When classes resume in Nova Scotia public schools next week, the provincial government says students and staff will have to continue drinking bottled water because — despite a commitment made last year — the government has yet to prove their drinking water isn’t contaminated with lead. And while the government says every school will have […]
Archives for September 2020
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives updates living wage for Halifax to $21.80
A living wage in Halifax in 2020 is $21.80 according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The CCPA released the report by Chelsea Driscoll and Christine Saulnier, “Living wages in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 2020,” on Wednesday. It’s an update to the CCPA’s 2018 calculation of $19 for Halifax. […]
The Abdi siblings speak out
Morning File, Wednesday, September 2, 2020
News 1. In a lawsuit, Fatouma and Abdoul Abdi allege years of abuse while they were children in care Remember Abdoul Abdi? The Government of Canada wanted to deport him after he was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to prison. Abdi was not a citizen, and under rules brought in under the federal immigration […]
“There was no care”
Fatouma Abdi is suing the province. Today, she is ready to tell her story.
This article contains descriptions of the abuse and sexual assault of minors. It is a cold January night in 2018, in a gym at Sackville High School. Justin Trudeau is holding a town hall meeting, one of a series he will hold across Canada. Outside, protestors have gathered to resist the deportation of Abdoul Abdi, […]
Fatouma and Abdoul Abdi say they were repeatedly abused while children in custody of the province
This article contains descriptions of the abuse and sexual assault of minors. Fatouma and Abdoul Abdi have filed a lawsuit against the province of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, alleging repeated incidents of childhood abuse while they were children and wards of the province. Akoma Family Centre Incorporated and Akoma Holdings […]
Progress is being made in bringing high-speed internet to rural Nova Scotia, but the pace is frustratingly slow
Bell Canada was awarded a $59.6 million contract yesterday to deliver high-speed internet to 32,000 Nova Scotia households and businesses. Bell’s fibre optic network will provide coverage to 100 communities from the Pubnicos in the south of the province to Ecum Secum on the Eastern Shore and Gabarus on Cape Breton. The roughly $60-million from […]
Halifax councillor unsatisfied with staff reports on pedestrian push buttons and other road safety measures, points to internal transportation ‘crisis’
Nearly two years after he asked for a report on eliminating pedestrian push buttons in Halifax, what Coun. Waye Mason got back doesn’t even answer the question he asked. And it’s one of multiple information reports to council on Tuesday that Mason and other councillors believe show the municipality needs to change the way it […]
Halifax council approves secondary and backyard suites following public hearing
Secondary and backyard suites are legal across the municipality after Halifax regional council unanimously approved bylaw amendments following a public hearing Tuesday night. Also known as granny suites or in-law suites, secondary suites are added apartments located inside single-unit homes. Backyard suites are the same thing, but in an accessory building like a garage. While...
Psychologist: parents shouldn’t let their anxiety over school reopening spook their children
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Halifax psychologist and university professor says the benefits of next week’s return to school far outweigh the risks, and we must be mindful of how our fears impact our children. “We can’t get into an avoidance cycle because of our fear. That’s how fear […]
Council asks for staff report on committee to shepherd Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes park
Halifax councillors want to create a new committee to guide and monitor the creation of a park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes. Council voted unanimously in favour of an amended motion to that effect from Coun. Richard Zurawski at its meeting on Tuesday. It’s the fourth month in a row in which council has debated...