News 1. Boat Harbour Though the deadline of January 30, 2020 was set five years ago, it's looking as if the province of Nova Scotia will not be strictly enforcing the Boat Harbour Act until April 1 this year, to allow Paper Excellence to run a power boiler throughout remaining winter months. Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson unpack the situation for Examiner readers, … [Read More...]
“The province has in effect decided that it is not going to fully enforce the Boat Harbour Act”
Premier Stephen McNeil made himself available to take questions from reporters about the future of the Northern Pulp mill and Boat Harbour at 12:30 today, less than … [Read More...]
Halifax auditor general confirms the city’s website redesign was a mess
It will come as no surprise to anyone who has logged on to halifax.ca: the city’s auditor general has confirmed that the redesigned website was riddled with errors … [Read More...]
Recent articles
Let’s talk about those damn bus doors again
News 1. Santina Rao "The officers involved are still on the job and Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella had little to say publicly on Monday about the violent arrest of a young Black mother at Walmart last week, citing an ongoing court … [Read More...]
Halifax police officers in Santina Rao case still working, chief waiting for investigation
The officers involved are still on the job and Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella had little to say publicly on Monday about the violent arrest of a young Black mother at Walmart last week, citing an ongoing court case and a potential … [Read More...]
Puzzling developments with Cape Breton’s non-existent container terminal
News 1. Walmart incident "When a young black woman accused the Halifax police of racially profiling and abusing her in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident at Walmart last week, officials did what officials do," writes Stephen … [Read More...]
Can we expect truth about the Walmart incident from police or the store? Nope
I still don’t know nearly enough about what actually happened inside the Mumford Road Walmart shortly after 3:30 pm last … [Read More...]
Shopping while Black: Santina Rao’s experience at Wal-Mart
News 1. Racial profiling "Santina Rao was at the Walmart at the Halifax Shopping Centre on Wednesday when she was … [Read More...]
Province announces design competition for new waterfront art gallery but still makes no mention of rising sea levels
The McNeil government is taking the next step toward building a $100-million Art Gallery along the Halifax waterfront. The … [Read More...]
PR coup: Maritime Launch Services signs agreement with St. Francis Xavier University
Later today, St. Francis Xavier University will sign a memorandum of understanding with Maritime Launch Services. For a … [Read More...]
Halifax woman says she was racially profiled by Wal-Mart employees who wrongfully accused her of theft, then beaten by police
Santina Rao was at the Walmart at the Halifax Shopping Centre on Wednesday when she was accused of stealing by store staff, … [Read More...]
Canada, land of the gas guzzler
News 1. Partners for Care closes up shops Jennifer Henderson reports for the Halifax Examiner: Partners for Care, the … [Read More...]
Hospital auxiliary closes gift shops
Partners for Care, the non-profit group which ran half a dozen gift shops at the QE2 Health Sciences Centre for 25 years, … [Read More...]
Halifax rental vacancy drops to 1%, below Toronto, Vancouver
Halifax’s apartment rental vacancy rate has dropped to a new low of 1% — below that of Toronto, Montreal, and … [Read More...]
Fawning over robots
News 1. City keeps policing report secret The city is keeping a $200,000 consultants' report into police services … [Read More...]
Councillors cold to cooling-off proposal, and other Halifax City Hall updates
Halifax councillor Shawn Cleary’s proposal for a cooling-off period for councillors and senior officials was met with a cool … [Read More...]
Halifax keeping $200,000 police services review secret, citing ‘sensitive information’
Halifax is not publicly releasing a consultants’ report into police services in the municipality, citing “sensitive … [Read More...]
Halifax’s Come From Away moment
News 1. Owls Head Provincial Park has been deleted from the province’s map of parks and protected areas Tim writes on … [Read More...]
Owls Head Provincial Park has been deleted from the province’s map of parks and protected areas
Last week, CBC reporter Michael Gorman noted that: Last year the government quietly removed Owls Head provincial park in … [Read More...]
Council preview: Uber rules, climate plan, cooling-off period for bureaucrats
Rules for Uber, a plan for climate change, and a cooling-off period for politicians and staff are all on the agenda for … [Read More...]
The province wants your input on six newly proposed wilderness areas
1. Council preview "Rules for Uber, a plan for climate change, and a cooling-off period for politicians and staff are … [Read More...]
George Elliott Clarke, the murderer, and the murdered woman
I don’t know George Elliott Clarke well, but I have known him for a long time. Back in the mid-1980s, before he became what … [Read More...]
Halifax heritage: Disappearing from the top down
News 1. Northern Pulp We have two articles about Northern Pulp this morning. The first, by Jennifer Henderson, looks … [Read More...]
Northern Pulp says it will continue to operate as a business
Nova Scotians learned two new and startling facts following a meeting of cabinet ministers in Halifax yesterday. Asked if … [Read More...]
Northern Pulp, past and future: It ain’t over till it’s over
On December 20, 2019 Premier Stephen McNeil announced that the province would be respecting the Boat Harbour Act, and that … [Read More...]
Board recommends council approve Halifax police budget with extra $1 million
Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella says he needs a budget increase of nearly $1 million for the next year to create … [Read More...]