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Business case for P3 Outpatient Centre is finally made public

November 4, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

Some new light was shed today on the province’s controversial decision to choose a public-private-partnership (P3) model to build new healthcare facilities to replace the crumbling Victoria and Centennial buildings at the VG site of the QE2 Health Care Centre.  Last July, the former auditor general reported the secret process used to determine if P3...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre, Deloitte, Deputy TIR Minister Paul LaFleche, EllisDon, Gary Porter, Halifax Infirmary, John O’Connor, MLA Lisa Roberts, MLA Susan Leblanc, P3, QE2 Redevelopment Project, Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR), Value For Money analysis

Auditor General: $2 billion QEII redevelopment at risk for fraud

December 11, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

The province’s auditor general released a critical report yesterday that looked at the $2 billion project to expand the Halifax Infirmary and build a new Community Outpatient Centre at Bayers Lake to replace the decrepit Victoria General and Centennial buildings. Michael Pickup’s strongest criticism and first recommendation declared: “The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Auditor General Michael Pickup, Deloitte, fraud, Halifax Infirmary, Lindsay Construction, MLA Susan Leblanc, Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR), Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Nova Scotia Lands, PC leader Tim Houston, QEII New Generation Project, TIR

P3 or not P3

Plans for a VG replacement are heading towards the P3 cliff, and no one's at the wheel.

March 1, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson

The provincial government is paying Deloitte half a million dollars to recommend whether the Province should use some type of a public-private-partnership (P3) to finance, build, and maintain two new outpatient centres. The outpatient centres will be part of the overall re-development of the QE2 Health Sciences Centre to replace services, 200 patient beds, and...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Deloitte, Denise Perret, Deputy TIR Minister Paul LaFleche, Gary Porter, Janet Knox, Jeff Conrad, Jennifer Henderson, John O’Connor, Kasian Architecture, MLA Dave Wilson, MLA Tim Houston, new outpatient centres, Paula Bond, Victoria General (VG) replacement

Stadium economic impact projections are nonsense: Morning File, Friday, January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Accessible transportation Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler looks at two problems with accessible transportation — an ever-shrinking fleet of accessible taxis and an ever-increasing demand for Access-A-Bus — and sees a solution: Gerry Post thinks there’s a way to fix both these problems with one move: start contracting accessible taxis to take on […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anthony Leblanc, autism, Deloitte, Dylan Ames, Emma Smith, Gardner Pinfold, Marieke Walsh, Mary Campbell, Maureen Brennan, no snow, Nursing home homicide, polishing bullshit, Richard Woodbury, Stadium and economic impact projections, The Yelp and Trip Advisor marketing war, Trade Centre Limited, Trevor Tombe

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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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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