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Archives for June 2020

Dartmouth development unanimously approved after city’s first virtual public hearing

June 30, 2020 By Zane Woodford

A Dartmouth developer got approval for three apartment buildings along Portland Street after the municipality’s first virtual public hearing Tuesday night. T.A. Scott Architecture + Design Limited, on behalf of property owner LMNO Properties Limited — owned by Dartmouth real estate agent and developer T. Chandler Haliburton — proposed two six-storey apartment buildings (buildings A...

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Delorey announces Northwood review; that’s not good enough, says opposition

June 30, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson 2 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In response to 53 residents dying during an outbreak of COVID-19 this spring, Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey has ordered a review of Northwood’s Halifax facility. Delorey has appointed infectious disease consultant Dr. Chris Lata from Sydney, N.S. and former British Columbia associate Deputy […]

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Rethinking stock photos

Morning File, Tuesday, June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 9 Comments

News 1. 10,000 litres a day? Zane Woodford brings us the story of South End Halifax resident Aline Fineberg, who got a whopping water bill, based on her usage last fall. She normally uses about 112 litres of water a day. Now she was up to nearly 10,000. Woodford writes that that’s “enough water to […]

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UARB allows Halifax Water customer’s late appeal over ‘extraordinarily high’ bill

June 29, 2020 By Zane Woodford

Halifax Water’s regulator has sided with a customer, allowing her to appeal an “extraordinarily high” water bill that said she consumed nearly 10,000 litres of water daily for more than a month. According to a Utility and Review Board (UARB) decision, written by board member Stephen McGrath and released last week, Aline Fineberg has lived...

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How and why NSCAD president Aoife Mac Namara was fired

Morning File, Monday, June 29, 2020

June 29, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. NSCAD board fires president Aoife Mac Namara Yesterday, I learned that the Board of Governors at NSCAD University had removed president Aoife Mac Namara. I’ve since spoken with people with knowledge of the situation, and here’s what I’ve pieced together. After a successful career as an arts educator in London, and then in British Columbia, […]

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From heroes to zeroes… the pandemic bottom line

For supermarkets, hero pay was always more about PR than rewarding employees' above-and-beyond work. They're ready to move on and step back. But the rest of us should take the opportunity to have the important conversation we need to have around a permanent guaranteed annual income.

June 28, 2020 By Stephen Kimber 5 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Long ago and far away — which is to say on March 22, 2020, while much of the known world shuttered in place against the new and frightening worldwide COVID-19 pandemic — Galen Weston, the executive chair of Loblaw Companies Ltd., better known to you […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: COVID-19, hero pay, Sobeys, Superstore

Shelter Movers helps women flee abusive homes

June 27, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

A non-profit that offers free moving and storage services to women fleeing abusive homes marks its first year of operation in Halifax Friday with 142 moves under its belt and plans to expand to rural Nova Scotia.  Shelter Movers Nova Scotia was officially launched in Halifax on June 26, 2019. It helped its first client […]

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Nurses union makes case for increasing staff in nursing homes

June 27, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson 1 Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. After years of anecdotal reports (“They’re run off their feet”) and some disturbing incidents (nursing home fatalities related to bedsores), the Nova Scotia Nurses Union has called on the provincial government to increase staffing in long-term care (LTC) homes by 20%. That would translate into […]

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If we can safely get a tattoo, then surely we can safely cast a ballot

Morning File, Friday, June 26, 2020

June 26, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 18 Comments

News 1. Bad weather isn’t a good excuse for power outages “The Utilities and Review Board has ordered Nova Scotia Power to refund customers $250,000 for failing to live up to performance standards around service and reliability last year,” reports Jennifer Henderson: The fine is largely symbolic — the UARB has the authority to demand […]

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UARB to Nova Scotia Power: stop blaming the weather for poor service

June 26, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

The Utilities and Review Board has ordered Nova Scotia Power to refund customers $250,000 for failing to live up to performance standards around service and reliability last year. The fine is largely symbolic — the UARB has the authority to demand a penalty of up to $1,000,000 — but it has been levied to send...

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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