Halifax-Needham MLA Lisa Roberts is as familiar as most Nova Scotians with the story about how province is “a leader” when it comes to fighting climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) — which are now 30% below 2005 levels. That Nova Scotia has legislated targets to produce 40% of our electricity from renewable […]
NSLC rapped by auditor general for haphazard product selection processes
In a report released today, Nova Scotia’s auditor general says for a corporation that sold $726.2 million worth of alcohol last year and made $247.3 million in profit, the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation ought to have written policies governing the products it selects and advertises in its locations across the province. “For a corporation this […]
Environmental groups slam Goldboro LNG project
Canada’s Impact Assessment Agency is now considering a request from Ecojustice and other environmental groups to launch an environmental assessment of a $13 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility proposed for Goldboro. The confirmation comes fromJaclyn Sauvé, a communications advisor with the federal agency once known as the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Last week, Ecojustice […]
A (virtual) day at Province House: pandemic pay, small business gripes, and travel envy
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. We’re in the middle of a nasty third wave. Grocery store cashiers, early childhood educators, truck drivers, and people working in retail establishments deemed essential by the provincial government are on the front lines facing COVID every […]
Should the Clarmar Residential Care facility be closed permanently?
The home with a long history of regulatory failures was closed by provincial order because of a COVID outbreak. Its residents were moved to other homes, but Dave and Irene MacQueen couldn't find their brother Hoss.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Clarmar Residential Care facility is closed temporarily. But should it close permanently? Last Tuesday, the Halifax Examiner reported the home, which cares for physically and intellectually disabled adults, was the only one in the province where two […]
What’s going on at child care centres?
Cases of COVID have shut down day care centres, but the province won't give details about the outbreaks, and parents say there's a gag order preventing operators from speaking publicly.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. What’s going on at child care centres? If you’re waiting to hear from the Department of Education or Public Health or the day care operator to find out, don’t hold your breath. The Halifax Examiner is aware […]
Only one nursing home in Nova Scotia has residents who have COVID, and that nursing home has a troubling regulatory history
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. The decision to prioritize vaccinations by age means nearly all residents of nursing homes and residential care facilities (aka group homes) have been vaccinated. In this third wave of the pandemic, it is rare to find a […]
Environment Minister Keith Irving approves re-routing of Highway 316 to make way for the Goldboro LNG plant, but no one is addressing the gigantic increase in greenhouse gas emissions the plant will produce
Nova Scotia Environment Minister Keith Irving has issued an approval with conditions to Pieridae Energy that will permit the company to re-route a road as part of a proposed $13-billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility. Pieridae has been working for years on a proposal to pipe natural gas from Alberta to Goldboro, where it would […]
Nova Scotia has mostly given up on recycling mercury
Dave Hall has spent the past 12 year of his life working to divert mercury from Nova Scotia landfills. And with good reason. Mercury is poisonous if absorbed through the skin. It’s a threat to the environment and — if it leaches into soil and groundwater or escapes as vapour — to human health. Noting...
A vaccinated nurse at a Halifax hospital has tested positive for COVID
A health care worker employed by Nova Scotia Health in the Central Zone has tested positive for COVID-19. Eight co-workers are also off work self-isolating, according to Wendy Walters, a communications advisor employed by Nova Scotia Health. Walters said the cause of the infection is under investigation by Public Health. The Halifax Examiner has learned […]
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