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About Jen Powley

Writer, advocate of equal rights. Former staff of Ecology Action Centre and NSLEO. MFA in Creative Nonfiction, University of King's College. Master of Urban and Rural Planning, Dalhousie University. Bachelor of Journalism, University of King's College.

Jen Powley: Turn the convention centre into affordable housing

January 18, 2021 By Jen Powley 9 Comments

Quebec was granted $1.4 billion for affordable housing. Quebec City, Montreal, and Gatineau came together to make the ask. Nova Scotia should ask for $160 million based on a per capita equivalent. The mayors of Sydney, HRM, Bridgewater, Kentville, Yarmouth, Truro, and Wolfville could get together and make a similar coordinated bid.  HRM’s portion of […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured

Affordable housing: If HRM really wanted to, it could

November 26, 2020 By Jen Powley 5 Comments

On July 31, 2018, HRM’s Department of Planning and Development presented the Affordable Housing Work Plan to council. The work plan did not include any definitive timeline or real goals. The strongest commitment made is “consider.” It’s not a real plan to have more affordable units available to renters. It is more a plan of […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Featured

Opportunities afforded by the re-development of the Cogswell

November 11, 2020 By Jen Powley Leave a Comment

While the memory of the election is still with us and while the new councillors are still excited about their jobs, HRM ought to revisit the requirements for the redevelopment of the Cogswell district. The 90% plan was given approval on February 26, 2019 but since that date, HRM has declared a climate emergency. On […]

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Make Imagine Bloomfield grow again

November 5, 2020 By Jen Powley 11 Comments

The Halifax Regional Municipality has one month to decide how to use the federal government’s recently announced $8.7 million dollars for affordable housing. Given the length of time that Halifax has been facing a housing crisis, it is surprising that Mayor Savage has no apparent plan in place as to where to use this money. That’s surprising as […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: affordable housing, Imagine Bloomfield, Jen Powley

Province stalls home for disabled adults

November 25, 2019 By Jen Powley Leave a Comment

After the 2019 Emerald Hall decision affirmed that people with disabilities have the right to adequate care in the community, and after the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities criticized how Nova Scotia is doing on housing for the disabled (Nova Scotia still has more than 1,000 people with severe disabilities […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Accessibility By Design Act, EcoGreen Homes, Empowered, housing for the disabled, Independence Now, Joanne Larade, Muscular Dystrophy Canada, No More Warehousing, Nova Scotia Department of Community Services, nursing homes, UN Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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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.

About the Halifax Examiner

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Recent posts

  • Sacrificing wild Atlantic salmon for gold March 4, 2021
  • Housing co-op plans affordable 57-unit North End Halifax development with federal, provincial cash March 4, 2021
  • Nova Scotia finally reaches a financial settlement with Glen Assoun, compensating him for the 17 years he was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit March 4, 2021
  • Halifax council committee seeks staff report on new recycling program for markers March 4, 2021
  • Every Nova Scotian who wants to get vaccinated will receive the first dose by the end of June, says Rankin March 4, 2021

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