It takes some gusto to challenge an incumbent, especially if you’re the only one doing it. But Lil MacPherson was called to action last year after attending the United Nations climate change conference in Paris. “They talked a lot about the role that municipalities can have,” she says, “the role that mayors can have and […]
Mayoral Race
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Savage and MacPherson face off at public forum
[Image-1] Mayoral incumbent Mike Savage and election challenger Lil MacPherson, co-owner of the Wooden Monkey restaurant, squared off on Tuesday night during a debate hosted by HRM’s eight business improvement districts. The event, held at the Westin Hotel, covered a range of issues from environmental concerns to city development. Here are some of the highlights. […]
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Updated: Paul Boyd (maybe) drops out of race for mayor with hostage video parody
[Image-1] Update: Never mind. Boyd says in a follow-up video that he doesn’t know if he’s still running yet. Like a mix between Alex Jones and The Brand Review, Paul David Fraser Boyd has crossed over from perpetually-unsuccessful political candidate into ‘satire.’ The Dartmouth cab driver has ended his candidacy for mayor in October’s HRM […]
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Mike Savage holds commanding lead in latest mayoral polls
[Image-1] Now that that other election is out of the way, let’s talk municipal politics, baby. The most recent “Urban Report Survey” from Corporate Research Associates has incumbent mayor Mike Savage with a 70 percent lead over challenger Lil MacPherson. The telephone survey of 400 HRM residents, conducted between July 26 and August 6, found […]
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Lil MacPherson to run for mayor against Mike Savage
[Image-1] Thirteen years ago, Hurricane Juan was the catalyst for Lil MacPherson to open a restaurant dedicated to sustainable agriculture. Now a different environmental crisis is inspiring the co-owner of the Wooden Monkey to once again take action, as she announces her candidacy for mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality. “I just see all these […]
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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 […]