[Image-1] Ricky, Julian and Bubbles just made an $800,000 score. Nova Scotia Business Inc. announced Tuesday that it’s offering $810,368 in production funding for Trailer Park Boys Out of the Park: Europe, the newest television show chronicling the escapades of actors/executive producers Mike Smith, Robb Wells and John Paul Tremblay. At close to a million […]
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So you think you can lead the NDP?
[Image-1] It hasn’t been an easy road for Nova Scotia’s NDP. They went from forming the first NDP government in the Atlantic provinces in 2009, to collapsing in 2013, to a six-member caucus and third-place status behind the governing Grits and official opposition Conservatives last year. This weekend New Democrats will gather in Dartmouth to […]
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It’s time this government got back to work and fixed Nova Scotia’s film industry
[Image-1] The making of films in Nova Scotia has been a part of the artistic and business landscape since 1913 when Evangeline, one of Canada’s very first films, was shot here. Thousands of Nova Scotians have been employed in this industry over the years. They and their families were a vital part of the Nova Scotia […]
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No easy fix to Preston land title cases, says area councillor
[Image-1] “It’s one reason why a lot of the young families in the community have been moving out,” says David Hendsbee, about the lack of legal title for North Preston homeowners. “They can’t get title to the property of their family homesteads to stay in the community.” The issue of North Preston families looking for […]
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Journalism project reveals injustice in African Nova Scotian land titles
[Image-1] Journalism students at the Nova Scotia Community College have produced a damning and in-depth video investigation into Nova Scotia’s failure to offer land titles to longtime North Preston residents. Called “Untitled,” the video series blends historical research with present-day interviews to trace how the provincial government has ignored its own promise to help Black […]
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Going against the tide: The fight against Alton Gas
[Image-1] In the fall of 2014, construction started on a brine discharge pipeline next to the Shubenacadie River, an hour north of Halifax. The development, by a company called Alton Gas, hadn’t yet received full government approval, and it was met with swift protest. A camp was soon erected that was largely occupied by local […]
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14 of the best datasets inside Nova Scotia’s new open data portal
[Image-1] The province of Nova Scotia has launched its new open data portal, publishing a catalogue of more than 130 datasets now neatly collected and available to download. “Open data is one part of our vision for an open and accountable government,” said premier Stephen McNeil in a release. “By making our data widely […]
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Food for thought, Scotian-style
[Image-1] “Scotian” food is hearty, delicious and made with soul. As the earliest black settlers to Nova Scotia, our ancestors overcame unmeasurable hardships to survive and thrive. Along with our resourcefulness we also brought our knack for southern cooking, or what is commonly known as “soul food,” and meshed it with what the land and […]
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On the sledge of their seats: A sledge hockey breakdown
[Image-1] Started in Sweden in the early ’60s—about 20 years after IKEA—sledge hockey was created for people who want to play hockey despite disabilities. The sport’s growing in Nova Scotia, with four current programs, two more on the way and Bridgewater recently hosting the World Sledge Hockey Challenge. While at the international level eligible athletes […]
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Nova Scotia wants a new seafood brand
[Image-1] It seems even lobsters need help with their branding. The province has issued a request for proposals for a new Nova Scotia seafood brand. The department of Fisheries and Aquaculture will use the winning logo in international markets and presumably to generate buzz with millennials. “Nova Scotia’s seafood sector needs geographical branding that gives […]
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Province looking for public input on this year’s budget
[Image-1] This should go well. Starting immediately, the Nova Scotian public can share their thoughts with the Liberal government about this year’s provincial budget and how to shape future budgets, taking part in what will assuredly be a discussion marked by polite decorum. “I want Nova Scotians to share their ideas on how to restore […]
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Former Energy director now employed as Alton Gas lobbyist
[Image-1] A Department of Energy communications director who became a lobbyist for the Alton Gas project just four-and-a-half months after leaving her public employer says the career move isn’t a conflict of interest. Karen White was communications director for Nova Scotia’s Department of Energy until April of 2015. She left that job and took a […]
