If Halifax’s most politically connected developers get their way, land within the city’s proposed Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lake Wilderness Park will instead get developed as suburban neighbourhoods. The land in question is 500 acres west of the Bicentennial Highway, owned by four groups—Annapolis Group, Armco Capital, Gateway Materials and Sisters of Charity. The largest of […]
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Momma’s death: fowl play or old age?
A prominent figure is missing from the Public Gardens. Mother Goose, called “Momma” by her friends, passed away this week under mysterious circumstances. Momma was over 20 years old, which in goose years made her a senior citizen. Though she may have died of old age, Police and Gardens staff haven’t ruled out foul play. […]
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Criminal lawn-sitter
To the editor, When I return home from travelling, I find myself feeling bittersweet. The usual shift from adventure to work, routines, bills, blah. This time seemed different—I came home from a vacation in Amsterdam to a sunny day in Halifax. People were on the streets, shops had their doors open, bodies were actually sitting […]
