News 1. Stadium This item is written by Tim Bousquet. Halifax council yesterday rejected Sam Austin’s bid to immediately end a staff review of the Schooners’ stadium proposal. Had Austin been successful, the stadium proposal would have effectively been rejected. In October 2018, council passed a motion outlining how it would deal with the stadium […]
It’s the People’s Arena: we paid for it, we own it
Morning File, Thursday, October 11, 2018
News 1. P3s explained Does the McNeil government’s announcement that the QEII New Generation project will be financed by a P3 (public-private partnership) arrangement leave you scratching your head in confusion? It should. So many arguments are tossed out to justify the decision, but none of those are explained in detail or backed up by hard […]
Too many walls and not enough bridges
Morning File, Tuesday, October 9, 2018
News 1. Chris Mosher I reported over the weekend: After he was charged with sexual assault and then for repeatedly violating the conditions of his release, Halifax cop Chris Mosher was fired last year by the Halifax police department. But Mosher has successfully appealed his firing, and has received a cash payout from the city […]