News 1. Vandalism threatens trees at Public Gardens Ever heard of girdling? You might know it by another name: ring-barking. For those unfamiliar, it’s the act of removing a strip of bark from the entire circumference of a tree trunk or branch. This creates a bark-free ring on a tree; everything above that ring will […]
Omicron worries dominate Legislature’s Health Committee
Omicron and the BA.2 variant continue to play havoc with staffing at Nova Scotia hospitals, which have postponed most non-urgent, elective surgeries for a second week, and with no end in sight. There are currently 577 health care workers off the job because they have COVID-19 or someone in their immediate family has been infected....
Halifax heritage: Disappearing from the top down
Morning File, Friday, January 10, 2020
News 1. Northern Pulp We have two articles about Northern Pulp this morning. The first, by Jennifer Henderson, looks at Northern Pulp’s announcement that it will continue to operate as a business in Nova Scotia and is continuing with the environmental assessment for its proposed effluent pipe into the Northumberland Strait. As well, Henderson looks […]