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Anaconda Mining joins the gold rush on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore

Part 1. What do we know about its plans for a new open pit mine in Goldboro (and haven't we been here before)?

February 10, 2022 By Joan Baxter 2 Comments

Gold exploration and mining companies are lining up to get at Nova Scotia’s gold, as the province undergoes a fourth gold rush. In 2017, Atlantic Gold opened the province’s first-ever open pit gold mine in Moose River, with plans to open three more along the Eastern Shore, in what it peddled to investors as its […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured Tagged With: acid rock drainage, Anaconda Mining, arsenic, Atlantic Gold, Atlantic Mining NS, Aurelius Minerals, CN Tower, corporate capture, Dartmouth, Department of Energy and Mines, Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Eastern Shore Forest Watch, ESTMA, expropriation, Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA), focus report, Fogarty’s Cove, FOIPOP, Geological Survey of Canada, gold, Gold Brook Lake, gold mine, Goldboro, Goldenville, historic tailings, history gold mining districts, Howard Richardson, Joan Kuyek, Joel Bakan, Kevin Bullock, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Lloyd Hines, man camp, Margaret Miller, Maritime Launch Services, Meguma Gold, mercury, Mi’kmaq Grassroots Grandmothers, Mike Parsons, mine tailings, Mineral Resources Act, Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS), MiningWatch Canada, Montague Mines, Moose River, Morien Resources, Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG), Natural Resources Canada, Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change, open pit gold mine, Pieridae Energy, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), reclamation plan, regulatory capture, St Barbara Ltd, Stan Rogers, The Corporation, Toronto, Touquoy gold mine, Transport and Infrastructure Renewal, Unearthing Justice, Vernon Pitts, Vulcan Resources, waste rock

Dartmouth residents raise concerns about development next to wetland

February 8, 2022 By Zane Woodford 6 Comments

Vaguely “attainable” housing shouldn’t come at the cost of environmental degradation, Dartmouth residents argued at a public meeting Monday night. The municipality held the virtual meeting to get the community’s feedback on what it calls the Southdale Future Growth Node, the area between Woodside and Highway 111 containing the Eisner Cove Wetland. There were more […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Environment, Featured, News Tagged With: affordable housing, carbon capture and sequestration, Clayton Developments, Dartmouth, eisner cove wetland, Halifax Regional Council, wetlands

Recovery support centre for people struggling with substance use, gambling addictions to open next week

January 21, 2022 By Yvette d'Entremont 1 Comment

A recovery support centre for people struggling with substance use and gambling addictions is opening in Dartmouth on Tuesday. In a media release issued Friday, the province described the new service as “the first local hub for adults requiring less intensive withdrawal management support.” The services offered at the centre, located at 45 Alderney Dr., […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health, News Tagged With: 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Dartmouth Recovery Support Centre, Dr. Dave Martell, gambling addictions, mental health and addictions, Nova Scotia Health, recovery support centre, substance use, Yvette d'Entremont

Online vigil held for eight-year-old boy killed in shooting in Dartmouth

December 24, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 2 Comments

An online vigil was held Thursday night for Lee-Marion “Mar-Mar” Cain, the eight-year-old boy who died in a shooting on Windmill Road in Dartmouth Tuesday. The vigil was led by Preston MLA Angela Simmonds and featured a series of prayers from pastors and members of the African United Baptist Association (AUBA). Close to 500 people […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured Tagged With: African United Baptist Association, Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Lee-Marion Cain, Mar-Mar Cain, North Preston

“Anything is possible:” Black coach, officials achieve firsts in Nova Scotia high school sports

Auburn Drive High School football team's win at the provincial championship this month, was also a big day for head coach Dion Thomas-Hodges and officials Vince Williams, Andre Williams, and Anthony Williams.

November 19, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 1 Comment

Last Sunday, the provincial high school championship final took place at Husky Stadium at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax between Bay View High School — formerly Sir John A. Macdonald High School — and Auburn Drive High School. The game saw a number of firsts with respect to Black involvement in Nova Scotia sports. Auburn […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured Tagged With: Andre Williams, Anthony Williams, Arland Bruce III, Atlantic University Sport, Auburn Drive High School, Bay View High School, Black sports, Cecil Wright, CFL, Cherrybrook, Citadel High School, Cole Harbour High School, Dartmouth, Dion Thomas-Hodges, East Preston, football, Halifax, Halifax Argos, high school football, Huskies Stadium, Karen Hudson, Mitchell Bowl, North Preston, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Football Officials Association, Saint Mary's University, sports, Thomas, Uteck Bowl, Vince Williams

Council votes to approve $3.2 million for purchase of new modular housing units for locations in Halifax, Dartmouth

CAO Dubé said the modular units that had originally been slated for use by people living in city parks “will not meet our needs.”

November 9, 2021 By Yvette d'Entremont 1 Comment

Halifax councillors voted unanimously to approve $3.2 million for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of modular units for unhoused residents at two sites — one in Dartmouth and another in Halifax. Although a location for the Halifax site has yet to be determined, four modular units that can accommodate 24 people will be installed on […]

Filed Under: Featured, PRICED OUT Tagged With: CAO Jacques Dubé, Coun. Lisa Blackburn, Coun. Tony Mancini, Coun. Waye Mason, Dartmouth, Halifax, Halifax Regional Council, homelessness, housing, modular housing units, modular units, Out of the Cold, Out of the Cold Community Association, PRICED OUT, the Coast, Victoria Walton

Nova Scotia premier says he won’t fight decision on discrimination against people with mental disabilities

Tim Houston: "The overriding goal is we want to make sure that the supports are in place and that's the directive the courts have given. It's the right thing to do, it's a human thing to do, and it's what we'll do."

October 7, 2021 By Zane Woodford 1 Comment

Premier Tim Houston said his government won’t fight a Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decision that found the province systemically discriminated against people with disabilities. Three people with mental disabilities — Beth MacLean, Joey Delaney, and Sheila Livingstone — filed a human rights complaint in 2014 against the provincial government regarding their institutionalization in the […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured, Health, News, Province House Tagged With: Assistant Chief of Emergency Management Erica Fleck, Beth MacLean, Black Family Meeting, Black Nova Scotians, Chief Justice Michael Wood, Community Services Minister Karla MacFarlane, Dartmouth, Department of African Nova Scotian Affairs, Dr. Késa Munroe-Anderson, Gray Arena, housing, Housing Minister John Lohr, human rights, Joey Delaney, Justice Cindy Bourgeois, Justice David Farrar, Justin Huston, Késa Munroe-Anderson, Mayor Mike Savage, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Nova Scotia Joint Community-Government Advisory Committee on Transforming the Services to Persons with Disabilities (SPD) Program, Pat Dunn, Premier Tim Houston, Sheila Livingstone

Parking boots, Centre Plan, climate change and more: Halifax council round-up

August 18, 2021 By Zane Woodford

After parking the topic at the last meeting, Halifax regional council agreed on new regulations for the vehicle booting industry on Tuesday. Council’s Transportation Standing Committee asked for the regulations in February 2020, and parking manager Victoria Horne brought a new bylaw to the committee in June. As the Halifax Examiner reported following that meeting:...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bayers Road, Bilingual stop signs, boot, bus lane, CAO Jacques Dubé, Centre Plan, Community Monitoring Committee, complaints about regional councillors, Coun. Kathryn Morse, Coun. Lisa Blackburn, Coun. Sam Austin, Coun. Tony Mancini, Councillors, Daniel Watson, Dartmouth, Design Review Committee, Dexter Construction, Front End Processor, HalifACT 2050, Halifax, Halifax Regional Council, Halifax Regional Police, One-Shot Parking Solutions, Otter Lake, Package A, parking, Transportation Standing Committee, vehicle immobilization device, Victoria Horne, Zane Woodford

The Examiner quizzed the four main political parties on gold mining issues. Here are their responses.

July 30, 2021 By Joan Baxter 9 Comments

Nova Scotia is experiencing a 21st century gold rush. Unlike the three previous gold rushes in the province in the 1800s and 1900s, this one involves a whole new kind of destructive extractive industry — open pit gold mines so massive they can be seen from outer space. These mines leave behind mountains of toxic […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News Tagged With: Aaron Beswick, Anaconda Gold, Archibald Lake, Atlantic Gold, Aurelius Minerals, biodiversity, Catherine Klimek, Chronicle Herald, clean technology, climate crisis, critical minerals, Dartmouth, Earthworks, Eastern Shore, Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association, environmental charges, French River watershed, gold mining, gold rush, GPNS, Green Party of Nova Scotia, green technology, Halifax, Liberals, Lucas Wide, Matt Hefler, Meguma Gold, Mining Association of Nova Scotia, Moose River, Muncipality of the County of Colchester, NDP, New Democrats, Northern shield Resources, Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party, open pit gold mine, PC, Progressive Conservatives, protected areas, protected wildnerness status, provincial election, royalty rate, Sherbrooke, St Barbara Ltd, St. Mary's River, Tatamagouche water supply, taxes, Transition Metals, water supply, wetlands, World Gold Council

Committee recommends in favour of one Dartmouth development, defers another

June 10, 2021 By Zane Woodford

One Dartmouth developer ticked a box on Wednesday, while another will have to wait. The municipality’s Design Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations to city planners on the design elements of proposals under the Centre Plan, met virtually with two proposals on the agenda: one for Wyse Road and one for Pleasant Street. Both proposals are...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Abdulrazaq Zaminpeyma, Centre Plan, Chadwick Street, city planners, Dartmouth, Dartmouth South Professional Centre, Design Advisory Committee, Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) privacy breach, Joseph Sadek, M&K Golden Developments, Parsco, Pelzant Street, Pleasant Street, Saeed Sarkhoshi, Seraj Bagheri, WM Fares Architects, Wyse Road, Zagros Nova Developments Inc

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PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

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2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

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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.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

A young white woman with dark hair and a purple shirt lies on a large rock at dusk, looking up at the sky and playing her banjolele.

Episode 85 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Logan Robins (writer/director/composer) and Katherine Norris (star/composer) of the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company are on the show this week ahead of their provincial tour of HIPPOPOSTUMOUS, Robins’ musical exploration of invasive species, colonization, environmentalism, and history. Hear how Pablo Escobar’s personal hippos have invaded and are ruining a section of Colombia, why Robins was intrigued to make a show about it, and all the places you can catch it this July. Plus Norris cracks out the banjolele to perform one of the show’s songs. And the new jam from Beauts!

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