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The green episode: Examineradio, episode #79

September 16, 2016 By Russell Gragg 2 Comments

This week, alongside a number of international military warships and a crap-ton (sorry, crap-tonne) of cruise ships, the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise docked in the Halifax harbour, fresh off a tour in Nunavut. Examineradio contributor Francella Fiallos took a tour of the boat and spoke with some of its crew members. On Thursday, approximately 60 protesters gathered […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Cape Breton Star, Chronicle Herald, energy, environment, Examineradio, Greenpeace, Mark Lever, Mi'kmaq, military, podcast, Shubenacadie, Yarmouth ferry

Mixed metaphors: Morning File, Friday, September 16, 2016

September 16, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 14 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Irving The multi-billion dollar ship construction project has started, so what’s the economic impact? “Watch your mail for a glossy, 16-page magazine brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding later this month. Every homeowner in the Halifax Regional Municipality is supposed to get one, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrew Curran, Bob Parker, Cape Breton Star, Chronicle Herald, David Phillips, Graham Steele, Halifax Typographical Union, Irving, Linda Mosher, metaphor hell, Russell Walker, Ships Start Here, Yarmouth ferry

The Yarmouth ferry: a review

August 27, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

I took the ferry from Yarmouth to Portland Wednesday. The boat departs at 8:30am, but you’re required to be there by 7:30am, so realistically that means overnighting in Yarmouth. I had hoped to explore Yarmouth a bit Tuesday, but didn’t arrive until 7:30pm, so after checking in at the Lakelawn Hotel, I only had time […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Featured, Province House Tagged With: Alakai, Tourism, Yarmouth ferry

Richard Butts, Clayton Developments, and the Purcells Cove backlands: Morning File: Wednesday, August 17, 2016

August 17, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 15 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Richard Butts, Clayton Developments, and the Purcells Cove backlands Let’s have a quick refresher on the Purcells Cove backlands, which is that stretch of undeveloped land roughly between Spryfield and Purcells Cove. The backlands are the site of two large lakes — Colpitt and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Allan Shaw, Annapolis Group, Anton Selkowitz, Barry Dalrymple, Bob Bjerke, Clayton Developments, Craig Smith, Jodrey, John Risley, Linda Mosher, Morning File, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Purcells Cove backlands, Reg Rankin, Richard Butts, Stephen Adams, Stephen Kimber, Yarmouth ferry

Northern Pulp wants to poison our forests: Morning File, Thursday, August 11, 2016

August 11, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 7 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Glyphosate “Northern Pulp’s plan to spray more than 1,300 hectares of woodland in Colchester and Halifax counties has some detractors stumped,” reports Francis Campbell for Local Xpress: Northern Pulp has applied to the provincial Environment Department for a permit to apply VisionMax on 27 woodland […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Felicia Latour, Francis Campbell, Glyphosate, Heather Fairbairn, Kerry Campbell, Marieke Walsh, Mark Laventure, Michael Gorman, Morning File, Northern Pulp, Pam Mood, Peter Kelly, Stephen McNeil, Terrance MacDonald, Yarmouth ferry

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In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

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Episode 85 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

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