News 1. Why aren’t Cabot Links or Ben Cowan-Dewar registered as lobbyists? “You would have to be completely foolhardy to question the brain trust that has formed to support spending public money to build an airport in Inverness but foolhardy’s my middle name so — hold my beer,” writes Mary Campbell for the Cape Breton Spectator: […]
The Halifax Examiner turns five years old today
Morning File, Tuesday, June 18, 2019
News 1. Five years The Halifax Examiner turns five years old today. On June 18, 2014, I made this site live and posted this video: Look how young I was! [cries] I had a pretty good idea where I wanted to take the Examiner, and I think it holds up: Much of the content on […]
We are eagerly awaiting the ridiculous architectural renderings that are certain to accompany the stadium sales pitch
Morning File, Monday, March 25, 2019
1. Leading With Transit “Listen, I wouldn’t blame you if you were done with discussing the future of transit in Halifax,” writes Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler: We had the Moving Forward Together (MFT) plan, for which thousands of folks chimed in with their hopes and dreams for buses in the region. Then we had […]
Science will determine just how much you people are pissing off your bartenders
Morning File, Tuesday, March 12, 2019
I’m Suzanne Rent and I’m filling in for Tim this morning. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Here’s a tip: Be nice to your servers and bartenders Oh, how I can relate to this story. Vanessa Myers, a psychology graduate student at Saint Mary’s University, is researching how customer interactions affect the […]
The city still doesn’t have a living wage ordinance, but the need for it hasn’t gone away
Morning File, Monday, January 14, 2019
News 1. Alton Gas “A retired geologist who worked for the province of Nova Scotia as well as the mining giant INCO says he has safety concerns about the proposed Alton Natural Gas Storage project,” reports Jennifer Henderson. Click here to read “UARB submission raises safety concerns about Alton Gas project.” This article is for […]
What’s going to happen to all those crows when the Motherhouse Lands get developed?
Morning File, Thursday, December 27, 2018
News 1. Zinc “ScoZinc Mining Ltd. said Monday December 24 that it is poised to be one of Canada’s next base metal producers after releasing a project update and improved economic study for its wholly-owned ScoZinc zinc-lead mine in Nova Scotia,” reports Resource World Magazine: The forecast came after the company said it has completed additional […]
Halifax Harbour is not the world’s second-largest harbour. It’s not even close.
Morning File, Friday, May 4, 2018
News 1. Drill, baby, drill: “Nova Scotia is once again expressing concerns over the impact of federally mandated marine protected areas,” reports Paul Withers for the CBC: This time, it is Premier Stephen McNeil — just back from a big oil and gas conference in Houston — who says offshore oil and gas exploration should […]
Teachers won’t strike: Morning File, Friday, March 2, 2018
News 1. Teachers The government tabled its Education Reform Act (Bill 72) yesterday. You can read the text of the bill here, and the government’s press release about it here. The Nova Scotia Teachers Union then issued the following release: NSTU suspends job action Following numerous compromises by the McNeil government, the NSTU will not […]
Matt Whitman’s idiocy and free speech: Morning File, Tuesday, February 27, 2018
News 1. Windsor & Hantsport Railway “A Virginia businessman wants a piece of the action before the city can turn the old Windsor & Hantsport Railway into a trail,” writes Rick Grant: Robert T. Schmidt’s claim to all of the rail line is contested, and the province has gone to court to force him to maintain […]
Stadium economic impact projections are nonsense: Morning File, Friday, January 12, 2018
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 […]