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Polishing a turd: Mayor Mike Savage says the fiscal disaster of the convention centre is a “good news story”

Morning File, Wednesday, April 11, 2018

April 11, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 16 Comments

News 1. Densely calculated density In a Herculean reporting effort, Jennifer Henderson dives deep into the Centre Plan and what it means in terms of the dollar values in the deals the city makes with developers. In particular: In return for “public benefits” — affordable housing units, public art, and the like — the city […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: advertorials, Alex Quon, BP drilling on Scotian Shelf part 2, Cabot Links and Inverness Beach Park, Convention Centre fiscal disaster, councillor Waye Mason, Erica Butler, Events East, Freedom of Information website down, Keith Doucette, Mary Campbell, Mayor Mike Savage, Neal Livingston, pedestrian struck by bus Spring Garden Road, Scotia Green Dispensary employee busted, Scotia Green Dispensary robbed

The second cruise ship berth may be Sydney’s very own Washmill underpass fiasco

Morning File, Thursday, April 5, 2018

April 5, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

1. Transit passes “The province and the city are cooperating on a plan that will put transit passes into the hands of 16,800 people with some of the lowest incomes in Halifax,” reports Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler: The potential deal includes everyone within range of a bus stop receiving income assistance, including those currently […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill Turpin, CBRM Mayor Cecil Clarke, Chief Justice Michael MacDonald, Chrétien–McNeil meeting, doctor shortage in Metro, DSME plant, Haley Ryan, Jean Laroche, John McCracken, Judge Gregory Lenehan, Karen Foster, Keith Doucette, Mary Campbell, megaprojects, Michael Gorman, Northern Pulp Mill releases communications, Nova Scotia minimum wage increase, NS Health Authority, Sydney's second cruise ship berth

The problems with the testing relied on by the Glaze Report: Morning File, Thursday, February 22, 2018

February 22, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 12 Comments

News 1. Teachers “The Nova Scotia Teachers Union’s executive announced most of its members voted in favour of illegal job action, but president Liette Doucet said the union is inviting the province to work with it,” reports the CBC: “We want Minister Churchill and the premier to meet with us to discuss the recommendations of the Glaze report,” Doucet […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Abdoul Abdi deportation hearing, Benjamin Perryman, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Glaze Report, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, Liette Doucette, Mary Campbell, Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU), recyclable textiles, standardized tests, Textile recycling, town hall meeting, Yvette d'Entremont

The Suspicious Package road tour continues: Morning File, Thursday, February 15, 2018

February 15, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 4 Comments

1. Bus Rapid Transit “Citizens gathered Monday afternoon and evening to look at preliminary sketches of what a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network might look like for Halifax,” reports Halifax Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler. “Or did they? The citizens were there, but I’m not entirely sure what they were looking at amounts to BRT.” […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: "Needlessly institutionalized report comes out, Ian Stewart, Leo Glavine private email, Marieke Walsh, Mary Campbell, Northern Pulp's mill waste, Paul Withers, Suspicious Package Bi Hi, Suspicious Packages continued, Zane Woodford

An interview with friendly dogs: Morning File, Monday, February 12, 2018

February 12, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

1. PC Leadership race Reporter Jennifer Henderson attended the Progressive Conservative Party’s annual general meeting Friday night. Former leader Jaimie Baillie was notably absent, but Henderson heard from each of the five prospective future leaders, who positioned themselves such that Henderson dubbed them “The Reformer” (Tim Houston), “The Woman” (Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin), “The Dark Horse” (Julie […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Abdoul Abdi emergency request, Albert Barbusci, Benjamin Perryman, Chris Enn's wife beaten and kidnapped, Halifax Transit filed an ethics complaint, James Power House restoration, Mary Campbell, Port of Sydney CEO Marlene Usher, Sydney container terminal skepticism, Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (SHIP), Tristan Cleveland, Wanderers Ground bleachers

In all of us command: Morning File, Thursday, February 8, 2018

February 8, 2018 By Erica Butler 12 Comments

Hi, I’m Erica Butler, the Examiner’s transportation writer, filling in this morning while Tim is off visiting his mom. News 1. Sidewalk snow clearing Councillor Shawn Cleary is taking another stab at fixing sidewalk (and bike lane) snow clearing in Halifax, with a motion slated for council’s transportation committee this month. Erica Butler talks to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: bus lane on Gottingen, CBRM Mayor Cecil Clarke declares candidacy, Cooke Aquaculture gets the boot, Elizabeth McMillan, Erica Butler, Gender identity in prison, Jordi Morgan and Red Tape Reduction, Mary Campbell, Matt Neville, Matthew Percy, O Canada gender neutral, Rebecca Rose, Waye Mason and Cornwallis statue

Justice demands that we clear the records of people convicted on cannabis charges: Morning File, Thursday, February 1, 2018

February 1, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. Waiting for the train “Upgrading the Sydney to Truro rail line to the point where it can handle double-stacked containers won’t come cheap, according to a study just completed for the Port of Sydney Development Corporation, but the fix is needed if Sydney’s dreams of becoming a major container terminal are ever to be […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Vaughan, Bassam Al-Rawi acquittal overturned, Cornwallis statue came down yesterday, criminalization of cannabis, Haley Ryan, Halifax Examiner and Cape Breton Spectator's Joint Investigative Fund, Mary Campbell, Mayor Cecil Clarke's trip to China, Nova Scotia minimum wage increase, poverty wages, Rick Grant, Selena Ross, Waiting for the train

Family drama: Morning File, Thursday, January 25, 2018

January 25, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 23 Comments

News 1. Baillie forced out by allegations of sexual harassment Yesterday, on the lunch hour, PC leader and MLA Jamie Baillie cryptically tweeted that he was resigning immediately:   Then, at 3:13pm, the PC issued this statement: PC PARTY STATEMENT January 24, 2018 For immediate release HALIFAX, NS – The following is a joint statement […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alfred Kroeber, Avis Glaze, Donald McLeod Campbell, Dr. Fingers, Education Minister Zach Churchill, Glaze Report, Graham Steele, Ishi, Jamie Baillie sexual harassment allegations, Mary Campbell, Matt Whitman does something stupid, Matt Whitman ignorant or racist, NDP Leader Gary Burrill re Jamie Baillie, NSLC request for information, Rebecca Joseph, recreational cannabis, Ross Lord, school boards to be eliminated, Theodora Kroeber, Ursula Le Guin, WestFor clearcut

Taking it to the bank: Morning File, Thursday, January 18, 2018

January 18, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 13 Comments

News 1. Melford Mary Campbell discusses the business case for the proposed Melford Terminal on the Strait of Canso. Campbell was contacted by Richie Mann, the former MLA who now runs “government relations” for Melford International Terminal Inc, and the two had an interesting discussion about the differences between the proposed Sydney terminal and the proposed Melford […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aaron Beswick responds, affordable housing, APL Properties, Class A office space downtown, Cobequid Pass tolls, George Armoyan, Joachim Stroink, Judy Haiven, living wage, Mary Campbell, Melford terminal, minimum wage, Northern Pulp advertorial, Richie Mann, Rights At Work Nova Scotia, Shawn Cleary is conflicted, Sylvain Charlebois, Tom Ayers, Willow Tree proposal, World Trade and Convention Centre, Zane Woodford

Stadium economic impact projections are nonsense: Morning File, Friday, January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Accessible transportation Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler looks at two problems with accessible transportation — an ever-shrinking fleet of accessible taxis and an ever-increasing demand for Access-A-Bus — and sees a solution: Gerry Post thinks there’s a way to fix both these problems with one move: start contracting accessible taxis to take on […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anthony Leblanc, autism, Deloitte, Dylan Ames, Emma Smith, Gardner Pinfold, Marieke Walsh, Mary Campbell, Maureen Brennan, no snow, Nursing home homicide, polishing bullshit, Richard Woodbury, Stadium and economic impact projections, The Yelp and Trip Advisor marketing war, Trade Centre Limited, Trevor Tombe

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