A woman is dead and a man is in hospital with severe brain damage after they slept in a car. Nancy Mailman and Travis Tremblay were found in the car on Vault Road, near Kingston, N.S., early Thursday morning, Jan. 21. The couple’s dog also died in the car. Chace Melvin, Tremblay’s son, said neighbours […]
A man gets a roof as Halifax quibbles with group’s band-aid solution to homelessness
Andrew Goodsell got a roof over his head this weekend. For the past few months, he’s been in a sleeping bag on park benches and outside libraries. On Saturday, he moved into one of Halifax Mutual Aid’s new shelters in Dartmouth — the second the group of anonymous volunteers has dispatched to a tract of […]
Neighbours appeal approval of Halifax development where demolition started before eviction was complete
Three people who live near the corner of Oxford and North streets are appealing the municipality’s approval of a development proposal for the site where a developer started demolition before every tenant had moved out. At its meeting next week, Halifax regional council’s Regional Centre Community Council is scheduled to hear the appeal of the […]
Halifax councillors approve plan to boost debt to cover climate change, transit, active transportation projects
Halifax regional council’s budget committee voted Wednesday in favour of a plan from municipal finance staff to pay for the kinds of transformative projects council has approved over the last few years. The staff report, by Bruce Fisher, manager of fiscal planning and policy and Crystal Nowlan, manager of asset management, said the city’s capital...
Development agreement approved for Adsum project receiving federal housing cash through Halifax
Halifax councillors voted Tuesday to approve a new development agreement for one of three affordable housing projects receiving federal funding through the municipality. After a public hearing at the Halifax and West Community Council, councillors voted unanimously in favour of the development agreement for Adsum Women and Children’s property in Lakeside. The proposal from Adsum […]
Halifax councillors reject John Risley’s mansion-connecting request
Billionaire John Risley called into the meeting to make the case himself, but he couldn’t convince enough councillors to let him connect his two south end mansions. Following an appeal hearing at the Halifax and West Community Council’s meeting on Tuesday, councillors voted to uphold the planning department’s decision to deny Risley’s request for a variance...
Halifax councillors to consider $7 million for new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Councillors will consider spending $7 million on the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia as part of their 2021-2022 budget deliberations. Halifax regional council’s Audit and Finance Standing Committee asked for a staff report on Tuesday on the request from the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) — equal to a little more than 5%...
Halifax police board hits pause on body-worn cameras
The city’s board of police commissioners wants to wait at least a year before putting body-worn cameras on Halifax Regional Police officers. At the board’s meeting on Monday, it voted unanimously in favour of a motion from Coun. Lindell Smith to ask the police to develop policies for the use of the cameras, along with […]
Two new COVID cases announced in Nova Scotia, Strang says people are lying to contact tracers
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Nova Scotia’s premier and chief medical officer of health defended the province’s vaccine rollout and urged people to tell the truth if contacted public health during Friday’s COVID-19 briefing. The province announced two new cases on Friday — […]
Halifax council candidates blithely broke the new campaign contribution rules, and the municipality didn’t do anything about it
David Hendsbee, Nicole Johnson, and Steve Streatch violated the contribution regulations, and nine other candidates didn’t even bother to file the required paperwork.
One long-serving Halifax regional councillor broke the rules in last fall’s municipal election along with another candidate in his district, and several other candidates didn’t even file their papers, according to campaign finance documents published this week. Despite several contraventions, punishable by fines of at least $500, it doesn’t appear the elections office has taken […]
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