News 1. “Public” wifi Today, Halifax council will consider a proposal for “Public” wifi in downtown Halifax and Dartmouth (the purple-ish areas shown on the map above). Let me first put out there that I am not the intended target of the proposal. I have a super-duper business account, and pay about $150 a month for […]
A heavenly wedding: Morning File, Friday, October 7, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. The Coup at the Pride Meeting El Jones attended Wednesday night’s contentious meeting of Halifax Pride, and reports back: The short version of what happened at the Halifax Pride Society’s AGM is that cisgendered straight people organized to vote down motions by LGBTQ+ […]
Wait a minute… you clowns are on dope! Morning File, Thursday, October 6, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Fish collapse “A new federal audit report warns another fish species collapse could happen again under the watch of Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans,” reports Paul Withers for the CBC: “From my perspective, we are still at risk of having another stock […]
SWATting on steroids: Morning File, Thursday, September 22, 2016
News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. SWATting Yesterday at about 8am, police responded to a bomb threat made via a fax to Nova Scotia Community College’s north end Halifax campus, and the school was soon evacuated. At roughly the same time, fax-sent threats were made to NSCC’s Sydney and Annapolis Valley campuses, […]