November subscription drive Come on, surely the bit about Risley is worth a few of your dollars? Click here to subscribe. And don’t forget the party on Sunday. News 1. John Risley says he was swindled out of 10 million Euros Nova Scotia billionaire John Risley says a fast-talking man posing as a Saudi oil tycoon swindled […]
John Risley, owner of a private island and a $30 million yacht, lectures us about thrift
Morning File, Thursday, November 15, 2018
November subscription drive Have you subscribed yet? This would be an excellent time, and if you buy an annual subscription this month, we’ll mail you a Halifax Examiner T-shirt. We’ve got lots of them: Also, any subscription gets you into our subscriber party, to be held Sunday, November 25, 4–7pm at Bearly’s Tavern. The band Museum […]
John Risley is a petty and mean-spirited man
Morning File, Friday, September 28, 2018
Instead of actually working yesterday, I spent much time, probably too much time, watching the horror show down in the U.S. I don’t have anything intelligent to say about that, and can add nothing that people more qualified than me can say much better. And I got up this morning and scanned the local news […]
Which crazy religion is Halifax Mayor Mike Savage promoting this week?
Morning File, Monday, May 7, 2018
News 1. The offshore will make everyone rich Writes Stephen Kimber: “Many international companies believe we have resources off our coast that we have not tapped into,” says Premier Stephen McNeil, “and we want the ability to do so.” Forget the reality. And damn the consequences. Click here to read “Politicians’ snake oil hopes and dreams […]
How corporate funding compromises independent science at Dalhousie
Morning File, Wednesday, April 4, 2018
News 1. Science at Dal Yesterday, I wrote about how part of a $16 million provincial loan to Cooke Aquaculture was forgiven. Specifically, Cooke was able to write down an amount equal to the money the company had paid to establish the Cooke Industrial Research Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture at Dalhousie University. The portion of the […]
The Fabulous Lobster Trap
Morning File, Friday, March 16, 2018
News 1. Yarmouth ferry Back in November, the Portland Press Herald reported that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency was demanding upgrades to the Portland, Maine terminal used by Bay Ferries for the Yarmouth–Portland route. The cost of the upgrades was estimated at $7 million: “We have been clear from Day 1 that we are not in […]
Morning File: Filthy Mouths & Bad Attitudes
Monday, March 12, 2018
1. Nova Scotia Power “When Chris Huskilson retires as president and CEO of Emera at the end of this month, there is nothing to prevent his successor Scott Balfour from assuming Huskilson’s executive position and continuing in his current role as the Chair of the Board at Emera-owned Nova Scotia Power,” reports Jennifer Henderson: A […]
One smart cat: Morning File, Thursday, December 8, 2016
News 1. The S-word No, not soccer, but we’ll start with that. Reports Chris Cochrane for Local Xpress: The top official with a new Canadian pro soccer league, planned for a 2018 start in several major Canadian cities, was in Halifax Wednesday for talks with those behind a proposed local franchise. Halifax-based sports promotion firm Sports & […]
All teachers (and a couple of ships): Morning File, Monday, December 5, 2016
News 1. Schools closed If you’ve been in a cave or solitary confinement or on a three-day acid trip, you’ve missed that on Saturday the Liberal government ordered all provincial schools closed starting today. What happens now? On their respective Facebook pages, Graham Steele and Andrew Younger have been posting their informed knowledge of house […]
Council preview: It looks like the Shaw Group is over-charging for the Purcells Cove Backlands
At tomorrow’s meeting, Halifax council will take up a staff recommendation to purchase the Purcells Cove Backlands: On April 26 2016, The Shaw Group and Nature Conservancy of Canada (Shaw/NCC) presented a proposal to Regional Council for HRM to acquire lands (subject lands) located in Purcell’s Cove for an Urban Wilderness Park. Staff has been completing the...