Total losses for the Halifax Convention Centre for the current fiscal year will add up to $11,096,000, according to budget documents headed to regional council. The new deficit is $5,493,000 higher than forecast pre-pandemic, and will put significant strain on the municipality’s already depleting convention centre reserve account. The 2020-2021 Events East Business Plan is […]
Liberals scuttle discussion on nursing home recruitment
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. A funny thing happened on the way to the legislature today. A scheduled, in-person meeting of the legislature’s Human Resources Committee to discuss now to recruit and retain more Continuing Care Assistants for nursing homes and homecare […]
Nova Scotia caps rent increases at 2%, bans renovictions during COVID-19 state of emergency
After resisting requests for rent control for months, the provincial government is implementing a cap on rent increases and banning evictions for renovations — but the measures are temporary and it’s unclear how they’ll be enforced. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Chuck Porter made the announcement in a teleconference with reporters on Wednesday: rent increases […]
Blockade continues to stop Digby County clearcuts
Moose habitat protectors still waiting for word from the Department of Lands and Forestry – or is it the Department of Silence?
Monday, Eleanor Wynn and three other members of Extinction Rebellion went to the Department of Lands and Forestry office in Halifax — wearing masks and diligently observing COVID-19 protocol on spacing — hoping to get the attention of Derek Mombourquette, who took over as Minister of Lands and Forestry following the resignation of Iain Rankin, […]
Slow going on high-speed internet
Monday, Education Minister Zach Churchill announced $21 million for new school technology, including money to buy more Chrome Books for kids who might be forced to learn at home again if the pandemic spreads. Of course, many students still don’t have adequate high-speed internet service in rural communities. Tuesday, Develop Nova scotia made an announcement […]
Jail phone system appears to violate provincial privacy rights policy
Incarcerated people in Nova Scotia provincial prisons are raising concerns over the terms of service they and their families must agree to in order to use the phone system and tablets provided by the jails. Prisoners say the agreement violates their privacy rights. The policies on the Telmate site appear to be in violation of […]
Imagine… a provincial Openness in Government Act
If any of the Three Bland Men currently vying for votes among the Liberal faithful needs advice on a shiny new policy promise — one that could not only attract the partisans who will determine the next party leader but also appeal to the rest of us who will ultimately decide whether that new Liberal leader gets to stick around to serve an actual term as the elected premier of the people — allow me to offer a modest suggestion.
If any of the Three Bland Men currently vying for votes among the Liberal faithful needs advice on a shiny new policy promise — one that could not only attract the partisans who will determine the next party leader but also appeal to the rest of us who will ultimately decide whether that new Liberal...
Province plans for second COVID wave at nursing homes
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Following the emergence of community spread in Metro Halifax, the province has announced six locations where residents of long-term care homes who test positive for COVID-19 may be transferred to receive specialized care. Five of these “Regional […]
Strang: young people should party less and more responsibly
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health says the province is at a turning point in dealing with a potential second wave of COVID-19. Three new cases were announced today for a total of 24 active cases. […]
Independent inshore lobster fishers fear the Clearwater purchase could decimate their livelihoods
At a November 12 press conference, Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack announced that his Band was launching “hundreds” of lawsuits related to the way governments, some commercial fishers, and the RCMP reacted to its launch of its moderate livelihood fishery on September 17, the 21st anniversary of the landmark Marshall decision that affirmed Mi’kmaq […]
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