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Halifax developer proposes 23-storey tower for Robie Street under baked-in Centre Plan exception

May 27, 2020 By Zane Woodford

  Developer Danny Chedrawe submitted a new proposal for his Robie Street property this week, seeking approval for a 23-storey tower next to the Willow Tree site. The proposal, submitted by WSP Canada Inc. on behalf of Chedrawe’s Westwood Developments and posted on the city’s website on Monday, is for a development agreement on the...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: affordable housing, Armco, Carl Purvis, Centre Plan, Christina Lovitt, Councillor Lindell Smith, Danny Chedrawe, density bonusing, Shannex, Westwood Developments, Willow Tree development

HRM women: Hell no, we don’t want a stadium

Morning File, Wednesday, November 13, 2019

November 13, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 4 Comments

November subscription drive Last week, I talked about Phil Moscovitch and a piece he wrote for a Morning File in July about Becky from Lockeport. I said what I loved about the Examiner is that the simplest observations, like Moscovitch seeing someone wearing a Future Proofing Lockeport t-shirt, turned into the best stories. That’s true, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Angela Morriscey, bad parking, Barack Obama, carbon monoxide leak, CCGS Hudson, CFL stadium and women, Councillor Sam Austin, Danny Chedrawe, Dave Hebert, Francis Campbell, Gordon Stewart, Minister Christopher Mitchelmore, MLA Tammy Martin, pedestrian struck Windmill Road, service industry workers' tips, Skye Halifax, tipping systems, Twisted Sisters

City still ridin’ the stadium train

Morning File, Wednesday, October 23, 2019

October 23, 2019 By Suzanne Rent 4 Comments

News 1. Stadium This item is written by Tim Bousquet. Halifax council yesterday rejected Sam Austin’s bid to immediately end a staff review of the Schooners’ stadium proposal. Had Austin been successful, the stadium proposal would have effectively been rejected. In October 2018, council passed a motion outlining how it would deal with the stadium […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill 203, blue barge Bedford Basin, CAO Jacques Dubé, CFL stadium proposal, Christine Saulnier, councillor Bill Karsten, Councillor David Hendsbee, Councillor Lindell Smith, Councillor Lorelei Nicoll, councillor Matt Whitman, Councillor Paul Russell, councillor Richard Zurawski, Councillor Russell Walker, Councillor Sam Austin, councillor Shawn Cleary, councillor Steve Adams, councillor Steve Streatch, Councillor Tim Outhit, councillor Tony Mancini, councillor Waye Mason, crown attorneys, Cst. John MacLeod, Danny Chedrawe, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), Discover Halifax, Duggers building, early childhood educators (ECE), Education Minister Zach Churchill, Jenica Atwin, Lesley Frank, Lisa Blackburn, Margot Nickerson, Mayor Mike Savage, Micco, Michael Gorman, Michele McKenzie, Mickey MacDonald, Paul Hollingsworth, Perry Borden, Ross Jefferson, Ross McNeil, Schooners Sports and Entertainment (SSE), Spring Garden Road Business Association, Sue Uteck, Westwood Developments, Willow Street homicide, Yvette d'Entremont

The public company that runs the convention centre will soon be held even less accountable

Morning File, Monday, September 24, 2018

September 24, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 8 Comments

News 1. Right to “no” week “Happy Right to Know Week!’” writes Stephen Kimber. “It starts today in case you hadn’t noticed. Why would you?” Here in Stephen McNeil’s Nova Scotia — where it is always Their Right Not to Tell Us Day/Week/Month/Year/Mandate/Ever — we should mark the occasion by lowering the flag to half-mast […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ben Eoin, Bill 51, Chronicle Herald advertorial, Danny Chedrawe, Design Review Committee, Doyle Block, Eddie Rouvalis, Events East, Halifax Convention Centre competitiveness, John Leland, Mary Campbell, McMansion Hell, Morden Schmidt, Robie and College towers, Robie Street construction map, Steve Parcell, The Village Voice, view of Citadel Hill, Westwood Construction

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 Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month.

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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.

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