[Image-1] One of the more scenic disasters winter has jammed down Halifax’s throat is this snow-filled phone booth outside the Halifax Forum. Bell Aliant is responsible for the booth’s upkeep, and to their credit a technician flushed the icy mess out a few days after The Coast reported the problem. While phone booth stuffing is […]
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UPDATED: You helped the “asshole with a shovel” get a new wheelchair
[Image-1] UPDATE: The GoFundMe page has now more than surpassed it’s $8,000 goal. Congratulations to Paul Vienneau and the generous people of Halifax! There’s probably been no better symbol of the struggles with snow clearing this winter than Paul Vienneau. The photographer and musician has used a wheelchair since a bicycle accident in 1991, but […]
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Expressing some sidewalk fury
[Image-1] Today, on the short walk from Ecology Action Centre offices to the Carrot Co-op on Gottingen Street, I helped an older man with a cane, a middle-aged man on crutches and an older woman move from the dangerous sidewalk to the middle of the road. I held the hands of that woman as she […]
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Here, have some pictures of summer
[Image-1] It’s still snowing. Just look outside. It’s falling right now. Snow on top of snow on top of ice on top of snow on top of our hearts. #Halifax is a pretty nice place in the summer. pic.twitter.com/A8En9zgKcm — Walter Forsyth (@walterforsyth) July 18, 2014 The roads are slippery causing all sorts of accidents. […]
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Sidewalk conditions remain icy, dangerous and unacceptable
[Image-1] The amount of snowfall this winter has been hard on all of us. I have cerebral palsy, and have had to work from home multiple days to avoid injury. When you have existing balance problems, ice isn’t just slippery—it’s disastrous. Think doing the shuffle without control. There are many of us in Nova Scotia […]
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Beet juice and cheese brine could season Halifax’s icy roads
[Image-1] Like syrups on a snow cone, Halifax streets might be getting some delicious new flavours to help clear away icy conditions. A request is being put forward next week by councillor Linda Mosher looking at best practices for street cleaning when salt isn’t working. The motion asks council to consider a staff report for […]
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Fed up with winter Transit
[Image-1] Submitted to letters@thecoast.ca… I have been living in Halifax for the past five months and until yesterday, I’ve had nothing but good things to say about the city. Back in January I had read an article about Gerry Post who was sharing his opinion on issues he has had with Halifax Transit. I myself […]
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Snow clearing in Halifax is a disaster
Drivers and pedestrians, young students and elderly homeowners, everyone’s pissed off about the snow on our streets. Two snowstorms in one week is apparently all it takes to make HRM completely inaccessible. City sidewalks are filled with more stomped on white powder than a nightclub bathroom. Side streets remain free from any visible asphalt. Even […]
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How long was your commute today?
[Image-1] How long did it take you to get to work today? The Coast employs staffers from all across the municipality, which means some lengthy trudging through still-uncleared sidewalks and streets in opening things up this morning. We’re hopeful the roads will clear up before everyone goes home this evening, but that looks like a […]
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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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Morris East gets ready for winter
When so much of your menu is based on the fresh food available locally and through the farmers market, what happens now, with the ground frozen and goods harder to come by? Shoptalk put this question to Jennie Dobbs, owner of stylish pizza-and-more bistro Morris East (5212 Morris Street, 444-7663) with its menus changing more […]
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Icy sidewalks
I’ve interviewed Gord Hayward, the city winter works superintendent, who is responsible for overseeing the crews that clear streets and sidewalks. Listen to it in the audio player below.