News 1. Nova Scotia Health leaders considering more private clinics to tackle surgical wait list Jennifer Henderson has this story on how the Health System Leadership Team appointed by Premier Tim Houston wants to “blitz” the backlog of 27,000 people waiting for surgeries, which is the highest number of people on wait lists in the […]
Weekend File
All the articles we published from March 12 to 18, 2022
Welcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to sections in this article: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday, March 13 Defunding the police by increasing funding for the police? Halifax regional council recently approved a slightly smaller increase for policing than […]
No one wants to work for terrible bosses who pay crap wages while exploiting their talent these days
Morning File, Thursday, March 17, 2022
News 1. Green Fund This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. Three years ago Nova Scotia rejected imposing a carbon tax on gasoline and home heating fuel and chose a cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the same amount. Companies such as Nova Scotia Power, Irving Oil, Wilson Fuels, and Lafarge Canada […]
New life for old churches
As congregations in churches in Nova Scotia get smaller, people are buying up the buildings and transforming them into homes, businesses, or community spaces. But renovating a former place of worship comes with its rewards and challenges, for the owner and the community.
On a Monday afternoon in late February, Anthea Taljaard puts some of the final touches on her new business, an art gallery and café in a building in the middle of a swooping turn on East Cheezetcook Road not far from Highway 7 on the Eastern Shore. The café won’t open for a few more […]
Weekend File
All the articles we published from March 5 to 11, 2022.
Welcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to sections in this article: Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday, March 5 “Nova Scotians need to know that this is a war,” say organizers of peace rally set for today Yvette d’Entremont […]
People are bigger assholes than ever
Morning File, Tuesday, March 8, 2022
News 1. Affordable housing in New Glasgow A former inn in New Glasgow will be turned into 36 affordable housing units. On Tuesday, Zane Woodford spoke with Dianne Kelderman, president and CEO of Nova Scotia Co-operative Council, which announced on Monday that it bought the Tara Inn on East River Road in New Glasgow. Kelderman […]
Weekend File
All the articles we published from February 26 to March 4, 2022.
Welcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to sections in this article: Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday, February 26 1. Hundreds in Halifax protest Russian invasion of Ukraine Yvette d’Entremont was downtown Halifax on Saturday where hundreds of people […]
Doing their own research: where provaxxers and antivaxxers get their information
Morning File, Thursday, March 3, 2022
News 1. Councillors consider adding 10 firefighters to boost coverage in Bedford and Sackville Zane Woodford was at a virtual meeting of council’s budget committee on Wednesday where HRFE Chief Ken Stuebing presented his proposed 2022-2023 operating budget. Woodford writes: The city’s finance department gave Stuebing a target of $78,090,000, a 1.9% increase. Most of that […]
Maybe it’s time for your mammogram
The Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program saw 32,000 fewer screenings in 2020 because of COVID lockdowns early that year. The program's clinics have been open again for months, and it's always a good time to book your test.
On Monday I had a mammogram. It was the first one I’ve had since January 2019. I am not sure why I didn’t go in 2021 — likely a combination of factors, including that during the COVID pandemic time seems to have had no meaning, and some appointments were missed. But in November, I finally […]
A prescription for logic- and evidence-based healthy living
Morning File, Monday, February 28, 2022
News 1. Landlord licensing This March, a proposal for landlord registration will go before Halifax regional council, but Jen Powley argues the public should demand more: Registration would give HRM a better handle on the number of units available for rent in the municipality. But it would do nothing to help the tenants who deal […]
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