News 1. Halifax preparing police as People’s Park residents stay put We’ve known for nearly two months that, despite what Halifax councillors have previously promised, and fears of a repeat of last summer’s chaos, police would eventually be involved again in evicting people camping on public land. It was just a matter of time. That […]
Couple selling business in Mahone Bay after “unbearable” two years, staff shortages
The owners of The Biscuit Eater Café & Books in Mahone Bay have decided to sell their business and the historic building in which it’s located. Jessika Hepburn, 39, who owns and operates the award-winning café and bookstore with her husband, Chris Graham, 38, say the reasons for selling are “multilevel.” “The last year has […]
The housing crisis on the South Shore
Morning File, Wednesday, November 4, 2020
It’s November and that means it’s subscription drive time here at the Halifax Examiner. Your subscriptions are what support the Examiner and its writers. So, I’m writing today’s Morning File because of your support. I started reading the Examiner in its early days when it was a one-man show with Tim writing Morning Files and […]
To Hell and Back
Residential development that restricts traditional access to coastal land continues to raise the ire of South Shore residents.
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 […]