The Lahey independent review of Nova Scotia forestry practices makes 45 recommendations after a year-long study. Lahey recommends that the province adopt what is known as the triad model of ecological forestry. "It seeks to combine conservation of nature with a productive and profitable forestry industry," says William Lahey, a former deputy minister of Environment before … [Read More...]
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News from the “under-explored global petroleum province”
Hi there. It's Erica Butler at the Morningfile wheel again today. News 1. Justice department asked to please release documents, three years later The Nova … [Read More...]
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Racist rallies and invasive species in Nova Scotia
Hi, I'm Erica Butler, your Examiner transportation columnist, filling in for Tim today and tomorrow. News 1. Film industry Writes Stephen Kimber: IATSE … [Read More...]
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The Saudi exodus from Dalhousie Medical School could be a massive financial hit to the university
The Saudi exodus from Dalhousie Medical School could trigger a chronic multi-million dollar-sized migraine for the institution, possibly starting this fall, as it scrambles to replace a lost revenue stream. Immediately in question is the … [Read More...]
Stephen McNeil says there’s “lots” of film activity; the facts tell a different story
There is something vaguely Trumpian in Premier Stephen McNeil’s continuing, reality-be-damned insistence his government’s 2015 consultation- and logic-free decision to dump a longstanding, working-well film tax credit, then replace it with a more … [Read More...]
The prisoners at the Burnside jail are engaged in a non-violent protest; here is their statement
Today's column has been provided to the Halifax Examiner by organizers of the protest in Burnside. We, the prisoners of Burnside, have united to fight for change. We are unified across the population in non-violent, peaceful protest. We are … [Read More...]
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Halifax’s sad pursuit of the financial industry
News 1. New bus routes "On Monday, bus routes in Halifax will undergo their biggest change 'in at least 30 years,' says … [Read More...]
Monday’s big changes to bus routes could be good news
On Monday, bus routes in Halifax will undergo their biggest change “in at least 30 years,” says Patricia Hughes, manager of … [Read More...]
The fuel leak at Tufts Cove is reminiscent of Halifax Transit’s fuel leak
News 1. Fuel leaks at Tufts Cove and Halifax Transit "Pressed about the fact it took [Nova Scotia Power (NSP)] 12 days … [Read More...]
The dog days of summer, but don’t name the dog
News 1. Tufts Cove oil spill Yesterday, Nova Scotia Power (NSP) issued a news release about its cleanup efforts at the … [Read More...]
Kersplash: there goes tidal generation
News 1. Emera withdraws from Cape Sharp Tidal This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. Emera is out of the tidal … [Read More...]
Another violent cannabis dispensary-related attack
News 1. Health care Writes Stephen Kimber: “I want to assure you that I’ve heard you, and I’ve listened,” McNeil said … [Read More...]
Health care crisis? Check. Leadership to solve it? Another question…
Did you know that, as of Friday morning, the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s News website was reporting a full computer page — … [Read More...]
Racist graffiti at St. Catherine’s Elementary School
On Friday, racist graffiti was discovered defacing St. Catherine's Elementary School in Halifax's West End. Tina … [Read More...]
Harvard Street residents go to court over bikeway plan
News 1. Class action lawsuit filed against Archdiocese Last week, Halifax lawyer John McKiggan and the Toronto law firm … [Read More...]
Grafton Street through the Nova Centre is a crumbling mess
Grafton Street through the Nova Centre has only been open to the public since January, but already the Grafton Street roadbed … [Read More...]
The Tufts Cove cleanup could take as long as three months
News 1. Tufts Cove cleanup "MFR Oil Response is one of the companies contracted by Nova Scotia Power to do the cleanup … [Read More...]
Halifax cops raided the Church of Cannabis yesterday
1. FOIPOP "An assessment of the software that was used to operate the province's troubled freedom of information … [Read More...]
893 city employees make more than $100,000 annually and yet janitors cleaning city buildings are paid poverty wages
News 1. Oil spill Friday morning, I criticized Nova Scotia Power (NSP) for its press release related to the oil spill … [Read More...]
Is tidal power dead in the water?
The collapse late last month of the French-owned, Irish-based company that has installed tidal turbines three times in the … [Read More...]
Prisons, Refugees, Cats
1. Dorchester Penitentiary Martha Paynter was driving through New Brunswick this weekend and texted me that she saw a … [Read More...]
Halifax parents allege that coaches of a U16 football team that went to Texas were “out drinking every night” and there was “no supervision” of the children
News 1. Oil leak From a Nova Scotia Power press release: Late this afternoon (THURSDAY), Nova Scotia Power’s Tufts … [Read More...]
Bad behaviour everywhere
1. An apology The Halifax Examiner acknowledges that the Armour Group Limited neither hired, nor fired, the janitors … [Read More...]
Halifax’s moral panic over the legalization of cannabis
News 1. Convention centre Oh, running out of time for this... I'll write it up today for tomorrow's Morning File. 2. … [Read More...]
Another day in Halifax: resignations, engtanglements, and delays
Hi folks, Erica Butler here filling in for Tim today. News 1. Halifax to lose another director: Bruce Zvaniga … [Read More...]
The strange history of Halifax’s streetlight selection and the apparent demise of LED Roadway Lighting
News 1. Yarmouth ferry "I could say I told them so — and I did, way back when 'them' was still Rodney Macdonald and his … [Read More...]