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Halifax councillors consider saving snow shovelling from COVID-19 cuts

May 15, 2020 By Zane Woodford 3 Comments

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Councillors hope to save a program that makes for more comprehensive snow clearing on the Halifax peninsula. During a budget committee meeting on Friday — the continuation of the rebuilding of the city’s recast COVID-19 budget with $85 million in cuts — councillors voted in […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News Tagged With: CAO Jacque Dubé, coronavirus, councillor Bill Karsten, Councillor David Hendsbee, councillor Matt Whitman, Councillor Russell Walker, Councillor Sam Austin, Councillor Tim Outhit, councillor Waye Mason, COVID-19, Denise Schofield., easing restrictions, Halifax city operating budget 2020/21, Mayor Mike Savage, pandemic, reopening beaches, sidewalk snow clearing, snow removal

“Paving the streets with gold”: Why Halifax council turned down a look into raising standards for sidewalk snow-clearing

February 14, 2019 By Erica Butler 6 Comments

One of the more telling moments of budget season in Halifax was not even a part of city council’s official budget discussion. At a regular council meeting on January 29, Councillor Shawn Cleary asked for a report assessing the costs and benefits of tightening up the standards for snow-clearing in Halifax. His fellow councillors, seemingly […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Brad Anguish, CAO Jaques Dubé, councillor Bill Karsten, Councillor Mancini, councillor Richard Zurawski, councillor Shawn Cleary, Councillor Tim Outhit, councillor Waye Mason, Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP), sidewalk snow clearing

The Donkin mine is a disaster waiting to happen

Morning File, Thursday, January 3, 2018

January 3, 2019 By Tim Bousquet 19 Comments

News 1. Donkin collapse “Work at the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton has been suspended after a roof collapse late last week,” reports the CBC: There was no mining operation underway when the collapse occurred Dec. 28 and no injuries were reported, said Shannon Kerr, a spokesperson for the provincial Labour Department. … Donkin mine vice-president Shannon […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alicia Draus, Charles Mandel, Chris Blanchard, Chris Cline, Devon Cupery, Don Blankenship, Donkin mine roof collapse, ice on sidewalks, John Calder, Kameron Coal, Massey Energy, Performance Coal Company, Shannon Campbell, Shannon Kerr, sidewalk snow clearing, Springhill Mining Disaster, The Cline Group, The Wisconsin Resource Council, Waye Mason, Zane Woodford

The city can do a better job clearing snow from sidewalks, says councillor Shawn Cleary

The city's new Integrated Mobility Plan may finally settle the argument over what's possible in Halifax sidewalk clearing standards.

February 7, 2018 By Erica Butler

If you walk, roll, bike, or bus around Halifax in the winter, even the relatively mild one we are currently having, you have probably muttered under your breath at some point, “when will they figure out how to clear the *&^%$ snow in this city?” The short answer, for another year, is: not quite yet....

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: councillor Shawn Cleary, Eliza Jackson, Erica Butler, sidewalk snow clearing

Snow, sidewalks, and setting our sights a little higher

Winter sidewalk clearing is under-prioritized in Halifax, and this spring we'll have a chance to change that.

February 23, 2017 By Erica Butler 6 Comments

According to the 2011 sort-of-census, over 77 per cent of people in downtown Halifax get to their jobs by walking, biking, or using transit. In the university district, it’s about 72 per cent. And in the near north end, where I live, it’s about 69 per cent. That’s a whole heck of a lot of […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Dalhousie snow removal, HRM’s Sidewalk Clearing Timelines, Shawn Cleary, sidewalk snow clearing, Waye Mason

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.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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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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