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Demolition likely as unregistered Queen Street heritage properties for sale after Halifax council denied registration

September 8, 2020 By Zane Woodford

The colourful commercial buildings of Queen Street are up for sale, and after Halifax regional council voted earlier this year not to add the properties to the city’s heritage registry, they’re likely to be torn down. A listing from commercial real estate brokerage CBRE for 1525 Birmingham St. advertises the “Queen & Birmingham project” as...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Brian Lane, CBRE, Councillor Lorelei Nicoll, development Queen Street, heritage destruction, heritage property, heritage registry, I H Mathers, Matthew Halliday, Queen & Birmingham project, Seamus McGreal

Back to School: what are the risks?

Morning File, Tuesday, September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

News 1. Back to School School starts in Nova Scotia today, and everyone is understandably anxious. Over the weekend, the Department of Health announced that a new case of COVID-19 was discovered in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone, which is mostly HRM. That new case is still under investigation by Public Health, so we don’t […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Back to school, Barbara Darby and Airbnb, COVID-19, development Tower Road, Dr. Robert Strang, Education Minister Zach Churchill, heritage property, living wage, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Premier Stephen McNeil, Public Health, school nurses, Stephen Archibald and Queen's Marque

Developer applies to modify south end Halifax heritage property, add three-storey apartment building

September 4, 2020 By Zane Woodford

A developer has applied to modify a south end heritage property dating back to 1873 and build a new three-storey apartment building on the same lot. ZZap Consulting Inc. made the application to the city on behalf of the property owner, Stefan Frent, and a developer, Trystan James. The application is dated July 28, but...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: 1029 Tower Road, development Tower Road, Dr. James Doull, Elizabeth Cushing, heritage property, Kate Woods, Seamus McGreal, Stefan Frent, Tower Road cottage, Tower Victorian Streetscape, Trystan James, Zzap Consulting

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign

Morning File, Wednesday, July 15, 2020

July 15, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 8 Comments

News 1. Change is Brewing: New collective brings queer and BIPOC presence to the brewing industry Evelyn C. White brings us the story of The Change is Brewing Collective, a group of queer and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) workers in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries, who recently launched a new beer […]

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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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