News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Linda Mosher complains about Linda Mosher-created problem Councillor Linda Mosher is complaining about the city’s slow snow-clearing operations. Reports Metro: A Halifax regional councillor says she’s getting more calls about snow clearing in the past week than when White Juan hit in 2004. Coun. […]
The solution to all the world’s problems: Morning File, Saturday, February 7, 2015
News Views Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Line of credit Maine Governor Paul LePage is exploring a “legislative solution” to fulfil LePage’s offer of a $5 million line of credit for Nova Star operations, reports the Yarmouth Vanguard’s Tina Comeau: “A legislative solution . . . is now on the Maine 127th legislature’s timeline and […]
Assembly line for lies: Morning File, Friday, February 6, 2015
News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. It never ends More snow. Schools are closed. Universities are open. Buses are running, sort of. People are driving erratically. Sidewalks suck. You know the drill. 2. Dartmouth’s lakes The city’s Environment and Sustainability committee yesterday rejected a proposal to use an herbicide to […]
Enviro committee rejects PR company’s bid to poison Dartmouth’s lakes
The committee was revisiting the vexing issue of the (potentially) killer weeds. At last month’s meeting, councillors decided to delay a decision on whether to follow staff’s recommendation to mechanically harvest the weeds, one of three options considered. The others were to use pesticides or dredge the lakes. The delay was due to new information...
A depressing mess: Morning File, Thursday, February 5, 2015
News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Yarmouth Ferry Thirteen million more dollars more down the hole. I’m ambivalent about the ferry. Public works, including transportation links, cost money. We’re gearing up to spend a hell of a lot more money on Highway 102 widening — at least a billion, with a […]
Crappy service: Morning File, Wednesday, February 4, 2015
News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Exporting garbage Halifax council voted 7-6 last night to allow garbage from businesses and apartments to be sent to dumps outside of HRM. This reverses a long held policy of keeping waste in the municipality. I explained the issue in detail here (behind the Examiner […]
Explosive results: Morning File, Tuesday, February 3, 2015
News Views Government On campus Noticed In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Everything’s cancelled Now that was a storm. Schools are closed, and most government offices and businesses are opening late so we can dig out. 2. Bloomfield: vacant money pit The Bloomfield School redevelopment project is late and uncertain, and no one much is enthusiastic about […]
Vacant money pit: the Bloomfield School redevelopment is in costly holding pattern as critics charge public consultation was lacking
by Hilary Beaumont It’s been seven months since Housing Nova Scotia held a sticky note consultation at the former Bloomfield school, two years since the province won the RFP for the site and 10 years since citizen group Imagine Bloomfield formed to push for a “dynamic neighbourhood hub” on the property. And there the old...
The Two New Solitudes
by Larry Haiven The term “two solitudes” used to describe Quebec and the rest of Canada, and sovereignty still runs at about 40 percent of the Quebec population and of course even higher among francophones. But there are two other incompatible nations in this country — men’s Canada and women’s Canada. That’s right: there’s a breathtaking […]
How Nova Scotia caters to tax-dodging offshore banks
NSBI subsidizes tax haven-based companies in exchange for few jobs: author By Rachel Ward Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI) got quite the critique Friday by Université de Montreal professor Alain Deneault. “It’s politically very surprising,” said Deneault. “It’s a concern to see that a Canadian province is so convenient (for) offshore entities that exist only...
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