Council’s heritage committee is recommending the municipality start the process to register dozens of buildings on Halifax university campuses, but staff say Dalhousie doesn’t want its buildings on the list. The Heritage Advisory Committee discussed the list of 42 potential heritage properties during a virtual meeting on Wednesday. Of those 42, 35 are on Dalhousie...
Peace Basketball Tournament returns to help promote inner peace in the Black community
After a COVID hiatus in 2020 and 2021, the Peace Basketball Tournament returned to Preston and Halifax on Thursday. The tournament was inspired, in part, to help rally against violence in the Black community and the trauma it causes. This is the fourth Peace Basketball Tournament and the first to be held in three years. […]
Is your loyalty to Nova Scotia “fun” or “exciting”?
Morning File, Thursday, August 18, 2022
News 1. August 18, one year later A year ago today, on August 18, 2021, I was scrolling through Twitter to see if there was anything I should mention in the day’s Morning File. The Progressive Conservatives had won a surprise majority the night before, so I knew I’d be leading with that. Then, I […]
The hallowed and ever-sustaining shrine of homemade pies
There has been wide media coverage of the National Black Canadians Summit held last month in Halifax and attended by 1,200 people but nary a public mention of the pies. So, here’s a praise-break for the homemade blueberry, cherry, apple, and strawberry-rhubarb pies that the Michaëlle Jean Foundation — the host of the event — […]
The dreadful and dangerous habits of Nova Scotian drivers
Morning File, Wednesday, August 17, 2022
News 1. Nova Scotia Power, province discussing how to reduce rate shock from soaring fuel costs “The Utility and Review Board (UARB) has approved a request by Nova Scotia Power to delay the filing of its 2022 fuel costs update from August 19 to September 2 so the company and provincial government can continue discussions about […]
Halifax officially asks police to clear Meagher Park
The municipality has officially asked Halifax Regional Police to remove unhoused people from Meagher Park, but it’s unclear when police will move in. Maggie MacDonald, executive director of parks and recreation, made the request to Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella in a letter dated Wednesday, posted online Thursday evening. “I do not believe further […]
The real meaning of aging well
Morning File, Thursday, August 4, 2022
News 1. ‘Your Doctors Online’ app giving Nova Scotians quick primary care access I’ve never heard of the Your Doctors Online app, but as Yvette d’Entremont reports, apparently some Nova Scotians have and they’re using it. d’Entremont spoke with Debbie Smith ,who used it to get an appointment for her daughter after they were treated […]
Chender, Churchill concerned shelving new art gallery may mean cuts, delays for other projects
The decision to postpone the construction of a new home for the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is not opposed by the leaders of the Liberal and New Democratic parties. But Liberal leader Zach Churchill and NDP leader Claudia Chender expressed concerns about what this announcement could signal. On Wednesday, the province announced in a […]
Some asshole broke into Halifax Public Gardens and vandalized trees
The Halifax Public Gardens were closed on Tuesday as workers tried to repair some of the city’s most treasured trees after a baffling act of vandalism. Someone broke into the gardens sometime overnight Monday into Tuesday, and cut rings of bark off of at least a dozen trees — some 100 years old or more. […]
Federal, provincial governments pledge millions to preserve Nova Scotia co-op, nonprofit housing
The provincial and federal governments are spending millions to try to preserve co-operative and nonprofit housing units in Nova Scotia. The governments announced $13 million in forgivable loans, split 50-50, during a news conference on Monday. “This will help preserve a total of 145 community housing units in communities in Dartmouth, Wolfville, Sydney, Lower Sackville, […]
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