I’m Philip Moscovitch, taking a break from the book I’m writing on Nova Scotia fermented foods and drinks to bring you today’s Morning File. News 1. Northern Pulp and us The Chronicle Herald begins a four-part series by Aaron Beswick on Northern Pulp today. The series looks at “what a permanent closure of the Northern […]
What’s a little unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine among friends?
Morning File, Wednesday, August 29
I’m Philip Moscovitch, filling in for Tim Bousquet this morning. Tim is editing from a diner at an undisclosed location. News 1. Spaceport concerns Last month, Maritime Launch Services — the people who say they want to run a spaceport out of Canso —submitted a 159-page environmental assessment for the project. Federal and provincial government staffers […]
Lands, forests, oceans, and more
Morning File, Wednesday, August 22, 2018
I’m Philip Moscovitch filling in for Tim, who was sitting by a campfire last night. On Twitter I’m @PhilMoscovitch. News 1. Forestry Review Bill Lahey released his much-anticipated review of forestry practices in the province late yesterday morning. Jennifer Henderson reports for the Halifax Examiner: Bill Lahey’s prescription was sweeping: “We need a new paradigm […]
Feeling the heat: proud boys, old-fashioned attitudes, and yes, the weather
Morning File, Thursday, June 28, 2018
This is freelance writer Philip Moscovitch filling in for Tim. After living here for 20 years, I almost referred to myself as a Nova Scotian the other day. On Twitter I am @PhilMoscovitch. News 1. Shots in Dartmouth Halifax Regional Police arrested two men in north Dartmouth last night after they heard shots. From the […]
Talking in circles: Lots of questions, few answers at open house on St. Margaret’s Bay development proposal
Michelle Dolbec has one of those storybook too-good-to-be true stories about why she moved to Nova Scotia. She was living in Ottawa, then got married and took a sailing trip with her husband. “We sailed into St. Margaret’s Bay on our honeymoon, and decided we wanted to stay here,” she told a group of people...
The largest residential development ever proposed for Saint Margaret’s Bay leaves community struggling to define itself
Bill Brooks stands on the deck of the new St. Margaret’s Bay Community Enterprise Centre and points past two parking lots, a vet clinic and a small strip mall across the road — to the spot where Joe Arab proposes building a 112-unit development. “It’s going to go over there,” he says. “Behind there. I...
Tantallon residents not happy with proposed asphalt plant
The sign outside the St. Margaret’s Centre in Upper Tantallon is not usually the place for political messages. Hockey tournament dates, basketball registration, sure. But for last night’s public consultation on a proposed asphalt plant in the area, the sign was taking sides: “Stop the Tantallon asphalt plant” it read. Inside, more than 200 people...