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The Archaeology of Loss

How industrial logging in the Mi’kmaq heartland is destroying a lot more than trees 

June 14, 2019 By Linda Pannozzo 1 Comment

“We were in wonderful moose country now.” At least this is how Albert Bigelow Paine described the Nova Scotia landscape he and three others journeyed through in his 1908 book The Tent Dwellers. The book tells the true story of a June trout fishing trip led by two guides, Charlie Charlton and Del Thomas, who […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Featured, Province House Tagged With: Alain Belliveau, Albert Bigelow Paine, Alces alces Americana, archaeological site, Black ash, Blomidon Naturalists Society, Bob Bancroft, Boreas Heritage, chain pickerel, Charlie Charlton, clearcutting, Dawn Makarowski, Del Thomas, Department of Lands and Forestry (DLF), Donna Crossland, East Coast Environmental Law (ECELaw), eastern ribbon snake, Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists, Forest Act, Forest and Range Practices Act, Forest Planning and Practice Regulations, Halifax Field Naturalists, Heritage Conservation Act, Indian Gardens, Jamie Simpson, Jeff Purdy, Jonathan Porter, Kejimkujik Lake, Kejimkujik National Park, Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO), Lisa Jarrett, Little Tobeatic Lake, Lord Dunraven, Mainland Moose, Mersey paper Company, Mersey River, Mi’kmaq archaeology, Mi’kmaq artifacts, Mi’kmaq reserves, Minister Iain Rankin, Netukulimk, Northern Parula, Ogômgigiag, Provincial Wilderness Areas, Randy Milton, Rossignol Lake, Sam Glode, Sara Beanlands, Special Places Protection Act, Thomas Millette, Tobeatic Wilderness Area, Tobeatic Wildlife Management Area, WestFor, wildlife sanctuaries, William Lahey

You’re adults now, and this is an actual crisis

Morning File, Wednesday, May 15, 2019

May 15, 2019 By Erica Butler 4 Comments

News 1. Keji braces for impact of invasive chain pickerel Chain pickerel first spotted last year in the water systems of Kejimkujik National Park are now spread throughout the park, reports Paul Withers for the CBC. “It’s kind of like a bad dream and it just keeps getting worse,” said Chris McCarthy, a Parks Canada […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Agricola Street, Atlantic Lotto, Bill Nye, Bridgewater, Chris McCarthy, climate hysteria, Energy Poverty Reduction Program, invasive chain pickerel, Keith Doucette, Keji, Kejimkujik National Park, Michael Gorman, P3 hospital, parking meters, Parks Canada, Paul LaFleche, Paul Withers, Perceptions of Change Project, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Quinpool development, Regional Centre developments, Smart Cities Challenge, survey political views and habits, Wellington Street

Truth Be Told: Nova Scotia’s forest department hires a PR firm with forest industry ties to help it with transparency

May 10, 2019 By Linda Pannozzo 5 Comments

Cover photo: recent drone shot of a clearcut located between Kejimkujik National Park and Lake Rossignol. Photo courtesy Jeff Purdy. The Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry (DLF) recently hired DG Communications, a public relations firm, to assess the department’s progress in meeting the recommendations of William Lahey’s Independent Review of Forest Practices, specifically […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Featured, Investigation, Province House Tagged With: clearcut, clearcutting on Crown lands, DG Communications, Ecology Action Centre (EAC), Forest Nova Scotia, Forest Products Association of Nova Scotia, Harvest Plans Map Viewer (HPMV), Jeff Purdy, Keji, Kejimkujik National Park, Lahey report, Lake Rossignol, Lisa Jarrett, Mike Lancaster, Natural Resources Strategy, Northern Pulp, Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry (DLF), Pam Davidson, Ray Plourde, St. Margaret’s Bay Stewardship Association

Racist rallies and invasive species in Nova Scotia

Morning File, Monday, August 20, 2018

August 20, 2018 By Erica Butler 9 Comments

Hi, I’m Erica Butler, your Examiner transportation columnist, filling in for Tim today and tomorrow. News 1. Film industry Writes Stephen Kimber: IATSE Local 849, the union that represents most film technicians in the province, has statistics showing its members worked 40,687 days in 2014, earning $11,120,665 in gross pay and pensions. In 2017, those […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Rankin, Brian Hill, Bruce Wark, Cape Sharp Tidal, child refugees in Canada, Erica Butler, invasive chain pickerel, Jenny Cowley, Kejimkujik National Park, National Citizens' Alliance (NCA), Paul Withers, Rebecca Lau, Silas Brown, tidal turbine

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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