saunders and Jacob Boon). And it inspired me to share my voice on the topic. You can find my piece on my blog Planet […]
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Letters to the editor, March 15, 2018
Sustainable centre The article you posted outlining Nova Scotia’s signing of the Nova Centre’s lease is very quantitive (“Province finally signs lease for new convention centre,” Reality Bites story by Jacob Boon, posted at thecoast.ca March 5). Although the financing behind the building itself is an important topic that deserves public attention, I believe that […]
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Letters to the editor, March 8, 2018
Weed woes To see how the NSLC’s marijuana distribution will be a disaster take a tour of Halifax’s “medical” marijuana dispensaries. There are a dozen, or more, at least. They all have lines, seven days a week, from open to close. Their inventory (marijuana) is sourced in the industrial black-market production infrastructure in BC which […]
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Letters to the editor, March 1, 2018
NSCC stands a-loan Congrats to my university peers on the recent promise of complete loan forgiveness, though there is still no student loan relief in sight for NSCC grads. The press release from Labour and Advanced Education minister Labi Kousoulis stated: “We are committed to helping students pursue their post-secondary education and move into the […]
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Letters to the editor, February 22, 2018
Art star Wonderful and motivating story on your New Art issue cover subject (“Emmanuel Nwogbo,” New Art feature by Morgan Mullin, Feb 15). I’m proud of Emmanuel Nwogbo. Nigeria is also. Cheers. —posted at thecoast.ca by Azeh Praise Our water’s safe We are writing in response to “Is our water safe?”—the letter from Dana Landry […]
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Letters to the editor, February 15, 2018
Get fracking facts Premier Stephen McNeil appears to be doubling down on his fracking ban, notwithstanding some recent self inflicted confusion and in spite of a report that values our onshore natural gas reserves at between $20 billion and $60 billion US. In fairness, there is anti-fracking hysteria and popular backlash for any government pursuing […]
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Letters to the editor, February 8, 2018
Groundhog wild Your story about Groundhog Day reminds me of my experience with Shubenacadie Sam (“Shubenacadie sham!” City story by Jacob Boon, Feb 1). When I was a teenager, my sister rescued a baby groundhog from a lilac bush after a cat had killed the groundhog’s mother and the rest of her siblings, leaving her […]
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Letters to the editor, February 1, 2018
Your fragile rights Pay attention. Pay very close attention. Not to me, to your rights (“Nova Scotia government closing the book on school boards,” Reality Bites story by Jacob Boon, posted January 24 at thecoast.ca). When you went to work Wednesday morning you had five votes. Provided you were a Canadian citizen, there were five […]
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Letters to the editor, January 25, 2018
A burning rage An alarming email today tells me the biomass furnace at Port Hawkesbury Paper, run by Nova Scotia Power, has been operating at full blast, 24-7, for months. This in spite of what premier Stephen McNeil told us just a few months ago, and even while the mill itself was closed for two […]
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Letters to the editor, January 17, 2018
Pagan prejudice I was so pleased to read Jessie Harrold’s story “The neuroscience of ritual” in the Well Being Guide (Jan 11). It’s great to see amazing neuroscientific advances providing evidence that supports how we pagans practice. Unfortunately you call attention to us and our religion (which is as protected a religion as Christianity under […]
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Letters to the editor, January 11, 2018
Is trash worth it? An open letter to Halifax city council, regarding an ecology audit of HRM’s garbage disposal system: My understanding is that HRM spends $340 million per year on garbage collection and disposal—the single largest item in the city budget. When you add in the time and money spent by citizens following the […]
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Letters to the editor, January 4, 2018
Planet protection I believe every Canadian has the fundamental right to breathe fresh air, drink clean water and eat safe food. More than 100 countries worldwide now recognize environmental rights in law. It’s time Canada caught up. A stronger Canadian Environmental Protection Act would better protect Canadians and our environment from toxic pollution, which is […]
