News 1. Lost crew from cruise ships Lawyer Jim Walker points us to a recent (December) “man overboard” incident from the cruise sip Vision of the Seas. An investigation of the incident was conducted by the Commonwealth of the Bahamas because that’s where ship owner Royal Caribbean Cruise Line registers its vessels. The investigation found that a […]
Majority come out against a Willow Tree high-rise
The public was heard last night on the proposed 20-storey (and still, somehow, possible 25-storey) tower at the northwest corner of the Willow Tree intersection in Halifax. Councillors spent about four hours hearing from the project developer and just over 40 people, with many more people filling up the gallery and an overflow viewing room...
Chronicle Herald strike hitting arts organizations hard
The newsroom strike at the Chronicle Herald, now in its tenth month, is hitting arts organizations in the pocketbook. “We’ve seen our [audience] numbers drop by half,” said Pamela Halstead, a director at the Valley Summer Theatre in Wolfville. “We’ve lost tens of thousands of dollars.” Halstead was speaking this morning at a press conference called by […]