Windsor and Hantsport Railway Archives

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Part of the aboiteau, construction material and rail line remain within the crossing (breach) location, in February 2018.

The province spent $4 million to replace the Halfway River aboiteau, and just months later it is already failing

by Tim Bousquet August 20, 2019October 20, 2022

News 1. Halfway River aboiteau In 2017, the Halfway River aboiteau collapsed. The aboiteau was essentially a dike or dam that at low tide allowed water to flow out to the Bay of Fundy but restricted the flow of water back into the river at high tide. It was an ancient construction — I haven’t been […]

City Hall, Investigation, Province House

A Virginia businessman wants a piece of the action before the city can turn the old Windsor & Hantsport Railway into a trail

by Rick Grant February 26, 2018October 20, 2022

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents

PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

2020 MASS MURDERS

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

Tag: Windsor and Hantsport Railway

The province spent $4 million to replace the Halfway River aboiteau, and just months later it is already failing

A Virginia businessman wants a piece of the action before the city can turn the old Windsor & Hantsport Railway into a trail

Internal documents show Nova Scotia’s Liberal government assumed Northern Pulp links to Asia Pulp & Paper, links Paper Excellence execs deny

Halifax Fire deputy chief pleads with residents to stop illegal burns, as new fires blaze in HRM

IBC: Holds on new insurance policies common on purchase of homes within wildfire radius

Tantallon wildfire 50% contained; new fire in Shelburne County, while others out of control

New fire, more evacuations in Shelburne County as other fires continue to blaze out of control