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Business case for P3 Outpatient Centre is finally made public

November 4, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

Some new light was shed today on the province’s controversial decision to choose a public-private-partnership (P3) model to build new healthcare facilities to replace the crumbling Victoria and Centennial buildings at the VG site of the QE2 Health Care Centre.  Last July, the former auditor general reported the secret process used to determine if P3...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre, Deloitte, Deputy TIR Minister Paul LaFleche, EllisDon, Gary Porter, Halifax Infirmary, John O’Connor, MLA Lisa Roberts, MLA Susan Leblanc, P3, QE2 Redevelopment Project, Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR), Value For Money analysis

MLAs grill Forestry Transition Team members

February 6, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

Sawmill operators whose secondary markets for wood chips have taken a hit as a result of the closure of the pulp mill in Pictou County will not be receiving any financial assistance from the Forestry Transition Fund established by the province. “Everything we do must be seen through the lens of international trade and we...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Andrea Anderson, Ava Czapalay, biomass, deputy Minister Julie Towers, Forestry Transition Fund, Forestry Transition Team, Kelliann Dean, MLA Lisa Roberts, Northern Pulp, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), PC leader Tim Houston, PC MLA Tory Rushton

Halifax rental vacancy drops to 1%, below Toronto, Vancouver

January 15, 2020 By Zane Woodford 9 Comments

Halifax’s apartment rental vacancy rate has dropped to a new low of 1% — below that of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its 2019 fall rental market survey on Wednesday. The numbers represent privately-owned apartments in buildings with three or more units, based on an annual survey conducted […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: affordable housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), councillor Waye Mason, Halifax rental market, Halifax vacancy rate, Immigration, Minister Labi Kousoulis, MLA Lisa Roberts, Neil Lovitt

Not enough is being done on the affordable housing front, say advocates

January 7, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

Last August, the federal government signed a 10-year-deal with the province of Nova Scotia to cost-share a $400-million-dollar contribution towards affordable housing. The timing couldn’t be better for people trying to find a place to live in Metro Halifax. Not only is the population growing but the vacancy rate is at a historic low —...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: affordable housing, Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS), Chantal Chassé, housing co-ops, Housing Nova Scotia, Jim Graham, Minister Nancy MacLellan, MLA Lisa Roberts, MLA Steve Craig, public housing, Tawaak Housing Association

PCs put fracking back on the agenda

April 24, 2019 By Joan Baxter 2 Comments

Five years since Stephen McNeil’s Liberal government placed a moratorium on fracking in Nova Scotia, the Progressive Conservative party seems intent on putting it back on the agenda. In February this year, the two PC members of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development — MLAs Pat Dunn and Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin — proposed […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Cumberland Energy Authority, Deputy Minister Simon d’Entremont, Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia, Fracking, MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, MLA Lisa Roberts, MLA Patt Dunn, Nova Scotia Fracking Resource and Action Coalition (NOFRAC), Oshean Junega, Pat Vinish, Progressive Conservative party (PC), Sandy MacMullin, shale gas development, Thomas Trappenberg

Government takes tentative first steps to reduce clearcutting

December 4, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson

The McNeil government is promising less clearcutting on crown lands through new “interim” harvesting guidelines introduced yesterday in response to a comprehensive report on forestry practices prepared by University of King’s College president Bill Lahey last August. It’s unclear how much the controversial practice will be reduced until after permanent guidelines are introduced by the...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: clearcutting, deputy Minister Julie Towers, Lahey report, Lands and Forestry Department, Minister Iain Rankin, MLA Lisa Roberts, Ray Plourde, Tory Rushton

The most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on: Morning File, Monday, November 20, 2017

November 20, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

Give us all your money! Or, you know, ten bucks a month. I’m no good at this “beg for subscriptions” thing, but I think I’m supposed to tell you that this is about the cost of a latte a week. Or about 33 cents a day — 32 cents on the long months; we’re really […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aly Thomson, Boston Christmas tree myth, Brett Bundale, CBRM secrecy, CFL franchise in Halifax, Don't trust a Tim, Graham Steele, Jeremy Fraser, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Mary Campbell, Micheline Leclerc, MLA Claudia Chender, MLA Lisa Roberts, Moshe Lander, smoke bomb in Wal-Mart, street checks, subscription drive, Tim Houston, Zane Woodford

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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