Archives for December 2014

News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. McNeil takes aim at unions In an end-of-year interview with the Canadian Press, Premier Stephen McNeil makes clear that he’s going to continue to battle public sector employee unions. That’s no surprise. There are times when government expenses need to be reeled in—I […]

News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Needles Cavendish Farms has found more needles in its potatoes. The needles were discovered at the processing plant, so no recall is needed. Unlike the supposed Halloween candy tampering, in which a half-dozen Nova Scotians made dubious reports of finding needles in their chocolate […]

News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. The circle of life Or traffic, anyway. The Armdale Roundabout is down to one lane this week. I don’t usually write about traffic, but it gives me the excuse to run this great photo of the old MicMac Rotary, which Peter Haughn posted […]

News Views Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Campaign regulations Chronicle Herald reporter Brett Brundale gives an overview of the campaign contribution issue, as it affects city elections. 2. Boxing Pegasus Amateur Boxing in Middleton is facing an increase in rent it can’t afford, so will likely close. Boxing was once a big part of […]

News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Dentistry scandal The post-holiday reopening of the Dalhousie Dentistry Clinic has been delayed a week, to January 12. The delay is “one of the many steps being taken so patients, students, faculty and staff are able to return to classes and clinics in a […]

News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Daycare safety These are the things that drive reporters crazy. The CBC’s Catharine Tunney reports: Documents obtained under Freedom of Information suggest the Nova Scotia  government violated its own rules surrounding a CBC request about safety in daycares. The request for information sat in […]

News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Gas regulation During the election campaign, the Liberals talked about doing away with the province’s regulated gas price system. The system arose under the last PC government as a way to protect rural gas stations, which couldn’t compete with their urban counterparts. The […]