[Image-1] Are we going to live up to our Paris commitments and act decisively to stop climate change? If the recent meeting of environment ministers is any indication, it depends on whom you ask. Federal minister Catherine McKenna clearly understands that urgency and opportunity have converged to create a potent moment for reducing carbon emissions, […]
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Let’s change our commentary around women in sport
[Image-1] Every two years, people around the world gather to watch the best athletes in their country compete in dozens of events, and witness the pinnacle of amateur sport—the Olympic Games. Why is it that a lot of folks who don’t normally follow sport tune in to watch? We want to see athletes run faster, […]
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Dear female athletes
Dear Canadian female athletes, Thank you for working hard, pushing boundaries and representing your country with the utmost determination. As an athlete and a sports broadcaster, when I open up Facebook or turn on the TV and the top stories are “that athlete is wearing makeup” or “the wife of so-and-so just won a medal”, […]
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The Dartmouth North Community Food Centre needs a few good gardeners
[Image-1] “The meals make you feel rich!” is a comment you’ll hear often at the Dartmouth North Community Food Centre, located on Primrose Street in Dartmouth. The centre, which opened last year as a project of the Dartmouth Family Centre in partnership with Community Food Centres Canada, takes an innovative, well-rounded approach to addressing food […]
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Hi-fi without wifi
[Image-1] I recently took a course at the University of King’s College about all the nifty things you could do with a smartphone. From shooting video to making gifs, all the way to taking 360-degree photos—it seemed like the possibilities were limitless. So it came as a shock to me when I learned that most […]
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Bus Rapid Transit is key to Halifax’s infrastructure reform
[Image-1] Halifax’s bus network is slow and unreliable. This fact is apparent to anyone who contends with peak-hour commutes in the city. But there are limits to what can be done by reforming the bus system in its current form. Congestion plagues buses, and unless the “spine” of the transit system is moved out […]
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An open letter to Rob Steele
[Image-1] The Steele Auto Group has bought and is demolishing 17 homes in order to expand the parking lot at its Honda dealership on Robie Street. Company CEO Rob Steele has refused repeated requests to meet with neighbours, including to discuss ways to save the last house slated for demolition—the purple house on the corner […]
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Nova Scotia’s ocean identity
[Image-1] It was northern Cape Breton, an area known for its wildness—all ocean, rock and mountains. I remember being a kid, maybe 10, and it was storming outside. It was a cold and wet day—a perfect day to stay inside—and, instead, we decided to go swimming. This wasn’t a childish dare. This was one of those magical […]
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In the name of democratic development
[Image-1] Our cooperative recently advertised a one-bedroom plus den unit for $620/month (heat and water in) and were dismayed by the response: We received 47 applications. The letters sent were inspiring and heartbreaking. Young and old, from all social backgrounds. They were all making meaningful contributions to the city as teachers, lawyers, community gardeners, volunteers, […]
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Who was lobbying Nova Scotia to eliminate our athletes’ minimum wage protection?
[Image-2] Last week’s announcement that junior hockey players would be dealt out of any chance of qualifying for minimum wage protection came to many as a bolt out of the blue. It only surfaced in a government press release that quoted the president and majority owner of the Halifax Mooseheads welcoming the change. So what is […]
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Why I stayed in Nova Scotia
As I watch my husband buzz around our 110-year-old Halifax house with his tools, I ask: “Why did we decide to stay in Nova Scotia again?” “There’s always something to fix,” he says. He’s half-joking, but sometimes this is how we feel. The exhausting battle of constantly trying to improve things. It can feel fruitless, […]
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Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for HRM
[Image-1] Dear council and HRM staff, Today I write to you in regards to the facilitator’s report and the overall progression of the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area. Overall, I am extremely disappointed with the lack of leadership from council on this file. We truly have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get this right and create a […]
