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Stephen McNeil probably can’t meet his preschool pledge

The Liberal's pre-election budget included $3.7 million to expand Early Learning Centres to 30 new locations by September, just four months from now, but the locations haven't been identified, there's no money to help daycares transition, and school boards have been given no direction on how to implement the program.

May 17, 2017ByJennifer Henderson

With election promises thicker than apple blossoms, one that sets the Liberals apart is the promise of an expanded universal, pre-primary program for four-year-olds. Eight Nova Scotia schools including Rockingstone Heights Elementary in Spryfield currently offer full day programs for four-year-olds taught by Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) in classrooms dubbed Early Learning Centres, once known...

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Filed Under:Education,Featured,News,Province House,用户只Tagged With:Brynn Langille,Catherine Cross,David Wright,Early Learning Centres,Heather Fairbairn,integrated child care program,Karen Casey,McNeil budget,Premier Stephen McNeil

Have a swig of arsenic in scenic Harrietsfield: Examineradio, episode #111

May 12, 2017ByRussell GraggLeave a Comment

The HRM community of Harrietsfield has been dealing with toxic drinking water for close to a decade-and-a-half, and three successive provincial governments have failed to address the issue. Some residents are fighting back with the help of East Coast Environmental Law and its Executive Director, Lisa Mitchell. We speak with her for today’s episode. Plus, our own […]

Filed Under:Featured,Province HouseTagged With:ECELaw,election,environment,Examineradio,Harrietsfield,Kyley Harris,Nova Scotia Health Authority,podcast,Premier Stephen McNeil

女性得到了签证官te: Examineradio, episode #110

May 5, 2017ByRussell GraggLeave a Comment

It’s election time in Nova Scotia, and the Liberal government reeled out of the gate like a drunk student leaving The Dome at last call. First was the botched rollout itself, followed by Premier McNeil’s head-scratching comments about supporting women candidates in ‘meaningful’ ridings. Add to that the rehiring of convicted abuser Kyley Harris as their […]

Filed Under:Featured,Province HouseTagged With:Andrew Younger,election,Examineradio,Kyley Harris,Matt Whitman,podcast,Premier Stephen McNeil

The Spoon in the Coffee Cup Conspiracy: Morning File, Friday, April 21, 2017

April 21, 2017ByTim Bousquet25 Comments

News 1. Community Outpatient Centre “The province’s purchase of 15 acres in the Bayers Lake Business Park to build a new Community Outpatient Centre was supposed to be a good news announcement for the McNeil government,” reports Jennifer Henderson for the Examiner: [Premier Stephen] McNeil was quick to point out that the Centre’s Bayers Lake location — behind Home […]

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Community Outpatient Centre Announced

April 20, 2017ByJennifer Henderson4 Comments

The province’s purchase of 15 acres in the Bayers Lake Business Park to build a new Community Outpatient Centre was supposed to be a good news announcement for the McNeil government today. Certainly for those interested in seeing a replacement for services housed in the leaky and decrepit Victoria General Hospital — where you can’t drink the […]

Filed Under:Featured,News,Province HouseTagged With:Besim Halef,Community Outpatient Centre announcement,Gary Burrill,Nova Scotia Health Authority,Paula Bond,Premier Stephen McNeil

Cutting off your nose to spite your face: Morning File, Tuesday, October 11, 2016

October 11, 2016ByTim Bousquet6 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Glyphosate and the Politics of Safety A few weeks ago, I asked Linda Pannozzo if she could turn her attention to the glyphosate issue. On Friday, she returned with an astoundingly thorough piece of research. There’s much information in her article, but I think it’s […]

Filed Under:FeaturedTagged With:American election,bryozoan colony,Convention Centre delay,Eric Bourque,Fenwick Tower,Grant Frost,Joe Metlege,Marla MacInnis,nasothek,nose museum,Premier Stephen McNeil,provincial surplus,Stephen Archibald,teachers

Balancing budgets on the backs of the working poor isn’t fiscal responsibility; it’s exploitation. Morning File, Friday, September 30, 2016

September 30, 2016ByTim Bousquet7 Comments

News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. George Tsimiklis is the worst landlord in town Halifax landlord and developer George Tsimiklis preys on poor people. That’s his business model: renting out substandard housing to people on social assistance who have few options in life. Yesterday, I detailed the dozens and dozens of […]

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Episode 83 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Juanita Peters is a former broadcast journalist and current icon who writes, acts, and directs, including her debut feature 8:37 Rebirth. A tough, dark drama about restorative justice and the grey of life, the film is up for four Screen Nova Scotia Awards on Saturday. She stops by to chat about the film’s COVID shoot, her time as a reporter, what’s in the works—plays! docs!—directing Diggstown, and being named ACTRA’s Woman of The Year. Plus, a new song from Corvette Sunset.

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