There are signs democracy may be stirring again in Nova Scotia. As children and teachers go back to school next Tuesday, elected MLAs will go back to at least some semblance of regular business at the Legislature. After a five-month plus absence during the pandemic, the Health Committee will meet in person at the Legislature […]
Archives for September 2020
Is Halifax delaying affordable and seniors housing development next to the old Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children?
The people working to build affordable and seniors’ housing next to the old Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children are worried the municipality is unilaterally imposing delays on the project. But no matter the current planning dispute, those involved, and even a city councillor, believe the history of the property’s zoning reflects Halifax’s deep-rooted systemic […]
Where are the speeders in HRM? Everywhere, apparently
Morning File, Tuesday, September 1, 2020
News 1. Occupy North Mountain Joan Baxter reports on a sit-in by residents who live close to a piece of land near North Mountain in Kings County that is slated to be sprayed with glyphosate-based herbicide. The residents say they won’t leave the spot until spraying is cancelled or the permit expires at the end […]
Because of the pandemic, we’re cooking more at home; we’re also wasting a lot more food
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A new report released Tuesday suggests that Canadian households are wasting between 20 to 24 million kilograms more food each month since the pandemic began. The report focusing on food waste in the home during COVID-19 is a collaboration between Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab […]
Occupy North Mountain
Kings County residents opposed to aerial herbicide spraying on a Northern Pulp clearcut take action to try to stop it.
Residents who live close to a piece of land on North Mountain in Kings County that was clearcut two years ago and is now slated for aerial spraying of a glyphosate-based herbicide, have “occupied” the site, and they tell the Halifax Examiner that they don’t intend to leave until the spraying is cancelled or the […]
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