News 1. Northern Pulp Mill is a stinking mess The Chronicle Herald reports that mill emissions have become unbearable for residents of Pictou this year, and no technical solution will be implemented until May. And while Environment Minister concedes the mill is malfunctioning, “he has no intention of forcing it to shut down despite public complaints about the emissions […]
Archives for July 2014
The Forum is saved: City council recap, July 29, 2014 meeting
The take away news from yesterday’s council meeting is that the Forum and Centennial Arenas were saved, a new Dartmouth 4-pad arena will be constructed, and four other single ice pad arenas will be closed: Lebrun, Devonshire, Gray, and Bowles. But before getting into those specifics, the whys and the wherefores, let’s step back and...
More vacant than usual: Morning File, Wednesday, July 30, 2014
News 1. The Forum is saved I’ll have more on this in a council recap later today, but the short of it is that Halifax council yesterday rejected a staff proposal to “dispose of” the Forum and build a new four-pad arena at CFB. Instead, council agreed with the Halifax Forum Community Association’s proposal to build a […]
Lazy journalism: Morning File, Tuesday, July 29, 2014
News 1. The CBC publishes a weasely, unfair, untrue, and sensationalist attack on workers CBC filed a Freedom of Information request for details about provincial employees’ sick days, which is fair enough: a thorough look at employee health is a proper journalistic subject. But the resulting article is framed unfairly. “Nova Scotia government workers some of the […]
Eastern passage development, Khyber & Forum: Halifax council preview, July 29, 2014 meeting
Money Dexter construction awards I’ve been keeping an on-going chronicle of tenders awarded to Dexter Construction. I am not implying that there is anything improper in these awards, but rather I’m just pointing out how very much public money they receive, far more than any other company. This week $1,122,638.79 for the replacement of curbs...
Isn’t it ironic? Morning File, Monday, July 28, 2014
News 1. Africville and Pride The Africville reunion and the Pride parade came on the same weekend this year, and both were big successes. See Africville coverage here, here, and here, and Pride coverage here, here, and here. Stoo Metz, a professional photographer, was on the last float in the Pride parade, and as it turned […]
Closest to oblivion: Morning File, Saturday, July 26, 2014
News 1. Review of Holly Bartlett death investigation released Holly Bartlett is the 31-year-old woman who was found severely injured under the MacKay Bridge on the morning of March 27, 2010. She died two days later in hospital. The circumstances around Bartlett’s death are perplexing, and Bartlett’s friends and family have called into question the Halifax […]
Review of investigation into Holly Bartlett’s death criticizes Halifax police actions
A review of the Halifax police investigation into the death of Holly Bartlett finds that “based on the evidence presented to the reviewers,” her death was accidental. The report, however, goes on to fault the police department’s investigation, noting that the investigating officers jumped to a conclusion early on, before collecting all the evidence, and then kept...
Money ferry edition: Morning File, Friday, July 25, 2014
News 1. Province subsidizes transportation In the past couple of days, the province has made two announcements concerning transportation spending: the government will give $2.1 million towards the operation of the Yarmouth ferry, and it will give $2 million to Halifax Transit dedicated to capital expenditures—buying new buses, installing smart meters, building new terminals, etc. One of the […]
Mainland Common may be solution to Africville dog park kerfuffle
Tensions were high at the beginning of last night’s public consultation over how to replace the Africville dog park, but as the meeting progressed dog owners and city staff seemed to zero in on a possible solution agreeable to all: A new, large and fenced dog park at the Mainland Common. To back up, former residents...
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