Mike Savage arrives at Barrington’s overstuffed Starbucks with muddy shoes and hems. He’s been at a Lake Banook dragon boat race. As we walk to Cabin Coffee on Hollis he says he just judged the cutest costumed kid at the Alzheimer duck derby. He’s also hit the Westphal-Cole Harbour Fire Department’s 50th anniversary and several […]
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Fred Connors: The voice of passion
When friends told Fred Connors he should become mayor, he told them “they were absolutely crazy.” But dealing with impending legal action from the city when he insisted on keeping a flock of hens in the backyard of his Bloomfield Street home—something prohibited by Halifax’s land use bylaws—prompted him to imagine how he’d do things […]
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Tom Martin: The fighter
If you wanted the job back then, you had to fight for it. Police applicants in the ’70s were brought down to the department’s gymnasium and placed in a boxing ring with the largest opponent that could be found. The top brass would stand along the upper balcony, watching. “You went toe-to-toe,” says Tom Martin. […]
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Steve Mackie: The comedian
Standing on stage between fellow candidates Tom Martin and Aaron Eisses at the Our HRM Alliance Debate on September 19, Steve Mackie looks like a comfortable compromise. Flanked by Martin, all suited up, and Eisses, looking like he’s ready for a bike ride, Mackie is wearing casual beige. His opening statement is short and to-the-point: […]
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Robert (Wesley) McCormack: The enthusiast
Robert McCormack did his homework for the Our HRM Alliance Debate on September 19. Before the debate, he was reading up on their policies to make sure he was well-versed on the issues plaguing HRM. Fast-forward to the debate: McCormack made a few solid points throughout the night, but his frequent “umm”s and “uhh”s detracted […]
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Aaron Eisses: The techno farmer
Aaron Eisses looks out of place in the posh lobby of the Lord Nelson in flip-flops. While other candidates tighten their ties and prepare for the debate schmoozing under chandelier-clad ceilings, Eisses takes off his rain pants, and reveals an aloe plant-coloured green t-shirt and pulls a wrinkled hoodie out of a knapsack. “I grew […]