1. Mr. Blais goes to the Chamber of Commerce Police Chief Jean-Michel Blais spoke at the Halifax Chamber of Commerce on Friday, and CBC provides us with text of the speech. The speech takes place in the context of comments reported earlier in the day, where Blais argued that dropping crime rates across Canada do not take into account internet crime. Statistics … [Read More...]
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We just want to make sure that journalism is done: Examineradio, episode #80
This week we speak to Edward Greenspon, current CEO of the Public Policy Forum and former Editor-In-Chief at the Globe & Mail about the current state of … [Read More...]
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Bad attitude: Morning File, Friday, September 23, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Matthew Hines "Correctional Service Canada has fired one staff member … [Read More...]
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SWATting on steroids: Morning File, Thursday, September 22, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. SWATting Yesterday at about 8am, police responded to a bomb threat made via a fax to Nova Scotia Community College's north end Halifax campus, and the school … [Read More...]
Biomass, Freedom of Information and the Silence of the DNR Company Men
I’ll admit I was pretty intrigued this July when I was invited to a meeting at the Department of Natural Resources office in the heart of downtown Halifax. “I recognize that there have been challenges in providing you with the information you have … [Read More...]
The Last Good Day Of The Year: Morning File, Wednesday, September 21, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. The Shaw Group Wilderness™ Yesterday, Halifax council voted to direct staff to continue negotiating a purchase of a part of the Purcells Cove Backlands from … [Read More...]
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It’s not too late for Halifax to hit mobility targets
The first of three rounds of public consultation start this week for city's new Integrated Mobility Plan. I spoke with IMP … [Read More...]
If you drink on the public dime, you should drink local: Morning File, Tuesday, September 20, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Purcells Cove … [Read More...]
Council preview: It looks like the Shaw Group is over-charging for the Purcells Cove Backlands
At tomorrow's meeting, Halifax council will take up a staff recommendation to purchase the Purcells Cove Backlands: On April … [Read More...]
Corrected: Morning File, Monday, September 19, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Mayor Mike Savage plays … [Read More...]
Dry Spells: Morning File, Saturday, September 17, 2016
"Never mind the dry spell in the weather," I message Tim. "What's up with how dry the news is lately?" Except I have a degree … [Read More...]
The green episode: Examineradio, episode #79
This week, alongside a number of international military warships and a crap-ton (sorry, crap-tonne) of cruise ships, the … [Read More...]
Mixed metaphors: Morning File, Friday, September 16, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Irving The multi-billion dollar … [Read More...]
Ships Start Here. But where are the jobs?
Apparently, the Halifax Shipyard isn’t feeling the love and needs to buy some. Watch your mail for a glossy, 16-page … [Read More...]
The Ministry of Thought: Morning File, Thursday, September 15, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Engage, or else Halifax … [Read More...]
Term limits for dolphins: Morning File, Wednesday, September 14, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Forest tragedy Linda Pannozzo … [Read More...]
Fast, frequent, and walkable
A study by transportation think-tank Transit Center has taken a closer look at who's using public transit in the US, in hopes … [Read More...]
Forest Tragedy
They were heady days. It was spring of 2008 and citizens started gathering in droves in community halls to talk about why … [Read More...]
Putting the ‘No” back in Va Scotia: Morning File, Tuesday, September 13, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Gloria McCluskey could not be … [Read More...]
Gloria McCluskey could not be more wrong: Dartmouthians DO care about Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes wilderness park
"Gloria McCluskey's comments about Dartmouthians not caring about Birch Cove Lakes really bothered me," writes Chris Miller, … [Read More...]
Military Madness: Morning File, Monday, September 12, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Examineradio, episode #78 John … [Read More...]
Debatable Crimes: Morning File, Saturday, September 10, 2016
WHOOO HOOOO!! WHOOOOOOO!!! RANDOM YELL! Sorry, South End readers. Just acclimating you to the return of the … [Read More...]
Matt Whitman’s pandas: Examineradio, episode #78
John Wesley Chisholm is a successful television producer and Juno Award-winning musician. Now he's throwing his hat into the … [Read More...]
Habitat for Humanity, which builds homes, is “partnering” with Steele Auto Group, which just bulldozed a neighbourhood
A reader forwarded this email to me this morning: From: Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia [mailto:info@habitatns.ca] … [Read More...]
A P3 replacement for the Victoria General is very much on the agenda
Seven companies with offices across Canada and a few global companies with offices around the world have submitted their … [Read More...]
The airport wants people working there to get paid shit: Morning File, Friday, September 9, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Victoria General Jennifer … [Read More...]