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CN wants to buy HalTerm, and what that means for other prospective megaports in Nova Scotia

Morning File, Friday, December 7, 2018

December 7, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News 1. ServiCom ServiCom has closed its call centre in Sydney, and laid off all 600 workers. “ServiCom site director Todd Riley blasted the company’s executive team for misleading him and all employees at the centre,” reports Chris Shannon for the Cape Breton Post: “Any time would be hard, but Christmastime? To me, it’s a very […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alicia Draus, Canadian National Railway Co. (CN), Chris Shannon, Deputy Mayor Tony Mancini, Evelyn White, Halterm, Jean Jacques Ruest, Justin Boutilier, Maurice Ruddick, megaport, plastic bag ban, Rick Grant, ServiCom, Stephen Archibald and Acadian Bus Lines terminal, Susan Bradley, Tiffany Chase, Todd Riley, Tufts Cove oil spill, Zane Woodford

The strange history of Halifax’s streetlight selection and the apparent demise of LED Roadway Lighting

Morning File, Monday, July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News 1. Yarmouth ferry “I could say I told them so — and I did, way back when ‘them’ was still Rodney Macdonald and his Tories, and from then on forward through Darrell Dexter and Stephen McNeil to whatever same-old-same-old will come next — but I’d have to stand in a too-long line behind all […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alltrade Industrial Contractors, Chuck Cartmill, Cree, CUPE 4764, Denise Russell, El Jones, G.J. Cahill and Company, Holophane, LED bulbs, LED Roadway Lighting, Phillips, restorative justice workers job action, Shila LeBlanc, Spring Garden Road streetscape RFP, streetlights, Tiffany Chase, Windsor and Young Street development

Are the smart meters Nova Scotia Power wants to install on our houses smart enough?

Energy consultant Peter Ritchie claims the utility is dumbing down its tech upgrade so consumers won't conserve power.

January 19, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson

Are smart meters Nova Scotia Power is proposing to install on every home over the next few years as smart as they should be? Will ratepayers get the best bang for their buck ($133 million to automate meter-reading and provide them with online read-outs of daily energy consumption), or is the utility missing an opportunity...

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Bruce Outhouse, Emera, Jennifer Henderson, John Merrick, Nova Scotia Power smart meters, Peter Ritchie, Tiffany Chase, Utility and Review Board, Zigbee

A series of segues: Morning File, Thursday, July 6, 2017

July 6, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 9 Comments

News 1. Corey Rogers Yesterday, the Public Prosecution Service issued this rather cryptic release: The Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has asked the Manitoba Prosecution Service to provide legal advice to the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) on its ongoing investigation into a 2016 death in Halifax Regional Police cells. On June 16, 2016, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: $3000 FOIPOP, Aly Thomson, Bill Turpin, Corey Rogers, Dan MacRury, Dave MacDonald, death in police custody, Dennis Theman, FOIPOP: successful WIPSI funding applications, Freedom of Information, Gary Basso, Ghost the cat, Jerri Southcott, Martin Herschorn, Mary Campbell, More on the PPS (Public Prosecution Service), Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service (PPS), osprey nest Lunenburg County, Ray Ivany, Ron Fetterly, Ron J. MacDonald, Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), Tiffany Chase, Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive (WIPSI)

DFO hasn’t decided whether to charge Nova Scotia Power for massive fish kill

"Tens of thousands" of fish died along the Gaspereau river because the utility increased the flow through the White Rock hydro station for the Rubber Duck Race.

June 18, 2017 By Jennifer Henderson

Three weeks after fishermen reported a massive fish kill of gaspereau along the Gaspereau River near Wolfville, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans still has little to say about either the estimated size of the kill or whether charges will be laid against Nova Scotia Power under the federal Fisheries Act. The Act includes sections...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Darren Porter, David Jennings, David Rodenhiser, fish kill Gaspereau River, Nova Scotia Power fish kill, Tiffany Chase

Newer accessible buses considered unsafe by riders

January 24, 2017 By Erica Butler

By the end of March, Halifax buses will be 100 per cent of the accessible low floor (ALF) variety. That’s an important step forward in the slow march towards equal access for those of us with mobility challenges. Put that milestone next to the recent beta-testing of a new stop announcement system, and Halifax Transit appears...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Gus Reed, Halifax Transit, Paul Vienneau, Tiffany Chase, wheelchair restraints

One smart cat: Morning File, Thursday, December 8, 2016

December 8, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 21 Comments

News 1. The S-word No, not soccer, but we’ll start with that. Reports Chris Cochrane for Local Xpress: The top official with a new Canadian pro soccer league, planned for a 2018 start in several major Canadian cities, was in Halifax Wednesday for talks with those behind a proposed local franchise. Halifax-based sports promotion firm Sports & […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: automated stop announcements, Canadian Premier League, Cassie Williams, Centre Plan exemptions, Chris Cochrane, Derek Martin, Ehab Soliman, Graham Steele, John Risley, Joseph Howe cartoon, Karen Casey, Mary Campbell, Piper the cat, Shannon Park, Sports & Entertainment Atlantic, stadium, Stephen Archibald, Tiffany Chase

Rethinking the Willow Tree

Could closing off a street actually make traffic move faster? We're missing out on an opportunity to find out.

October 4, 2016 By Erica Butler 9 Comments

The Willow Tree intersection at Robie Street and Quinpool Road is one of Halifax’s craziest crossroads. While it’s not on the city’s immediate list for a fix, it represents an amazing opportunity to make improvements that could benefit drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians simultaneously. And we could even reclaim some public space in the Halifax Common while […]

Filed Under: City Hall, Featured Tagged With: Ben Wedge, Halifax Cycling Coalition, NACTO, National Association of City Transportation Officials, roundabout, Tiffany Chase, Traffic, Willow Tree intersection

Is congestion pricing part of our transportation solution?

Things like cordon tolls could address "fundamental issue of misaligned incentives" says report

August 30, 2016 By Erica Butler

There’s an oft-cited though oft-ignored truth in transportation planning. I like to express it in Field of Dreams terms: if you build it, they will come. When faced with clogged roads, we often respond by building more road capacity, if we can afford it. But after incurring the debt required to build more vehicle lanes,...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured Tagged With: Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, congestion charge, Halifax Transit, Integrated Mobility Plan, Steve Snider, Tiffany Chase

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