Letters

Speaking up When Liberal MLA Joachim Stroink gleefully posed for the cameras sitting in the lap of a guy wearing black face, the Coast declared he was “not a racist” and “a good guy” just celebrating his Dutch heritage. When other news outlets interviewed Stroink about how, after five months in office, he could not […]

Office place As someone who was interviewed by Tim Bosquet for the “Halifax’s Xanadu” article (March 6), I wanted to provide your readers with another perspective on the Nova Centre that might have been inadvertently left on the editing room floor. For the record, I have never worked for Mr. Ramia or his companies. It’s […]

Job fares Max Haiven asks us to “Cut the crap about ‘young professionals’ and start getting real ” (Voice of the City, February 27). I would suggest that anyone who shares his views is in dire need of a reality check themselves. I have seldom read such a whining article full of self-pity and excuses […]

Job fares Max Haiven asks us to “Cut the crap about ‘young professionals’ and start getting real ” (Voice of the City, February 27). I would suggest that anyone who shares his views is in dire need of a reality check themselves. I have seldom read such a whining article full of self-pity and excuses […]

Ageless duty Re: “Halifax isn’t to blame for young people’s poor job prospects” (Voice of the City by Bryce Crosby, February 13). While I’m sure everyone appreciates Mr. Crosby’s “pep talk” about getting jobs in Halifax, can we please bring some data and evidence to the table? Here are the facts: According to the Halifax […]

jobs Work load You say you are frustrated when we blame the city for no work, but you later point out the fact that after a co-op or internship most graduates with a degree are forced back into waiting tables or retail stores and believe they should be at something better (“Don’t blame Halifax for […]

Will work for life The Halifax job market is difficult to get into straight out of school, but easier if you’ve already got a bit of experience in whatever field you’re working in (“The Halifax job scene has failed me,” Voice of the City by Heather Boucher, February 6). Getting that experience might mean putting […]

development Committee work Design review committee, ie: a bunch of uncreative dipshits that couldn’t succeed in their own regard, thus feel compelled to push their own agenda into something they should stay the fuck away from (“Nova Centre’s man,” Reality Bites by Tim Bousquet, January 30). When will people learn DESIGN BY COMMITTEE ALWAYS CHURNS […]

Car trouble Pedestrians are getting hit by cars on crosswalks more and more often in this city (“Walking targets,” Feature by Tim Bousquet, January 9; Letters, January 16 and 23). Everyone agrees that it is a problem and that something needs to be done about it. However, every time the problem is brought up, a […]

Cross drivers P. Ryall (“Road rage,” Letters, January 16) makes a good point. I have many times seen pedestrians crossing without looking. Two statistics are particularly interesting: 1. Most car/pedestrian accidents occur at crosswalks. This is not because nobody ever crosses in other places. It is because people who cross without a crosswalk know they […]

Road rage The clue to the crosswalk problem is contained in the observation that almost all car/pedestrian accidents happened in bad visibility conditions at marked crosswalks (“Walking targets,” Feature by Tim Bousquet, January 9). The obvious conclusion is that the crosswalks are only safe, given the norms of driver skill and pedestrian behaviour in Halifax, […]

Mail bag I wish all mail carriers were like Melanie (“Canada post wants to eliminate my job. Here’s why you should care,” Voice of the City by Melanie MacKenzie, December 19). The points she makes are valid. The aged are the ones who will be the greatest affected by this policy. Try telling an 80-year-old […]