Hi folks, Erica Butler here filling in for Tim today. News 1. Halifax to lose another director: Bruce Zvaniga resigns Director of transportation and public works Bruce Zvaniga has resigned, reports Zane Woodford of The Star/Metro. Zvaniga has only been at the helm of the massive public works department since 2015. Zvaniga is the third […]
Rescued whale, stoned dogs, and mere busybodies: Morning File, Tuesday, January 2, 2018
News 1. The Desmond file “One year ago tomorrow, on January 3, 2017, 33-year-old Lionel Desmond parked his car on a logging road in Upper Big Tracadie, NS, just as the sun was setting,” writes Stephen Kimber: Armed with two rifles, including an SKS semi-automatic Soviet military weapon he’d bought a few days earlier at […]
Stephen McNeil caves on healthcare transfers: Morning File, Tuesday, December 27, 2016
1. Stephen McNeil caves on healthcare transfers In a press release issued at 5:50pm on the Friday before the Christmas holiday, the federal government announced that it had reached an agreement with the Nova Scotian government on healthcare transfers. Richard Starr gives context: This came only days after the Premier [Stephen McNeil] said the province would stick […]
The airport wants people working there to get paid shit: Morning File, Friday, September 9, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Victoria General Jennifer Henderson reports that planning for replacing the Victoria General is bogged down and “off to a slow and lethargic start.” Click here to read “Planning for a new Victoria General Hospital stumbles along.” This article is behind the Examiner’s pay […]