When Halifax finally builds a competition-ready pool, it might not be on the peninsula. And that’s fine by the area councillors. Coun. Waye Mason brought a multi-faceted motion to council on Tuesday aiming to get staff moving on a “deep dive” into a new 50-metre pool for the municipality: That Halifax Regional Council direct the […]
Group wants heritage designation for house of Nova Scotia’s first Black doctor
A local historian says the city should preserve a home where the province’s first Black physician, Dr. Clement Ligoure, operated a clinic and helped victims of the Halifax Explosion. Last Saturday, Development Options Halifax, a group that says it’s working to preserve the city’s historic, cultural and social identity, and design, hosted a tour through […]
Atlantic Gold’s parent company hints it may halt its Nova Scotia operation
After St Barbara Ltd issued a statement falsely blaming the province for permitting delays, its stock price fell by 14%.
St Barbara Ltd, the Australian mining company that owns Atlantic Gold and Atlantic Mining NS, which operates the Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River, is in trouble. This week, St Barbara’s share prices crashed 14% “to a multi-year low,” after the company released a statement that warns of “near-term risk of disruption” at...
Committee recommends heritage registration for former Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children
A committee of council is recommending heritage registration for the former Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children. At a virtual meeting on Wednesday, the Heritage Advisory Committee considered the application from Akoma Holdings for the former home at 18 Wilfred Jackson Way in Westphal. The proposed heritage registration is part of Akoma’s redevelopment plan for […]
Auditor general finds Halifax isn’t doing enough to foster a respectful workplace
Halifax’s auditor general says the city is failing to create a respectful workplace culture, and the chief administrative officer suggests the release of her report could make it worse. Auditor General Evangeline Colman-Sadd tabled her office’s Management of Respectful Workplaces Audit at a meeting of council’s Audit and Finance Standing Committee on Wednesday. The audit […]
Taking the first steps on the drastic plastic problem
Morning File, Wednesday, June 22, 2022
News 1. RCMP Commissioner tried to “jeopardize” mass murder investigation to advance federal gun control efforts The latest string of shootings south of the border, Uvalde and Buffalo chief among them, has stirred up the same debates in the United States this past month. More gun control versus freedom to live (and die) as Americans […]
Transport Canada received nearly 500 comments about Dartmouth Cove, but HRM missed the deadline
The federal government received nearly 500 comments about an application to infill part of Dartmouth Cove, but the municipal government missed the deadline. As the Halifax Examiner reported last month, a numbered company owned by Bruce Wood has applied to fill in part of Halifax Harbour at the cove with excavated rock from construction sites,...
Councillors approve new plan for sanctioned tent sites, with Halifax police as ‘final resort’
Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella says his officers won’t remove people tenting in municipal parks if they have no place to go. “The last thing that we want to do, the very last thing that we want to do, is physically remove anyone from their site,” Kinsella told councillors on Tuesday. “I think we’ve […]
Halifax wins court battle over beach access in Cow Bay
The municipality has won its court battle to reopen a public path to a beach in Cow Bay. As first reported by the Halifax Examiner in March, Halifax Regional Municipality went to court seeking an order to restore a right-of-way across Ross Rhyno’s land to Silver Sands Beach: Over the past few years, as coastal...
Stormwater charge moving to tax bills, Gray arena, Dartmouth Cove and more: Halifax council round-up
After years of charging residents a flat fee on their Halifax Water bills, councillors moved on Tuesday to put the stormwater right-of-way charge on tax bills instead. The money is supposed to pay for infrastructure to manage stormwater run-off from municipal roads, and the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board ordered the municipality to start […]