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Why did Bob Bjerke get fired and what does it mean for Halifax?

It's been three months and Halifax still has no Chief Planner, and the CAO is asking council to end run the Centre Plan.

November 28, 2017ByErica Butler3 Comments

Jacques Dubé worked as HRM’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for just 11 months when he decided to can the city’s Chief Planner, Bob Bjerke. Bjerke had been heading up the city’s planning and development department for about three and a half years. His dismissal came abruptly, with no explanation to either him, or to the […]

Filed Under:City Hall,Commentary,FeaturedTagged With:Bjerke's plan,Bob Bjerke firing,CAO Jacques Dubé,Centre Plan,councillor Shawn Cleary,Erica Butler,Jane Fraser,Willow Tree Tower

Shortsighted and a bit foolish: Morning File, Wednesday, September 6, 2017

September 6, 2017ByErica Butler10 Comments

I’m Erica Butler, your friendly neighbourhood Examiner transportation columnist, filling in for Tim this morning. News 1. Tire-burning “A handful of Colchester County residents will get their day in court next year to try and halt a one-year pilot project that would burn tires for fuel at the Lafarge Canada cement plant in Brookfield, 12 […]

Filed Under:FeaturedTagged With:Bob Bjerke firing,Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway Ltd.,David Hendsbee pension,Erica Butler,Halifax Deputy Mayor Steve Craig,Jacques Dubé,Linda Mosher,Myles McNutt,Oxford Theatre sale,paying for parking,paying for the bus,Purcells Cove backlands,rail line,Shaw Group/Nature Conservancy

The last week of summer: Morning File, Monday, August 28, 2017

August 28, 2017ByTim Bousquet10 Comments

News 1. Examineradio, episode #126 This week, we speak with NSGEU president Jason MacLean about the McNeil government’s proclamation of Bill 148, which forces a contract on public servants. Halifax poet laureate Rebecca Thomas co-hosts this week’s show. (direct download) (RSS feed) (Subscribe via iTunes) 2. Jail mail Last Monday, I reported that mail service had […]

Filed Under:FeaturedTagged With:Bob Bjerke firing,jail mail,Mount Saint Vincent sidewalk,Nova Scotia ports,pedestrian struck Bedford Highway,Roger Taylor,swimming in Halifax Harbour

PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

你可以了解这个项目,包括我们如何re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on thePRICED OUT homepage.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

A young white woman with long blonde hair, wet and slicked back, wearing a top made of jeweled straps and long white fingernails.

Episode 69 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

3月8日是国际妇女节,和音乐Nova Scotia has put together a day of programming topped by a huge live show at the Marquee. Pop artist Izra Fitch is on that lineup, and she stops by the show to talk about her gradual and full acceptance of the genre she loves (and loves to play), the women who inspire her, the evolution of her stage act, and that time she was Tara’s student. Plus Dana Beeler from MNS phones in to chat about why this day remains important to a certain sector of its membership.

Listen to the episode here.

Check out some of the past episodeshere.

Subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your device — there’s agreat instructional article here.Email Suzannefor help.

You canreach Tara here.

Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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