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City outsources Heads Up Halifax, continues focus on “shared responsibility”

November 28, 2018 By Erica Butler 8 Comments

Last week, just in time for Crosswalk Safety Awareness Day, the city of Halifax revived its Heads Up Halifax campaign, but with a twist on past years. This year, instead of paying someone to come up with more ads like this: …the city announced it was going to ask citizens for their ideas on how […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: Active Transportation Advisory Committee, crosswalk safety promotion, Crosswalk Safety Society of Nova Scotia, Ella Dodson, Erica Butler, Geoff MacLellan, Heads Up Halifax, HRM Safe Streets for Everyone, Martyn Williams, National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), Norm Collins, Walk and Roll Halifax

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.

Click here to go to the DEAD WRONG home page.

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