Hi, I’m Rick Conrad, I used to be the digital editor for The Chronicle Herald. I live in West Berlin, Queens Co., on Nova Scotia’s beautiful South Shore. Let’s see how this goes … (BTW, the first item was written by Tim B.) News 1. Murphy’s boats have some issues “An incident that nearly led to […]
Full Moon, Clean Seas, Can’t Lose: Morning File, Tuesday, September 5, 2017
I’m Deirdre Lee, a writer and performer who digs puns, pies, and can frequently be found sharing poetry, beadwork, and (maybe) too many selfies @ArmyOfYum News Labour Day weekend has done it’s thing and clocked out. Maybe it passed in a bit of a blur, if you were working, partying, or prepping for what many […]
Totally not talking about the city’s sucky website redesign: Morning File, Wednesday, July 19, 2017
News 1. Andre Denny “The man responsible for killing popular Halifax activist Raymond Taavel has been granted the ability to go into the community with direct supervision in a decision from the Criminal Code Review Board, despite recent homophobic comments and ‘breakthrough’ symptoms of his mental illness,” reports Haley Ryan for Metro: On Tuesday, four […]
There’s a train a comin’; Can’t you hear her blowin’? Morning File, Tuesday, July 18, 2017
News 1. White supremacist “On Saturday, Paul Fromm, an avowed white supremacist, attended and spoke at a public rally in Toronto in support of the so-called Halifax Five,” reports Russell Gragg for the Halifax Examiner: The Halifax Five are the Canadian soldiers who disrupted an Indigenous ceremony in Halifax’s Cornwallis Park on Canada Day. […] Fromm […]
There goes the neighbourhood: Queen’s Marque construction is hitting nearby businesses hard
Recognizing the problem, Waterfront Development is spending big money to help out the Murphy's businesses, and the city is being asked to pitch in with even more financial help. Meanwhile, however, the crown corporation is ignoring the plight of a business right across the street from the construction zone.
The proliferation of bulldozers, cranes, and work crews punching new towers into the Halifax skyline has also raised a controversial question at ground level: should businesses whose sales are hurt by the construction receive compensation from the developer and/or the public purse? The question gets even stickier when government is an investor — as it is...