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Invest in Killam to offset your rent increase

Morning File, Thursday, November 5, 2020

November 5, 2020 By Philip Moscovitch 9 Comments

November marks the Halifax Examiner’s annual subscription drive — the time of year when we give you a behind-the-scenes look at the Examiner, point out some of the great things about this publication (sometimes people call it a newspaper, which I kind of like), and urge you to please subscribe so we can keep doing […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: affordable housing, American election, anti-Black racism, Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre, Black Nova Scotians, diesel buses, Ecology Action Centre (EAC), Electoral College, Jeannette Rogers, Jen Powley, Jesse Wegman, Jim Vibert, Killam Apartment REIT, military, Paul Palmeter, Truro

Make Imagine Bloomfield grow again

November 5, 2020 By Jen Powley 11 Comments

The Halifax Regional Municipality has one month to decide how to use the federal government’s recently announced $8.7 million dollars for affordable housing. Given the length of time that Halifax has been facing a housing crisis, it is surprising that Mayor Savage has no apparent plan in place as to where to use this money. That’s surprising as […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: affordable housing, Imagine Bloomfield, Jen Powley

Halifax council candidate questionnaires: District 7 — Halifax South Downtown

September 25, 2020 By Zane Woodford 2 Comments

Incumbents aren’t safe in District 7. In 2012, Waye Mason beat four-term councillor Sue Uteck by 114 votes. Uteck challenged in 2016, and Mason won by more than 1,300 votes. This time around, Mason faces three challengers for the district, which includes downtown Halifax and the south end. The Halifax Examiner posed the same five […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: accessible housing, affordable housing, candidate questionnaire, climate crisis, Craig Roy, District 7, HalifACT 2050, Halifax Police budget, Halifax Transit, Jen Powley, living wage, Richard Arundel-Evans, Waye Mason

Justice Minister Mark Furey’s inaction is yet another injustice done to Glen Assoun

Morning File, Friday, September 4, 2020

September 4, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

News 1. Mark Furey takes no action on Assoun case “Nova Scotia’s Justice Minister Mark Furey has yet to make inquiries to find out why someone within the Halifax RCMP deleted a large number of computer files and removed boxes of physical evidence that might have prevented Glen Assoun from being wrongfully imprisoned for 17 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Benjamin D. Andrews, COVID-19, digital news, Glen Assoun, Jen Powley, Joey Coleman, Justice Minister Mark Furey, local newspapers, Matt Whitman, Mayor Mike Savage, mayoral race, school reopening, subscriber supported journalism, The Indy, The Public Record, The Sprawl, The Tyee, The Village

Here’s what Nova Scotia’s cabinet ministers had to say today

December 12, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

Northern Pulp Environment Minister Gordon Wilson says he has read all 3,000 pages and “about eight binders worth” of submissions related to whether he should approve a new effluent treatment plant proposed by Northern Pulp. The new plant would replace the Boat Harbour facility which by law is scheduled to close January 31, 2020. The...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Anthony Leblanc, Boat Harbour Act, Cape Sharp Tidal, CFL stadium, crane incident, EcoGreen Homes, housing for the disabled, Humani-T Cafe, Jen Powley, Minister Darren Mombourquette, Minister Geoff MacLellan, Minister Gordon Wilson, Minister Kelly Regan, Minister Labi Kousoulis, MLA Claudia Chender, NDP leader Gary Burrill, Northern Pulp proposal, Nova Innovation, stadium proposal, Stillwell, Thornbloom Boutique, Thumpers, tidal turbines

“8 is NOT Enough”: Disabled adults and their supporters demand more action on community housing from McNeil government

April 4, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

A letter signed by dozens of groups on behalf of more than 1,300 disabled adults waiting for housing called on the McNeil government Thursday to back up its earlier promise to find homes in the community for people who are needlessly institutionalized. Premier Stephen McNeil told journalists the “work is ongoing; we continue to work...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: assisted living, Barb Horner, Brian Hennen, Community Homes Action Group, Disability Rights Coalition, Donnie MacLean, Emerald Hall, Jeanne Whidden, Jen Powley, Minister Joanne Bernard, No More Warehousing, Nova Scotia Hospital, People First Nova Scotia, Premier Stephen McNeil, Roadmap for Choice, small option homes, Susan Leblanc, Walter Thompson

Jen’s choice is no choice at all; why not?

Jen Powley is smart. She has four degrees. She’s a prize-winning author with an eclectic CV and a significant record of ongoing accomplishment. She’s still only 41. So why does she face a government-imposed Hobson’s life choice: go into a nursing home to be warehoused and “removed from society” for the rest of her life, or accept care that isn’t even adequate to meet her most basic needs?

November 4, 2018 By Stephen Kimber 4 Comments

Jen Powley is smart. She has four degrees: a BA in Social Sciences (with Distinction) from King’s University College in Edmonton in 2000, a one-year post-baccalaureate Bachelor of Journalism from the University of King’s College in Halifax in 2001, a Master of Planning degree from Dalhousie in 2008 and a Master of Fine Arts in […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Province House Tagged With: Jen Powley, people with disabilities, Stephen McNeil

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.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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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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