I'm Suzanne Rent and I'm filling in for Tim today. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Budget day in Nova Scotia It's budget day in Nova Scotia and as expected healthcare will be one of the key spending areas. In an interview with Keith Doucette from Canadian Press, Finance Minister Karen Casey says health will be a focus and hinted that mental health care … [Read More...]
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Getting rural transit right
There’s good news and there’s bad news. Okay, first the good news. Halifax council has agreed to double the available funding for organizations like MusGo Rider … [Read More...]
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We are eagerly awaiting the ridiculous architectural renderings that are certain to accompany the stadium sales pitch
1. Leading With Transit "Listen, I wouldn’t blame you if you were done with discussing the future of transit in Halifax," writes Examiner transportation … [Read More...]
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Back to the drawing board, Bill
Start with this from Page 173 of the federal budget Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled in the House of Commons last week: “Support for Journalism.” No one — certainly not I — would argue “a strong and independent news media” isn’t “crucial to a … [Read More...]
“We Gon Be Alright”: On Activism, Death, and Survival
We've been talking a lot about our deaths lately. If I die before you, I instruct the people I love, don't let my name be used for wack shit. I'm counting on you. I follow with instructions for various scenarios. If I die violently, remember how I … [Read More...]
Ahead by a century
Listen, I wouldn’t blame you if you were done with discussing the future of transit in Halifax. We had the Moving Forward Together (MFT) plan, for which thousands of folks chimed in with their hopes and dreams for buses in the region. Then we had the … [Read More...]
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The Trudeau government’s tax subsidy for journalism puts the Halifax Examiner in an impossible situation
News 1. Holly Bartlett Last night, I went to a special preview of the first episode of AMI TV's six-part series on … [Read More...]
We’ve spent $15 million a year on the Yarmouth ferry; here’s a better and lots more fun idea for spending the money
News 1. Ferry funding The province announced funding for the Yarmouth ferry yesterday: The province is helping to … [Read More...]
Taxing Issues
News 1. John Risley's South African Adventure Out from behind the paywall: Tim's epic piece on how Nova Scotia … [Read More...]
Anthony Leblanc is asking the Trudeau government to pay for his stadium
News 1. Alton Gas This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. “There is no evidence to support the occupation of … [Read More...]
Judge orders protestors off Alton Gas site
Justice Gerald Moir has granted Alton Natural Gas Storage a temporary injunction to remove protestors who erected a permanent … [Read More...]
It’s time to ditch the “Crusaders” name
News 1. Clearwater "Last week, Clearwater Seafoods Inc. released a triumphant joint statement, announcing a 50-year … [Read More...]
Clearwater wins. Again. Still. Always. And forever
Last week, Clearwater Seafoods Inc. released a triumphant joint statement, announcing a 50-year partnership agreement with 14 … [Read More...]
Environment Minister Margaret Miller isn’t talking about Northern Pulp’s much-criticized environmental assessment
News 1. Spill at Moose River gold mine "Atlantic Gold’s manager of environment and permitting, James Millard, calls it … [Read More...]
Spill at Moose River gold mine raises environmental concerns
Cover photo: the tailings facility at the Touquoy gold mine. Photo: Saint Mary’s River Association Atlantic Gold’s manager … [Read More...]
The CODCO comedy troupe is criminally under-recognized
News 1. Lung transplant news Carolyn Ray has written an excellent series of stories for CBC on Nova Scotia lung … [Read More...]
Northern Pulp’s environmental assessment “is simply not credible” says EAC
News 1. Pulp Culture We've published Linda Pannozzo's detailed review of how through the decades the province … [Read More...]
Alton Gas asks court for order to remove Mi’kmaw protestors from Shubenacadie River site
A group of 40-50 people opposed to a plan by Alton Natural Gas Storage Inc. to dump brine into the Shubenacadie River packed … [Read More...]
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I wonder if Billy Freeman, a sixth generation saw-miller with 15 years experience, saw this juncture coming. A few weeks … [Read More...]
Science will determine just how much you people are pissing off your bartenders
I'm Suzanne Rent and I'm filling in for Tim this morning. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Here's a tip: … [Read More...]
Electronic Frontier Foundation recognizes the Nova Scotia government and Halifax police for their role in tech transparency
1. SNC-Lavalin "There is an unanswered, barely whispered question at the heart-attack centre of the SNC-Lavalin scandal … [Read More...]
What would Andrew do? Jagmeet?
There is an unanswered, barely whispered question at the heart-attack centre of the SNC-Lavalin scandal now dumping buckets … [Read More...]
Here are the names and phone numbers of the contractors failing to clear your sidewalks
1. Northern Pulp Yesterday, the Halifax Examiner published two stories related to Northern Pulp Mill's environmental … [Read More...]
Barb Hamilton-Hinch knows the score
Talk to an average American basketball fan and I’d wager that he (or she) hasn’t a clue about the game’s Canadian bona … [Read More...]
The Canso Chemicals mystery: With the chemical plant long gone, why is the company still alive? And what about all that mercury pollution?
Canso Chemicals hasn’t produced any chemicals for 29 years, but — contrary to what I wrote in the Halifax Examiner in … [Read More...]
Dalhousie researcher breaks silence over pulp mill’s cancer-causing air emissions
Dalhousie University researcher Emma Hoffman has come forward to defend her 2017 ambient air quality study about … [Read More...]