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Nova Scotia Environment minister approved Signal Gold’s open pit mine at Goldboro despite concerns and criticisms from scientists in his own department

This decision also exposes weaknesses in the assessment process for metal mines in Nova Scotia and Canada

August 10, 2022 By Joan Baxter 1 Comment

On August 2, Nova Scotia’s Environment and Climate Change minister Tim Halman approved the proposal by Toronto’s Signal Gold for an open pit gold mine in Goldboro, on the province’s Eastern Shore. Signal Gold, which until recently was called Anaconda Mining (an anaconda is a giant snake that strangles its prey), plans to operate the […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Featured, Province House Tagged With: Anaconda Mining, arsenic, Atlantic Gold, Beaver Dam, biodiversity, Canada Impact Assessment Act, Class I EA, climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, Cochrane Hill, Craig Jetson, cyanide, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, DFO, DNRR, EA, EAC, East Coast Environmental Law, ECELaw, Ecology Action Centre, Environment Act, Environment and Climate Change Canada, environmental assessment, federal impact assessment, Fifteen-Mile Stream, gold, Gold Brook, Gold Brook Lake, gold mining, Goldboro, greenhouse gas emissions, IAAC, Impact Assessment Act, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, Karen McKendry, Kevin Bullock, KMKNO, Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative, moose, Moose River, Native Council of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Endangered Species Act, Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change, NS Wetland Conservation Policy, NSECC, open pit gold mine, provincial environmental assessment, Signal Gold, species at risk (SAR), Species at Risk Act, St Barbara Ltd, Tim Halman, Tim Houston, Touquoy mine, wetlands, wetlands of special significance (WSS), wildlife, wildlife habitat

What politicians say they will do about higher power bills stemming from delays at Muskrat Falls

August 9, 2022 By Jennifer Henderson 2 Comments

As the Halifax Examiner reported on Monday, Nova Scotia Power anticipates it will spend an extra $174 million this year to buy more fossil fuels and more carbon credits to offset GHG emissions that are higher than permitted under Nova Scotia’s cap-and-trade legislation. “Due to reduced availability of Muskrat Falls energy as compared to what […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Christine Runge, Decarbonization Deferral Account, MLA Iain Rankin, MLA Susan Leblanc, Muskrat Falls, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB), Patricia Jreige, Power Advisory Group

Higher power bills on the way as delays continue at Muskrat Falls

August 8, 2022 By Jennifer Henderson 3 Comments

Ongoing delays in the promised flow of hydroelectricity from Labrador’s Muskrat Falls will deliver Nova Scotians at least one thing with certainty: higher power bills. Here’s why: In June, the province received less than half the amount of contracted energy — known as the Nova Scotia Block — because of frustrating problems with General Electric […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: General Electric, greenhouse gas emissions, hydroelectricity, Jennifer Henderson, Labrador Island Link, Mina Atia, Muskrat Falls, Nalcor Energy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia Block, Nova Scotia Power, Nova Scotia Power Maritime Link, power rates, Renewable Energy Standards

People’s Park, the police, and the solution that isn’t

It's not clear what will happen next at the homeless encampment at Meagher Park. What is clear is that whatever it is won't solve the real problems.

August 7, 2022 By Stephen Kimber 5 Comments

I do not believe further civilian efforts will result in the park being vacated, as such I am asking your help to enforce the relevant provisions of the Municipal Parks By-law and the Protection of Property Act as set out in the notice. Between now, and when you enforce, we will continue to work to […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Featured, PRICED OUT, Province House Tagged With: Deinstitutionalization, Homeslessness, Meagher Park, PRICED OUT

Grants for seniors, gold mining, the premier’s ‘friends,’ and more from Question Period

July 29, 2022 By Jennifer Henderson 1 Comment

Starting September 1, seniors who live on less than $37,500 a year will be able to apply for a $750 non-taxable grant from the provincial government. Seniors and Long-term Care Minister Barbara Adams says between 60,000 and 70,000 Nova Scotians should be eligible for the grant. Unlike the previous senior care grant introduced last spring, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Atlantic Gold, Beaver Dam, Build Nova Scotia, carbon tax, climate change, Cochrane Hill, Craig Jetson, Dr. Kevin Orrell, Eastern Shore, Ecology Action Centre, Fifteen-Mile Stream, gas prices, gold mining, Guysborough County, health care, Houston government, Invest Nova Scotia, Jennifer Henderson, Joan Baxter, Karen McKendry, Liberal MLA Derek Mombourquette, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Tim Halman, Minister of Health and Wellness Michelle Thompson, monkeypox, Moose River, NDP Leader Claudia Chender, Nova Scotia, Office of Professional Healthcare Recruitment, Premier Tim Houston, Question Period, seniors, Seniors and Long-term Care Minister Barbara Adams, St Barbara, St. Mary's River, Tom Hickey, Touquoy open pit gold mine, Wayne Crawley

Valley hospital’s Team Lavender supports spiritual, emotional, psychological needs of health care workers

July 29, 2022 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

In his 13 years working at Valley Regional Hospital, Nick Swift says this is by far the most challenging time to be in health care. “Things are pretty stressful at the given moment. We’re dealing with a lot of patient volume and acuity, and it coincides with a lot of staff vacancies. So we’re dealing […]

Filed Under: COVID, Featured, Health, News, Province House Tagged With: capacity issues, Code Lavender, COVID, COVID-19, health care worker burnout, health care worker fatigue, health care workers, hospital stress, Kentville, Nick Swift, pandemic, Rev Dr. Debra Orton, Tamara Strong, Team Lavender, Valley Regional Hospital, Wall of Hope, Western Zone, Yvette d'Entremont

One of Premier Tim Houston’s ‘friends’ tapped to run Crown corp wants to infill Dartmouth Cove

July 28, 2022 By Zane Woodford 5 Comments

One of the “personal friends” Premier Tim Houston appointed to look after consolidated Crown corporations is also the owner of a company associated with the application to infill Dartmouth Cove. Houston appointed Tom Hickey, CEO of Atlantic Road Construction and Paving Ltd., to run the newly-created Invest Nova Scotia, to be compensated up to $18,000 […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Environment, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: 4197847 Nova Scotia Ltd, Atlantic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Atlantic Road Construction and Paving Ltd, Bruce Wood, Dartmouth, Dartmouth Cove, Develop Nova Scotia, Economic Development Minister Susan Corkum-Greek, infill, Innovacorp, Invest Nova Scotia, Jill Brogan, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Business Inc, Premier Tim Houston, pyritic slate, T. Hickey Enterprises, Tom Hickey, Transport Canada, Wayne Crawley, Zane Woodford

Chender, Churchill concerned shelving new art gallery may mean cuts, delays for other projects

July 28, 2022 By Jennifer Henderson Leave a Comment

The decision to postpone the construction of a new home for the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is not opposed by the leaders of the Liberal and New Democratic parties. But Liberal leader Zach Churchill and NDP leader Claudia Chender expressed concerns about what this announcement could signal. On Wednesday, the province announced in a […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: architecture, art, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Claudia Chender, Halifax, Jennifer Henderson, KPMB, Nova Scotia, Omar Gandhi, Premier Tim Houston, Zach Churchill

New Art Gallery of Nova Scotia project put on hold

July 27, 2022 By Suzanne Rent 3 Comments

The new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia planned for the Halifax waterfront is now on hold indefinitely. The announcement was made in a news release on Wednesday afternoon. “We value the arts and want to make sure there is a home for art to be shared and displayed in our province,” Premier Tim Houston said […]

Filed Under: Featured, Politics, Province House Tagged With: art, art gallery, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Donald R. Sobey Foundation, Elder Lorraine, Grant Machum, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax waterfront, Jennifer Henderson, Jordan Bennett Studio, KPMB Architects, Nova Scotia, Omar Gandhi, Premier Tim Houston, Public Work, Suzanne Rent, The Sobey Foundation, Transsolar

Legislators vote to not increase their pay

July 26, 2022 By Jennifer Henderson Leave a Comment

The Houston government introduced amendments to the House of Assembly Act today that will prevent MLAs from receiving pay raises recommended by an Independent review panel. The amendments, which are expected to be supported by all political parties, would also see Premier Tim Houston take a voluntary pay cut of $11,246.01.  The recommendations made by […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Becky Druhan, MLA pay raise, MLA Susan Leblanc, pay cut, Premier Tim Houston

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PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Episode 90 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.
Gus the Tortoise, looking not a day over 90

What is there to say that hasn’t been said 100 times (probably more) about Halifax’s most famous animal? Gus — the de facto mascot of the Museum of Natural History — has been with the museum at its two locations since 1942, after being purchased in Florida for five American dollars. This weekend there are six chances to celebrate his life and sing happy hatch day to the oldest known living gopher tortoise in the world — Tara burrows into her love for him and his enduring place in the city’s tapestry.

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