The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. On Friday, March 27, the provincial government gave Cermaq Canada an extension on the deadline to file an application for its options to lease in four bays in the province. The firm is part of Cermaq Global, formerly a Norwegian state-controlled salmon producer purchased by […]
“Rally” to oppose Cermaq’s proposed industrial-scale fish farms in Mahone and St. Margaret’s Bays draws large crowd
About 300 people gathered at a “rally” and information session held Sunday in Upper Tantallon in opposition to Cermaq Canada’s proposed industrial-scale salmon farm expansion into Mahone Bay and St. Margaret’s Bay. The event was organized by the Twin Bays Coalition, a group that recently coalesced in response to the government granting the global-aquaculture giant […]
You’re already getting a tax increase because of the convention centre
Morning File, Wednesday, April 25, 2018
News 1. City budget “They flirted with the idea of dipping into the savings account to lower the number, but in the end Halifax regional councillors approved the municipality’s budget for the year ahead with an increase of nearly 2 per cent to the average property tax bill,” reports Zane Woodford for Metro: Councillor Tim Outhit […]