News 1. Twinning the 103 Yesterday, the federal government announced funding for the twinning of Highway 103: Work involves twinning approximately 10.8 kilometres of road between Upper Tantallon and Ingramport, with the construction of new bridge structures over Mill Lake, Little Indian Lake, the Ingram River, and over Highway 103 at Mill Lake. A further 11.8 … [Read More...]
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Accessing Africville
When my kid’s school announced its annual picnic at Africville Park in June, I was pretty excited. I would finally get to see the site of Africville, a predominantly … [Read More...]
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Creatures in the ocean are trying to kill us: Morning File, Tuesday, July 25, 2017
News 1. Stop the Johannesburgization of Halifax’s north end Yesterday, I should've been working on two large research projects, or finishing up a crime story … [Read More...]
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Stop the Johannesburgization of Halifax’s north end
I've never been to South Africa, but during the Oscar Pistorius trial I became more aware of Johannesburg. It is, I learned, one of the most dangerous cities on Earth, and has become a city armed against itself. Here's how one blogger describes … [Read More...]
It’s going to be a long Monday: Morning File, Monday, July 24, 2017
News 1. Lyle Howe "The CBC headline — 'Halifax Lawyer Lyle Howe Found Guilty of Professional Misconduct, Incompetence' — was simple," writes Stephen Kimber: And it is accurate. So far as it goes. But the actual 140-page decision by a bar … [Read More...]
The Lyle Howe case: guilty, but…
The CBC headline — “Halifax Lawyer Lyle Howe Found Guilty of Professional Misconduct, Incompetence” — was simple. And it is accurate. So far as it goes. But the actual 140-page decision by a bar society disciplinary panel... IN THE MATTER … [Read More...]
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When Do We Get To Post-Colonialism? Examineradio – episode #121
"If the statue's going to become a gathering place for white supremacists and fascists, then it ain't staying." - Waye … [Read More...]
Photos of cute kittens: Morning File, Friday, July 21, 2017
News 1. Queen's Marque Site remediation at the Queen’s Marque site is expected to cost $2 million — more than twice the … [Read More...]
The cost of removing contaminated fill from the Queen’s Marque site has increased by $1 million
Site remediation at the Queen's Marque site is expected to cost $2 million — more than twice the $950,000 budgeted for it. … [Read More...]
World-class chicken racing: Morning File, Thursday, July 20, 2017
News 1. P3 schools The Department of Education issued this release yesterday: Government is exercising its contractual … [Read More...]
A new way to measure sprawl shines light on inequities and inefficiencies
Some of HRM’s richest neighbourhoods are being subsidized by some of our poorest ones, according to a new analysis by urban … [Read More...]
Totally not talking about the city’s sucky website redesign: Morning File, Wednesday, July 19, 2017
News 1. Andre Denny "The man responsible for killing popular Halifax activist Raymond Taavel has been granted the … [Read More...]
There’s a train a comin’; Can’t you hear her blowin’? Morning File, Tuesday, July 18, 2017
News 1. White supremacist "On Saturday, Paul Fromm, an avowed white supremacist, attended and spoke at a public rally … [Read More...]
Canada’s most notorious white supremacist shows up in support of ‘Halifax Five’
On Saturday, Paul Fromm, an avowed white supremacist, attended and spoke at a public rally in Toronto in support of the … [Read More...]
Zounds! Zonkeys! Morning File, Monday, July 17, 2017
News 1. Cornwallis On Thursday, I interviewed three women who were among the organizers of Saturday's protest in … [Read More...]
The Chronicle Herald strike meets the “final option”
For the sake of the 53 reporters and editors still walking the picket line at the Halifax Chronicle Herald, part of me hopes … [Read More...]
Cornwallis statue draped in “Removing Cornwallis” ceremony
Several hundred people showed up at Cornwallis Park for a ceremony to "remove" the statue honouring Edward … [Read More...]
The unveiling of the Cornwallis statue in 1931 was a celebration of imperialism and warning against social unrest
Like the rest of the world, in 1931 Halifax was reeling from the Depression. As downtown merchants were figuring out how to … [Read More...]
“We’re not trying to remove history, we’re trying to unearth it”: Examineradio, episode #120
It's been two weeks since the self-proclaimed Proud Boys disrupted an Indigenous ceremony at the statue of Edward Cornwallis … [Read More...]
Halifax financial advisor John LeBlanc wants Google to turn over the names of people who complained about him: Morning File, Friday, July 14, 2017
News 1. Chronicle Herald strike "The Nova Scotia government has called for an inquiry into the 18-month-old labour … [Read More...]
The PDA fix: public displays of affection could improve your health
Will a little PDA keep the doctor away? Public displays of affection like hand holding, hugging, or smooching on the … [Read More...]
What indigenous oral histories can teach us: Morning File, Thursday, July 13, 2017
News 1. Leibovitz collection "The minister responsible [for] culture in the province is standing behind the Art Gallery … [Read More...]
How the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia participated in an attempted tax scam: Morning File, Wednesday, July 12, 2017
News 1. Annie Leibovitz In October 2015, I wrote the following about the Annie Leibovitz collection: In 2013, it was … [Read More...]
Policing and 6-foot fences: Five years in, city and province still make Open Streets too costly
"When you look at any city from the air, the biggest public space is the streets. And the streets belong to … [Read More...]
Is the “new development” in the Clayton Miller case credible? Morning File, Tuesday, July 11, 2017
News 1. Clayton Miller Yesterday, Wagner's law firm held a press conference to announce "new developments" in the … [Read More...]
Sears stiffs its employees while vulture capitalists profit
On Friday, I was mindlessly meandering the aisles of my local Superstore, foraging for food and filling time, when I chanced … [Read More...]