News Views In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Power The Canadian Press reports: NB Power and Nova Scotia Power say they’re teaming up for a pilot project they say could save the utilities up to $20 million in fuel costs and may help reduce rate increases for customers. The Crown-owned New Brunswick utility and Nova […]
Examineradio Episode #5
This week, Coun. Linda Mosher found not guilty of traffic infraction after hitting cyclist with SUV; Halifax (née Metro) Transit to finally get long-awaited GPS system; Coun. Waye Mason weighs in on what to do with the Khyber Building; and Halifax Fire Chief Doug Trussler defends his reorganization plan after getting an earful from city council. Listen […]
Innovate this: Morning File, Friday, March 27, 2015
校园新闻的观点政府注意到哈尔bour Footnotes News 1. St. Patrick’s roof collapses The roof on the former St. Patrick’s High School collapsed this morning, evidently from the weight of the snow. The building, which was vacant at the time of the collapse, has been scheduled for demolition. Six HRSB schools are […]
She fought the law… Morning File, Thursday, March 26
校园新闻的观点政府注意到哈尔bour Footnotes News 1. Fire Halifax council yesterday debated fire chief Doug Trussler’s proposed plan to reorganize fire services. As I’ve reported, the fire department has been on autopilot since amalgamation in 1996. There’s been no overall assessment of fire resources. Despite council direction to previous fire chiefs […]
Insecurity in the age of austerity
“Economic insecurity” might be an increasingly prominent topic of public debate, but until recently, it’s been notably lacking from the academic literature. “There are not many papers that try to define and measure what economic insecurity is,” said Conchita D’Ambrosio. D’Ambrosio is a professor at the University of Luxembourg who works with Walter Bossert of Université de Montréal. She...
The most seductive forces of evil: Morning File, Wednesday, March 25, 2015
校园新闻的观点政府注意到哈尔bour Footnotes News 1. Meteor A meteor exploded over Halifax last night, and the flash was seen as far away as Cape Breton Island and PEI. The explosion was caught by the Nova Scotia Webcam attached to the Westin Hotel 2. Rewriting history Yesterday, I pointed out that on […]
Estimated costs of saving the Khyber more than doubled in just two months
Just two months before city staff penned a report saying that “Deferred recapitalization for the [Khyber] building is estimated to be $4,150,945,” a consultant hired to assess the building pegged the costs of stabilizing the building at just under $2 million. The city staff report to council, dated March 26, 2013, contained this infographic about the […]
He who controls the past controls the future: Morning File, Tuesday, March 24, 2015
校园新闻的观点政府注意到哈尔bour Footnotes News 1. After NAFTA ruling, Bilcon demands $300 million Bilcom, the New Jersey company whose plans to develop a quarry at White’s Point were thwarted by a joint federal/provincial review panel, has won a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ruling against Canada. The company […]
Climate change is killing the oceans
The specter of climate change presents a number of terrifying feedback loops. Perhaps the scariest of all is the destruction of the oceans. “Ocean acidification” is one of those phrases that manages to evoke a sense of post-apocalyptic peril. But what exactly does it mean? On the face of it, it seems straightforward; anthropogenic climate change...
Examineradio Episode #4: Graham Steele and Howard Epstein
We’ve released Episode #4 of the Examineradio podcast, featuring interviews with both Graham Steele and Howard Epstein. This week: should Mayor Mike Savage call in the army to clear the city of snow?; Halifax Transit posts record overtime costs; remembering Allan Rowe and Matthew Wuest; and interviews with former Finance Minister Graham Steele and former MLA […]
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