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To Hell and Back

Residential development that restricts traditional access to coastal land continues to raise the ire of South Shore residents.

August 7, 2020 By Linda Pannozzo 16 Comments

Standing at the edge of Hell Point in Kingsburg, it was difficult to get my bearings in the thick morning fog. I knew that somewhere out there was Cross Island and a stunning view of Gaff Point, but all I could see were some shore birds mingling in the pounding surf.   I was there […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, Province House Tagged With: Bill MacGillivray, Captain Winford Spindler, Countryside and Rights of Way (CROW) Act, David Mossman, David Murphy, David Walmark, Duckworth Real Estate, Ecology Action Centre (EAC), Gaff Point, Hell Point, Hirtles Beach, John Duckworth, Kingsburg, Kingsburg Community Association, Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nancy Anningson, NS coastline, Paddy Lounsbury, Peter Barss, Premier Darrell Dexter, public coastal access, shoreline ownership, South Shore, State of Nova Scotia’s Coast, Terry Greenlaw

Crowded beaches underscore the lack of coastal access

When the pandemic is over, and Nova Scotians can once again go to the beach, do they want to do so in a way that repeats the scenes of mid-March — with the majority crowding together at a handful of public sites — while private landowners dictate access everywhere else?

April 1, 2020 By Moira Donovan 4 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. As COVID-19 forces people to re-consider basic aspects of their lives — work, school, the role of government — there’s a question particular to Nova Scotia to contemplate: How easily, in a coastal province, we can actually access the ocean? Two weeks ago, as normal […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: beaches, Chris Trider, climate change, Coastal Protection Act, coastal strategy, Cole Harbour-Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park System, coronavirus, COVID-19, Ecology Action Centre (EAC), Lawrencetown, Nancy Anningson, Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR), pandemic, Premier Darrell Dexter, social distancing, surfing, Surfing Association of Nova Scotia, Tony Charles, Vic Ruzgys

Northern Pulp says it will continue to operate as a business

January 10, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

Nova Scotians learned two new and startling facts following a meeting of cabinet ministers in Halifax yesterday. Asked if he plans to stay and fight another election, Premier Stephen McNeil said yes, he’s staying. An hour later, Northern Pulp Nova Scotia issued a statement saying it wants to stay in Nova Scotia. The company is...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: biomass, Boat Harbour, hot idle, Minister Iain Rankin, NDP leader Gary Burrill, Northern Pulp closure, Paper Excellence, PC MLA Tory Rushton, Port Hawkesbury Paper, Premier Darrell Dexter, Premier Stephen McNeil

Northern Pulp, past and future: It ain’t over till it’s over

January 10, 2020 By Joan Baxter Leave a Comment

On December 20, 2019 Premier Stephen McNeil announced that the province would be respecting the Boat Harbour Act, and that Northern Pulp would have to stop pumping its effluent into the Boat Harbour treatment facility on January 31, 2020. Without the use of Boat Harbour, the Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County would have no […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Adam McInnis, Atlas Holdings, Blue Wolf Capita, Boat Harbour Act, Brian Baarda, Brian Hebert, Chief Andrea Paul, Elmsdale Lumber, Graham Kissack, hot idle, Kathy Cloutier, Kelliann Dean, Minister Gordon Wilson, MP Peter MacKay, Northern Pulp closure, Northern Pulp loans, Northern Resources Nova Scotia Corporation, Northern Timber, Paper Excellence, Pictou Landing First Nation (PLFN), Premier Darrell Dexter, Premier John Hamm, Premier Stephen McNeil, Robin Wilber, Widjaja family

By Any Other Name: Nova Scotia’s Department of Lands and Forestry just made “Clearcuts” disappear

February 16, 2019 By Linda Pannozzo 2 Comments

Nova Scotians who signed up to receive proposed harvest plans on Crown land might have noticed some disturbing changes recently. As of a few days ago the maps no longer specify whether a proposed cut is a “clearcut” or not. The word was removed from the legend and the list of harvest prescription types. This […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Featured, Province House Tagged With: Bruce Nunn, Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, clearcut, Department of Lands and Forestry (DLF), Ecological Forestry of Southwest Nova, Ecology Action Centre, Forest Management Guide, Hardwood Hill, Harvest Plan Map Viewer (HPMV), Interim Retention Guide, Jamie Simpson, Krista Higdon, Minister Lloyd Hines, National Forestry Database (NFD), Premier Darrell Dexter, Ray Plourde, William Lahey

Let us eat cake

Since 1971, Nova Scotians have been paying the price for Michelin's success. And not just with grants and loans and the rest. We've been paying with our sovereignty and self-respect too.

October 28, 2018 By Stephen Kimber 1 Comment

Granton, Nova Scotia: Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. today announced two new projects at its Michelin Pictou County site… These projects, valued at $9 million and $12 million respectively, will add 150 new positions at the Michelin Pictou County site, and will make permanent 200 temporary positions that were slated previously to end in 2020. —Michelin […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Province House Tagged With: Buchanan government, corporate welfare, Michelin, Premier Darrell Dexter, Premier Robert Stanfield, Premier Stephen McNeil

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.

About the Halifax Examiner

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