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City council, the developer, and the deal that isn’t quite

APL promises 10 affordable housing units in exchange for being allowed to add five storeys to its Willow Tree project. Who benefits? Hint: not the city...

March 25, 2018 By Stephen Kimber

Halifax City Council can be — even at its best of times — confusing, contradictory, confounding. Last week, council was not, even by its own modest standards, at its best. Councillors were considering again/still/always a proposal from APL, an Armoyan development company, to erect a commercial-residential tower at the corner of Robie Street and Quinpool...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: APL Properties, Centre Plan, Councillor Sam Austin, councillor Shawn Cleary, Councillor Tim Outhit, Halifax city council, Jacob Boon, Joaquim Stroink, Robie and Quinpool tower, Willow Tree Tower

Taking it to the bank: Morning File, Thursday, January 18, 2018

January 18, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

News 1. Melford Mary Campbell discusses the business case for the proposed Melford Terminal on the Strait of Canso. Campbell was contacted by Richie Mann, the former MLA who now runs “government relations” for Melford International Terminal Inc, and the two had an interesting discussion about the differences between the proposed Sydney terminal and the proposed Melford […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick responds, affordable housing, APL Properties, Class A office space downtown, Cobequid Pass tolls, George Armoyan, Joachim Stroink, Judy Haiven, living wage, Mary Campbell, Melford terminal, minimum wage, Northern Pulp advertorial, Richie Mann, Rights At Work Nova Scotia, Shawn Cleary is conflicted, Sylvain Charlebois, Tom Ayers, Willow Tree proposal, World Trade and Convention Centre, Zane Woodford

Majority come out against a Willow Tree high-rise

January 17, 2018 By Erica Butler

The public was heard last night on the proposed 20-storey (and still, somehow, possible 25-storey) tower at the northwest corner of the Willow Tree intersection in Halifax. Councillors spent about four hours hearing from the project developer and just over 40 people, with many more people filling up the gallery and an overflow viewing room...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Adam Conter, Adam McLean, Andrew Murphy, APL Properties, CAO Jacques Dubé, Centre Plan, Councillor David Hendsbee, Councillor Nicholl, councillor Shawn Cleary, Councillor Watts, councillor Waye Mason, Danny Chedrawe, Erica Butler, George Armoyan, Karla Nicholson, Kourosh Rad, Mike Bradfield, Peggy Walt, Warren Wesson, Willow Tree high-rise

The Wrongful Conviction of Glen Assoun

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.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

DEAD WRONG

A botched police investigation and a police coverup shed light on the murders of dozens of women in Nova Scotia.

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