The snow may be gone from Halifax—knock on wood—but Shawn Cleary still has winter on his mind. The councillor for Halifax West Armdale will be asking for two new staff reports at the next meeting of Regional Council that would allow residents to opt out of sidewalk snow clearing, and bring all of HRM’s sidewalk snow […]
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Snow dazed and confused
I start muttering and twitching even before I’m out of bed. The cell phone on the other side of the room has “dinged” and because it’s 6am on a winter weekday, I know that a text has just arrived, saying “All schools in HRSB will be closed today.” They’re words that strike fear and loathing […]
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Snow storm cleanup dicking over Valentine’s Day plans
Getting dumped on Valentine’s Day sucks, but getting dumped on by the blizzard that shut down Atlantic Canada this week is making it difficult for couples that do want to celebrate their love. Brian George and his fiance had booked Halifax Transit’s Access-A-Bus for their dinner reservations tonight at enVie in the north end. But […]
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Thursday’s 6 things you need to know
1 When the Macdonald Bridge was built 60 years ago it linked two distinct cities. Nowadays, it’s a part of the Halifax Regional Municipality but our two harbour bridges are still run by a strange authoritative body in the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission. As the Big Lift lifts off, this week’s Coast cover story looks at […]
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Oh snow you didn’t
Ice crystals, better known as snowflakes, make for a whimsical winter tale—but this is one fable founded in cold hard fact. Apart from perpetuating Canadianisms and a subconscious love of holiday commercialism, snow is complicated, close to home and, of course, icy cool. “It’s a story of many facets,” says snowflake specialist Kenneth Libbrecht, professor […]
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An icy cash grab
Oh, winter. What a lovely time of holiday cheer, of loved ones and warm fireplaces, of picturesque snow-capped landscapes—and of $225.21 fines. Wait just a minute, that last one isn’t so pleasant. But it has crept into the lives of some unlucky Haligonians, me included. According to current HRM bylaws, I have 12 hours to […]
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How to Fix the City Scorecard
Each January, our first issue of the year, we offer up our annual Fix the City suggestions in the spirit of civic-mindedness; truly, we’re trying to make this a better place to live. But does anyone listen? Are we making any difference, or is this a pointless exercise in navel-gazing? Turns out, most years we […]
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Snow is dangerous, remember?
Way to go, Halifax. It was several hours into the SNOWSTORM on Wednesday night, and the streets hadn’t even been plowed or salted. Thanks to this excellent damage control, the very kind man who drove my friends and I home couldn’t stop his van going down Gottingen near the police station, and had to slam […]