This is Erica Butler, filling in for Tim. News 1. Council defers capital budget approval As we know from last December when it first appeared on council's agenda, Halifax's proposed capital budget leaves A LOT out, especially just about anything to do with the city's approved Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP), and the final years' implementation of the transit Moving … [Read More...]
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More Photos of Buildings and Food
I'm Philip Moscovitch, taking a break from the book I'm writing on Nova Scotia fermented foods and drinks to bring you today's Morning File. News 1. Northern … [Read More...]
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Fixing freedom of information in NS (and jails), pulp mill politics, and plastics – all that, and more.
I'm Joan Baxter, filling in for Tim today. News 1. Freedom of Information in Nova Scotia - the failure and the fix As Tim wrote, yesterday Nova Scotia … [Read More...]
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Nova Scotia needs a JAIL hotline
Martha Paynter is a nurse, nursing PhD student, and director of Women’s Wellness Within. For one month, prisoners at the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) have had access to a phone hotline a few hours a day to report concerns and receive … [Read More...]
SageCrowd, Ogden Pond, and alleged corporate crime
News 1. FOIPOP security failure This morning both the privacy commissioner and the auditor general released their reports on the FOIPOP website security failure. I don't have time right now to give a thorough review of each document, but my … [Read More...]
The city still doesn’t have a living wage ordinance, but the need for it hasn’t gone away
News 1. Alton Gas "A retired geologist who worked for the province of Nova Scotia as well as the mining giant INCO says he has safety concerns about the proposed Alton Natural Gas Storage project," reports Jennifer Henderson. Click here to … [Read More...]
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UARB submission raises safety concerns about Alton Gas project
A retired geologist who worked for the province of Nova Scotia as well as the mining giant INCO says he has safety concerns … [Read More...]
Prisoners in Burnside respond to the clemency decision for Cyntoia Brown
The following is a statement issued by prisoners in the Burnside jail. We, the prisoners of Burnside, stand with all … [Read More...]
The Fang-less Five, the McNeil government, and (un)accountability
Stephen McNeil's Fang-less Five, also known as the Craven Cabal of Liberal Nobodies, are up to their usual tricks. Still. … [Read More...]
Stephen McNeil would never abuse his position, honest
News 1. Bar Harbor ferry terminal "The question of Nova Scotia taxpayers footing the bill for the salaries of a handful … [Read More...]
Premier Stephen McNeil denies advocating for province to pay for new sports facility in his riding
Premier Stephen McNeil denies he lobbied or advocated for additional provincial money to be spent on a $3.5-million outdoor … [Read More...]
Transportation minister Lloyd Hines won’t say how much we’re spending to move the Maine ferry terminus to Bar Harbor, but he insists it’s totally worth it
“What a crazy world,” says provincial NDP leader Gary Burrill, “that border protection officers in the United States aren’t … [Read More...]
Taxi drivers should be demanding stepped-up regulation and inspection
News 1. Spring Garden Road Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler walks us through the three options presented … [Read More...]
Making room for pedestrians on Spring Garden Road
Starting in 2020, the city will be rebuilding Spring Garden Road between Queen Street and South Park Street. And sometime … [Read More...]
People are secretly plotting to lie to you about the stadium
News 1. Weather There's weather today. 2. Stadium Reportedly, last week the Maritime Football people delivered a … [Read More...]
Northern Pulp, Scotsburn Lumber, and U.S. tariffs
News 1. Northern Pulp, Scotsburn Lumber, and U.S. tariffs Last month, Scotsburn Lumber sent out a letter encouraging … [Read More...]
If you’re going to play in the sandbox, you should at least know what the sandbox is for
News 1. Why was Lamar Eason suspended? Writes Stephen Kimber: “People don’t like to talk about race, culture, bias,” … [Read More...]
Hard conversations: Why was “fantastic principal” Lamar Eason suspended from his job?
Just as the school day was winding down on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, the human resources director of the South Shore Regional … [Read More...]
The North End Pub fire still burns: insurance company asks the court to declare Grafton-Connor bankrupt
News 1. North End Pub A fire destroyed the North End Pub on March 7, 2007, but the insurance fight continues. Local … [Read More...]
The Donkin mine is a disaster waiting to happen
News 1. Donkin collapse "Work at the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton has been suspended after a roof collapse late last … [Read More...]
Happy New Year, Siobhan; now make way for Olivia
News 1. Chris Mosher says the Halifax Examiner writing about his rehab is stressful I reported Monday: In an affidavit … [Read More...]
Chris Mosher says the Halifax Examiner writing about his rehab is stressful
In an affidavit filed with the court earlier this month, former Halifax cop Chris Mosher says that he has suffered "negative … [Read More...]
Volvos Start (and end) Here: How Nova Scotia’s misguided plan to lure foreign money to save the economy hasn’t changed in 60 years
There's not a lot going on today, so I'm only posting a few things and then getting into the history of the Volvo plant … [Read More...]
Nova Scotia doesn’t have a demographic problem; it has a wage problem
News 1. Population I've long felt that concerns about Nova Scotia's "demographic problem" are overblown. In the first … [Read More...]
What’s going to happen to all those crows when the Motherhouse Lands get developed?
News 1. Zinc "ScoZinc Mining Ltd. said Monday December 24 that it is poised to be one of Canada’s next base metal … [Read More...]
Medjuck v. Medjuck: Harold says his brother Ralph, one of Nova Scotia’s most powerful property developers, ripped him off for decades
News 1. Bike projects Erica Butler has Part 2 of her update on bike projects. In Part 2, she discusses the Brunswick … [Read More...]