To the editor, Michael Hannon’s letter last week, “Mining piece fearmongering,” asserts that “Gold crush” (Apr. 23, news) was “fearmongering,” but his critique that the article made unfounded and vague claims is itself entirely unfounded and vague. Hannon writes “It’s absurd to think that a new mine’s impact on the environment will be the same […]
Letters
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Tobacco sellout
To the editor, Suppose the Roman Catholic church asked you to run anti-family planning, anti-abortion, anti-gender-equality advertisements: Would you do it for a price? Suppose Charlton Heston rose from the dead with an AK-47 clenched between his teeth and demanded, on behalf of the American gun lobby, that Canadians stop being such pussies and get […]
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Boat Harbour piece floats
To the editor, I was glad to see you do an article on Boat Harbour. I grew up as a teenager in Pictou County and the pulp mill was something you would be reminded of daily, because of the sulfur emissions from the plant. My sister told me years ago that she was down there […]
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Earth Day
To the editor, In response to Chris Benjamin’s article “Earth attack” (Apr. 16, Sustainable City): thank you. The article was a necessary call to attention that isolated, one-day efforts will not be enough to reverse our current culture of environmental exploitation. However, Benjamin’s cynicism misses the mark in an important regard. Earth Day provides a […]
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Corporate welfare ignored
To the editor, Not one news outlet in this province, including this one, picked up our press release on the Lockheed Martin swindle. Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons manufacturer, will be receiving $1.8 million in payroll rebates from the province of Nova Scotia for creating 100 new jobs over the next five years. They’re […]
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Missed topic in hbus story
To the editor, I enjoyed last week’s news article, “Day tripper” about hbus.ca. Your reporter, Holly Gordon, may not have been aware of the brief success of a Transport Canada-funded project to do exactly the same thing hbus.ca has done in Halifax. Information on the Transport Canada website indicates that the Halifax Bus Route Finder system […]
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Public secrets not all locked
To the editor, Tim Bousquet was spot-on about the importance of transparency and public access to government records in last week’s cover feature, “Public secrets.” The challenge is balancing individual privacy rights with the public’s right to know. As the court administrator of Halifax Provincial Court on Spring Garden Road, I was sorry to read […]
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Coast justified in smoke ads
To the editor, Gee, it was nice of Kyle Shaw to pen his “Smoking mad” editorial last week defending The Coast’s practice of running tobacco ads. I’m sure he had nothing better to do with his time than explain what should have been obvious to anyone with an IQ over 40. The Coast exists because […]
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Lowe’s Christmas hangover
To Lezlie Lowe, My daughter sent me the clipping of “Holiday dispirit” (Feb. 26, Lowedown). I really don’t understand why people can’t take a few minutes to de-decorate, putting the rest of us out of our misery! There is money to be made for some enterprising person who would offer their removal services. Looking around […]
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Streetcar detractor
To the editor, I dislike commenting negatively on the ideas of Patrick Klassen, a graduate student at Dalhousie’s School of Planning, but if he really believes his vision of a new streetcar/tram system is what is needed for Halifax, as he stated in Chris Benjamin’s “Streetcar desires” (March 19, Upfront), then I suggest he needs […]
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Smoked out II
To the editor, I wanted to speak up about The Coast’s decision to advertise some tobacco products. I believe, as a free publication surviving on advertising dollars as its revenue stream, The Coast should be able to publish ads from whomever they like. Whatever pays the bills! Why do so many of you think you […]
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Smoked out I
To the editor, I echo the concerns raised in last week’s letters about tobacco ads in your paper. I meant to write in last summer when the full-page ads started appearing every week. I’ll bet they pay you guys really well. I’m familiar with tobacco companies’ mob-like status in advertising circles from what I learned […]