News 1. After 11 days without power, people in northern Nova Scotia are frustrated “Frustration is growing among Nova Scotians, including thousands in Colchester and Cumberland counties, who are now into Day 11 without power after tropical storm Fiona hit the province,” Suzanne Rent reports. Rent speaks to people in the Wallace, Tatamagouche, and Truro […]
Go ahead: judge a book by its cover
Morning File, Wednesday, September 28, 2022
News 1. Erin McDonough “At the age of 22, Erin McDonough had a new vehicle, no debt, and a six-figure salary,” writes Yvette d’Entremont in her latest article for the Examiner. A 2016 graduate of a community college program, she was licensed as a Class 4 Power Engineer in New Brunswick and should’ve been enjoying […]
North Mountain residents continue protests, ask for ban on glyphosate-based aerial spraying
Morning File, Wednesday, September 21, 2022
News 1. North Mountain residents take concerns over glyphosate-based aerial spraying to municipalities; add more camping protests As spraying season approaches its end, locals from the Annapolis Valley’s North Mountain are continuing to pressure local governments to stop the use of aerial glyphosate-based herbicide spraying around their communities. Yesterday, dozens of North Mountain residents were […]
What’s in a name? Money, that’s what
Morning File, Wednesday, September 14, 2022
News 1. Woodford Report: this week at Halifax council Halifax councillors spoke of many things at Tuesday’s meeting, and Zane Woodford brings you his usual roundup. Councillors voted to direct staff to develop amendments to legalize “market gardens” — where food is “grown or prepared to be sold or shared with neighbours and community members.” […]
How to take out invasive species: drink them
Morning File, Thursday, September 8, 2022
News 1. Mass Casualty Commission: the selective memory of Cst. Greg Wiley Tim Bousquet writes about the testimony of Cst. Greg Wiley, and what he chooses to remember, in the Examiner’s latest report from the Mass Casualty Commission. Bousquet wrote about Wiley Tuesday, when the RCMP constable gave his testimony, but follows up with more […]
Once again, protestors in Kings County are camping out to stop glyphosate spraying in Nova Scotia
Dozens rally on the North Mountain to stop another attempt at aerial herbicide spraying, citing concerns over carcinogens, threats to biodiversity
As another season of aerial herbicide spraying begins, citizens of the Annapolis Valley are once again gathering to protest the use of glyphosate-based products on lands surrounding their communities. On a dirt road in Burlington, King’s County Thursday evening, about 50 people, mostly locals, gathered next to a 45-hectare plot of land at the top […]
Mapping the future of Eisner Cove Wetland
Morning File, Monday, August 29, 2022
News 1. Strang: Nova Scotians becoming too lax about COVID If you’ve been out enjoying a summer free of gathering limits and mask mandates, wondering whatever happened to COVID, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer has news for you: it’s still around, and you should still be taking precautions. “I am concerned that over the past […]
The JUNOS: put our money where the music is
Morning File, Thursday, August 25, 2022
News 1. Province says Green Fund rebates will be good til end of 2023 “Nova Scotians who want to take advantage of a provincial rebate to purchase an electric vehicle or a subsidized home energy audit if they heat their homes with oil have until the end of 2023 to get it done,” Jennifer Henderson […]
TV news takes another hit
Morning File, Tuesday, August 16, 2022
News 1. COVID update This item is written by Tim Bousquet. Yesterday, the provincial Department of Health and Wellness released the COVID Epidemiologic Summary for the month of July. The death counts are somewhat confusing, with this caveat written into the summary: Deaths are subject to a lag in reporting. The number of deaths reported […]
Starry with a chance of showers
Morning File, Friday, August 12, 2022
News 1. HRP tell police review board their officer made ‘unlawful arrest’ in 2019 tasing You may remember an incident back in December 2019, when a Halifax Regional Police officer tased a Black man on Quinpool Road after issuing him a ticket. The officer in question, Const. Nicole Green, was found in disciplinary default after […]
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