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Two people ejected from vehicle in Caledonia crash last night. A man, 29, from Caledonia, and a woman, 24, from Mahone Bay, were thrown from their vehicle on Highway 8 around 8:30 p.m. and suffered serious head injuries. CBC
• Two suffer head injuries in car crash. HERALD
• Two suffer serious head injuries after crash on Nova Scotia highway. METRO
Mobile home in Lunenburg County gutted in fire. Firefighters from two departments responded to a call at a house in Beech Hill just before midnight and officials say they had the fire out quickly. METRO
Neighbours Tavern in Dartmouth broken into a day after catching fire. A man, 42, one of three people who face charges after the break-in is to appear in Dartmouth court today and two other men, 19 and 21, were also charged. METRO
• Police say suspects took advantage of a bad situation; 3 facing charges. CBC
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STEPHEN KIMBER Darrell Dexter’s NDP budget: Same old, same old.
CHANTAL HEBERT Quebec will be ground zero in NDP-Liberal battle.
JAN WONG I finally understand the value of a smaller kitchen.
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Balder - revolutionary in more ways than one
Submitted by Shipfax on 04.8.13 at 8:11am.
The self-discharging bulk carrier Balder arrived at National Gypsum this afternoon. Owned by the Torvald Klaveness Group of Norway, it operates in the CSL International pool of self-unloaders. Frequent callers in Nova Scotia ports, they bring coal to Point Tupper and Sydney, and load aggregates a...
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Sharon M 1 to join Beverly M 1 at McKeil
Submitted by Tugfax on 04.8.13 at 8:04am.
The latest acquisition by McKeil Marine was registered in St. John's today as Sharon M 1. She is the former Pacific Tempest, ex Mai Po built in 1993 by Inamura Shipbuilding in Japan for Hong Kong Towing & Salvage and lately operated by Swire Group.
She joins sister Beverly M 1 ex Pacific Typhoon...
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An interactive catalog of Chris Hadfield’s photos of Earth
Submitted by Contrarian on 04.8.13 at 6:56am.
Last week, I posted a photo of Contrarian’s home turf that Chris Hadfield, 35th Commander of the International Space Station, had taken from 370 kilometres overhead. An avid photographer, Hadfield has produced scores of images depicting locations all over the earth, including at least 10 of Nova ...
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Response to No Response and Still No Response
Submitted by A C.F.A.'s Diary on 04.5.13 at 8:13am.
Back in January I posted a suggestion about how we might increase activity at QP and improve PR. and fairness to taxpayers.
I followed up with an email to the QP committee that included a link to the original post.
The QP committee (Bruce Inglis, Susan MacLeod and Jack Fancy) did not respond c...
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A different view of PM Stephen Harper
Submitted by Contrarian on 04.5.13 at 7:05am.
From Halifax artist Shawna Mac:
“I’m not very good with ‘art talk,’ ” Shawna replied when I asked her what she was going for in this picture. “It just seems there is a lack of contemporary historical Canadian art. Most of the pictures being made these days are either derogatory, abstract, or pre...
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The most accurate film title in history
Submitted by Daimnation on 04.5.13 at 6:54am.
A low-budget British movie called A Landscape of Lies was actually made as part of a tax scam:
The criminals claimed they were making a £20m gangster film called A Landscape Of Lies so they could claim £1million in tax credits and VAT repayments.
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Asian King - takes escort tug - UPDATED
Submitted by Shipfax on 04.4.13 at 7:25am.
The pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Asian King took an escort tug on the way in this afternoon. This is the second time in as many days that an escort tug has been used for a non-typical ship. Perhaps in this case it was for pilot training or due to high wind. See update below. In any event, o...
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Liverpool – Future Company Town?
Submitted by A C.F.A.'s Diary on 04.3.13 at 8:45am.
The Diary received a call from a source that wanted assurances of anonymity which we granted. All our sources, including the public ones, are anonymous. We also had to assure him our phones weren’t tapped. With the formalities out of the way he told us a remarkable tale about a secret committ...
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Minerva Julie for bunkers
Submitted by Shipfax on 04.3.13 at 8:30am.
The Greek flagged product tanker Minerva Julie anchored for bunkers this morning, awaiting a berth at Imperial Oil. For a smaller, non-crude tanker, in ballast, it was unusual to see a stern escort tug. Normally only laden tankers take an escort tug, and then only larger ones. However since the s...
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Poll Summary
Submitted by A C.F.A.'s Diary on 03.28.13 at 7:37am.
Time to end the polls and see if they told us anything.
To the question about giving taxpayers credit toward activities at Queen place equal to their tax subsidy:
28% supported the suggestion, 25% strongly opposed the suggestion, 22% strongly supported the suggestion, 17% Opposed and 8% had ...
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CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent - bloody but (not) unbowed returns
Submitted by Shipfax on 03.27.13 at 7:28am.
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent returned to Halifax today, looking battered but not beaten. At first heading for the BIO dock, it was not until they were in visual range that they discovered that there was no berth for the ship. They went out into Bedford Basin, possibly to anchor but then headed to the...
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An interactive history of drone strikes in Pakistan
Submitted by Contrarian on 03.27.13 at 6:51am.
How often has the US attacked targets in Pakistan with unmanned drones, and how many of those killed have been children, civilians, putative insurgents, or “high-value” military targets?
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has prepared an interactive graphic to help answer these questions, wh...
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Letter to HRSB regarding school closures, promises made, Joe Howe, & how we can do better together.
Submitted by Waye Mason's blog on 03.27.13 at 6:34am.
I am writing to you with my thoughts and concerns regarding the upcoming school identification process.
First, let me acknowledge the difficult situation the Board and staff of HRSB are facing when the Nova Scotia Education Act legislates the potential replacement, amalgamation or closure of our...
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New ferry on the horizon
Submitted by Shipfax on 03.26.13 at 7:47am.
On Tuesday night's meeting, Halifax Regional Municipality Council will be asked to award a tender for a fourth harbour ferry. To supplement the Woodside route, proving more peak hour crossings, and for additional back-up during refits, the new boat will be an update of the current design. That de...
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Leonard M. - progress report
Submitted by Tugfax on 03.26.13 at 7:45am.
Thanks to Capt. Clar Vautier I have more photos of the McKeil tug Leonard M. (ex Point Halifax) in St.John's acquiring its new elevated wheelhouse.
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“Putting photos of me rolling in money on Facebook when I haven’t paid child support is the best ide
Submitted by Damian Penny's blog on 03.26.13 at 6:42am.
Facebook helped the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office charge a wayward father for failing to pay child support.
Christopher Robinson, 23, is facing three felony counts of failure to support his 3-year-old child, according to a complaint filed with the criminal division of the Wisconsin...
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Column Nominated
Submitted by Field Notes From Cumberland County on 03.25.13 at 8:07am.
I'm pleased to say that my "In Conversation With..." column is nominated for an Atlantic Community Newspapers Award in the Specialty Column category.
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Constable Carrière, like a duck to water
Submitted by Shipfax on 03.25.13 at 7:57am.
The fourth in a series of nine Canadian Coast Guard Hero class patrol vessels, Constable Carrière, took to the water today in a controlled launch at Halifax Shipyard. There was no ceremony, so shipyard workers released the launching cradle, and with a heavily ballasted truck as counterweight, all...
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The St. John’s drug scene
Submitted by Damian Penny's blog on 03.25.13 at 7:04am.
CBC’s David Cochrane on the darker side to oil-fueled prosperity in my hometown:
St. John’s is the hottest cocaine market in Atlantic Canada. At least that’s what the drug dealers whom the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary arrests tell the police officers.
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Lieke, not Leaky
Submitted by Shipfax on 03.22.13 at 7:10am.
The Dutch cargo ship Leike arrived this evening and tied up at pier 31 with the assistance of Atlantic Oak. Built in 2011, the 7580 gross ton, 9,214 deadweight vessel is operated by Moerman.
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Seagate Residences: Why Downtown Dartmouth needs HRMbyDesign
Submitted by Spacing Atlantic on 03.21.13 at 7:12am.
Downtown Dartmouth is entering a new and exciting phase in its history. King’s Wharf is turning the derelict Marine Slips into a new, high-density mixed-use community and mid-rise condo development is continuing along Ochterloney Street. A Renaissance is underway Downtown that will, hopefully, un...
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Bulk Costa Rica - first in
Submitted by Shipfax on 03.21.13 at 7:21am.
Another period of blustery weather had the port on weather watch all day. High winds again prevented pilots from boarding inbound ships or disembarking from outbound ships. It was not until 1545 hrs that Bulk Costa Rica was able to take its pilot, after loitering outside the harbour traffic zone ...
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It must be spring- Atlantic and Secunda expand
Submitted by Tugfax on 03.21.13 at 7:18am.
There must be spring in the air as both Atlantic Towing Ltd and Secunda Marine have added to their fleets.
Atlantic Towing Ltd have acquired a sister to last year's acquisition Atlantic Kestrel built as Jaya Supreme. The large anchor 12,000 kW anchor handling tug suppliers are the largest in the...
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IT Intrepid and IT Interceptor, seeing double at pier 9
Submitted by Shipfax on 03.15.13 at 7:20am.
The cable ship IT Intrepid arrived this morning and tied up alongside IT Interceptor at pier 9. Soon after the crews began transferring material from one ship to the other.
International Telecom Canada Inc was granted a coastal license to all IT Intrepid to work in Canadian waters (the ship is r...
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QP Philosophy
Submitted by A C.F.A.'s Diary on 03.13.13 at 7:36am.
Teapot tempest of curling vs skating at QP suggests we need a closer look at the philosophy behind QP’s management.
Forget the high sounding web site words that QP is ” A hub for recreational, social, and cultural activity”. So far that has not been realized – we hope it will but that won’t ha...
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Tamarack is back
Submitted by Tugfax on 03.8.13 at 7:42am.
The tug workboat Atlantic Tamarack arrived last weekend with the hopper scow HD7. Fleet mate Swellmaster also brought in the dredge Cranemaster, but returned to Saint John. All will be working at pier 6 on a major dredging and pier construction project for Halifax Shipyard.
Tamarack has become t...
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A canny editor explains why journalists must name defendants
Submitted by Contrarian on 03.7.13 at 7:02am.
In an email cri de coeur last week, musician Robert Speirs lambasted Halifax TV newscasters for publishing the names of five men allegedly lured into motel meetings with a police officer they believed to be a a 16-year-old girl.
Bill Turpin, former editor of the late lamented Halifax Daily News,...
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The QPEC Stimulus Package
Submitted by A C.F.A.'s Diary on 02.28.13 at 7:48am.
How would the Diary’s QPEC plan (Now called the QPEC Stimulus Package) work?
It is the very model of simplicity. Assume there are 4000 taxpaying units in Queens and the QPEC deficit was $200,000. Each taxpaying unit would get $50 in credit towards using QPEC (it could be based on a percentage ...
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“Budweiser sued for watering down beer”
Submitted by Damian Penny's blog on 02.28.13 at 6:52am.
How could anyone tell?
Beer lovers across the U.S. have accused Anheuser-Busch of watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other brands, in class-action suits seeking millions in damages.
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Response to No Response
Submitted by A C.F.A.'s Diary on 02.27.13 at 7:37am.
Is the Diary completely out of touch with the realities of government?
We still believe that governemnt should be responsive to the people who elect and pay them.
We still believe that the public actually has something to contribute to the governing of our community.
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CCGS M.Perley - weekend trials
Submitted by Shipfax on 02.26.13 at 7:32am.
Good weather on the weekend saw several ships doing trials in the harbour. Among them the CCGS M.Perley on Saturday.
As previously reported the ship is new to the CCG/DFO and is based at the Bedford Institute.
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Sandra Mary and pair of veteran scows
Submitted by Tugfax on 02.25.13 at 7:47am.
Sandra Mary put in to Halifax today en route to a dredging job in southwest Nova Scotia., towing a pair of veteran mud scows. Due to restrictions against double tows in Halifax harbour, Dominion Diving's tug Roseway went out and took over the tow of one of the scows.
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Time for a Class Survey
Submitted by Halifax Shipping News on 02.25.13 at 7:45am.
The bulk carrier White Pearl anchored this morning for a class survey. A class survey is performed by a classification society, which basically inspects ships and issues a certificate that they are safe. This certificate ensures the insurance companies that they are insuring safe vessels, and are...
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Spryfield Silver and Black Attack semi-final home games start March 2
Submitted by Outside the Circle on 02.22.13 at 7:34am.
The Spryfield Silver and Black Attack junior hockey team semi-finals home games start Saturday, March 2 at 8:00pm. Notice from HRM councillor Steve Adams.
We will play Barrington Ice Dogs in the semi-finals. Our first 2 home games will be played on Saturday March 2nd and Sunday March 3rd. Barri...
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Farley Mowat for sale again
Submitted by Shipfax on 02.22.13 at 7:30am.
With the Sea Shepherd Society once more in the headlines for its campaign against Japanese whaling in the south Pacific, one of its former ships is again on the auction block.
In August 1996 the Sea Sepherd Society in Edinburgh, Scotland acquired a former Norwegian research and fisheries protec...
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Mom of the year
Submitted by Damian Penny's blog on 02.22.13 at 6:42am.
A New York court has ordered a woman to stop posting anything online about her children:
There’s not much to “like” about this woman’s Facebook habits.
A mean upstate mom who cyber-bullied her emotionally-disturbed 10-year-old son on Facebook by calling him an “a—–e” has been banned from postin...
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The Local 010913
1.9.13 – 9:05 AM
Home official’s affidavit implicates 59 former residents as abusers. Veronica Marsman, executive director of the Home for Coloured Children has signed an affidavit that identifies 59 former residents who she says physically, sexually and mentally abused other children while t...
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The Local 111912
11.19.12 – 8:30 AM
HMCS Athabaskan needs a tow home to Halifax. The federal government is advertising for a towing firm to bring the warship back to HMC Dockyard in Halifax where the rest of a $21.7M refit will be completed. HERALD
City council will vote tomorrow on controversial Skye Hali...
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The Local 080112
8.1.12 – 8:55 AM
Tenant urges N.S. to fix bedbug problem. Roy Philpott, a tenant at Alderney Manor in Dartmouth who was able to eliminate bedbugs in his apartment wants the provincial Metropolitan Regional Housing Authority to clear the rest of the building of the pests. HERALD
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The Local 061912
6.19.12 – 9:00 AM
Queens Transition Committee: No big saviour to replace Bowater. The transition committee met community and political leaders in Liverpool on Monday and is gathering ideas to diversify the region’s economy. HERALD
• Closures may not end with Bowater. HERALD
• Stop throwing ...
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The Local 060412
6.4.12 – 8:35 AM
Commission recommends retaining protected ridings. In spite of terms of reference determined by an all-party committee of the legislature, the commission that is redrawing riding boundaries has recommended four “protected” ridings for Acadian and African Nova Scotians be maint...
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One justice system for politicians, another for the rest of us?
Submitted by Top Banana on 03.29.12 at 4:43am.
The answer appears to be, Yes. Loud and clear.
Six weeks after Tim Bousquet published in The Coast the results of an extensive investigation of mayor Peter Kelly's failure to properly execute the will of Mary Thibeault NOTHING has happened.
The police refuse to investigate the matter sayin...
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The Local 081211
8.12.11 - 9:00 AM
Councillors wary after Dexter says no to stadium cash. After Dexter said there's no money for the project Eastern Shore councillor Steve Streatch said, "this is one strike against moving forward." HERALD
• Dexter won't support Halifax stadium. CBC
Citadel Hotel owners sub...
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The Local 081111
8.11.11 - 9:00 AM
Premier says province has no money for a stadium now. Dexter says money is committed to the Muskrat Falls subsea power line, a Halifax convention centre, and the shipbuilding bid. HERALD
Midwifery in N.S. plagued with problems, facing collapse, report says. Report on the p...
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The Local 081011
8.10.11 - 8:55 AM
Council OKs $275K feasibility study for stadium. City is asking for provincial and federal funds to help cover cost of study to consider the project’s cost, design and possible sites. HERALD
• Stadium study gets go-ahead. METRO
• Halifax stadium still being considered. CBC
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The Local 080911
8.9.11 - 9:00 AM
MacKay says Ottawa is 'ready to go' with convention centre. Cabinet minister Peter MacKay says people should ask the developer why there’s a delay with the new Halifax convention centre. HERALD
• Feds ‘ready to go’ on centre, says MacKay. METRO
MP Peter Stoffer says submar...
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The Local 080811
8.8.11 - 8:40 AM
City hiring a contractor to test for asbestos in 12 of its buildings. Phil Townsend, HRM's director of asset management, says a certain number of buildings are examined every year. HERALD
Council to review rules on private meetings. Mary Ellen Donovan, the city's director o...
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The Local 080411
8.4.11 - 9:15 AM
Hospitals get $7m for new equipment. The Infirmary will get $3.2M for two new cardiac catheterization suites; $1.8M will go to replace operating room lights at the Infirmary and VG; and Annapolis Valley Health will get $2M to replace 216 patient beds. HERALD
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The Local 080311
8.3.11 - 9:10 AM
Council split on spending $275K on second phase of stadium study. Councillors want to know how the city will pay its share for a stadium, who its potential partners are, and what it's going to cost. HERALD
• Council defers decision on stadium report. METRO
Harold MacKay pa...
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The Local 080211
8.2.11 - 8:45 AM
Council decides today on a stadium site study, business case. The stadium steering committee and the city's chief administrative officer recommend proceeding with the $275K study. METRO
Northwest Arm seawall will cost $4M to fix. At $4 million the work is so expensive it will...
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The Local 072911
7.29.11 - 9:25 AM
Nova Scotia has $569.1M surplus for 2010-2011 fiscal year. Finance Department says spending controls and a better economy resulted in the surplus that was more than $100 million it had projected in the spring. HERALD
• N.S. swimming in surplus. METRO
• NDP balancing books o...
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The Local 072811
7.28.11 - 9:00 AM
Utility and Review Board says city council should have 16 councillors. Board says Halifax has far fewer constituents per councillor than other similar-sized cities and the public favours a smaller council. HERALD
• Halifax council downsized. CBC
• Council cut to 16 plus may...
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The Local 072711
7.27.11 - 9:20 AM
IWK cutting jobs, hiking fees to cover $6.6M shortfall. CEO Anne McGuire says about 62 full-time jpbs will be cut, more than half through retirement, and 20 admin and management jobs. HERALD
Nursing home expansion outside Yarmouth will start this fall. 12 beds are being adde...
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The Local 072611
7.26.11 - 8:55 AM
Valley group fighting opiate abuse wants to see report to minister. Amy Graves, of Get Prescription Drugs Off the Street, says Health Minister Maureen MacDonald received the report in June. "When is this report going to be released?" HERALD
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The Local 072511
7.25.11 - 8:45 AM
Government official says most municipalities in good financial shape. Kevin Malloy, deputy minister of municipal relations, says that 24 municipalities recorded a budget deficit between 2007-2010 but the number of communities in the red has fallen. HERALD
• Nova Scotia towns...
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The Local 072211
7.22.11 - 9:20 AM
Halifax front-runner for $25-billion, 20-ship contract: Herald. Newspaper quotes an "Ottawa insider" saying: "I would bet right now that Halifax would get the military one and probably Vancouver would get the civilian one." HERALD
• East Coast competing against West Coast to...
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The Local 072111
7.21.11 - 9:10 AM
Nova Scotia Power returning $14.5M in earning surplus to customers. NSP is not allowed to earn more than a 9.6 per cent return on equity so it will use reduce power bills by $14.5 million in 2012. HERALD
Cost estimates of new convention centre have gone up beyond $159M. Deve...
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The Local 072011
7.20.11 - 9:20 AM
Atlantic premiers will push their counterparts for support on transfer payments. Darrell Dexter says Atlantic premiers are unanimous in what they want from the Council of the Federation meetings in Vancouver. HERALD
• Atlantic front coming on transfers: premier. METRO
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The Local 060711
7.19.11 - 9:00 AM
Metro Transit's GPS system announced in 2007 still not ready. About 80 per cent of Metro Transit buses have GPS tracking systems but project to allow riders to locate their bus is still not ready. METRO
Baillie calls on province to report gas tax figures. The PC leader say...
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The Local 071811
7.18.11 - 8:50 AM
High taxes, energy costs killing jobs outside metro, Liberal Leader says. Stephen McNeil says Halifax has performed well during the last two years but rural areas are lagging behind. METRO
Shelburne fish farm supporters say environmental concerns exaggerated. Sherri Harris...
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The Local 071511
7.15.11 - 9:05 AM
Province considers new gadgets for politicians. The government issued a tender for 40 iPads (at $850 each) on its website on Tuesday for senior politicians and bureaucrats. METRO
• Premier not snubbing RIM after Apple tender. CBC
Just call us 'Metallifax'. Thousands atten...
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The Local 071411
7.14.11 - 9:30 AM
Kelly, Streatch, Butts travel Eastern Shore announcing $150K in HRM grants. The Mayor, councillor Steve Streatch Peter Kelly and city CAO Richard Butts announced grants for about a dozen community projects. HERALD
MLA Frank Corbett spent more than $18K for air for travel i...
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The Local 061311
7.13.11 - 9:20 AM
Premier says he's not considering setting up long-gun registry. Dexter says, "we simply don’t have the money to embark on costly or comprehensive jurisdictional areas that belong to the federal government." HERALD
• Not enough funds for N.S. gun registry: Dexter. METRO
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The Local 061211
7.12.11 - 9:15 AM
New England governors want swift resolution to hydro transmission issues. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said there's pressure in the States to satisfy energy needs locally rather than wait for Canadian power. HERALD
• Get moving on Lower Churchill: U.S. governor. METRO
• C...
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The Local 071111
7.11.11 - 8:50 AM
Premier goes all out with lobbying for shipbuilding contracts. Dexter says the shipbuilding program is the province’s biggest industrial opportunity since Confederation. HERALD
• Stakes high for Darrell Dexter on ship bid. METRO
Atlantic Premiers meeting with New England ...
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The Local 070811
7.8.11 - 8:20 AM
Province close to settlement on failed program for new immigrants. Department says the agreement on the program that was supposed to pair new immigrants with job training is expected to be approved in court today. HERALD
Province converts more than half its respite beds to ...
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The Local 070711
7.7.11 - 9:10 AM
City councillors apologize for condrontation Tuesday. City councillors Dawn Sloane and Bill Karsten apologized Wednesday after the pair argued in council about his interruptions as she spoke. METRO
Judge approves tar ponds class action lawsuit. Lifelong residents of the Whi...
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The Local 070611
7.6.11 - 9:20 AM
City council takes a pass on wind turbine guidelines. Council put off a vote on the issue and directed staff to study further the impact of large turbines on rural communities. HERALD
• Residents fear ‘turbine hell.’ METRO
Games organizers say Canada Games generated $92 mi...
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The Local 070511
7.5.11 - 9:15 AM
Liberal leader McNeil calls on NDP to drop sales tax on the gas tax. McNeil says "tax on tax" amounted to about $4 million last March, but Finance Minister Graham Steele says Liberals’ numbers are inaccurate. HERALD
• N.S. Liberals call for gas tax break. CBC
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The Local 070411
7.4.11 - 8:30 AM
Harold MacKay says Halifax is a tougher sell now to top acts. Promoter, whose wife now runs the company, says she's been grilled by agents calling from New York and L.A. asking what's going on. HERALD
Tory leader gives new Cape Breton MLA's key critic roles. Eddie Orrell na...
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The Local 063011
6.30.11 - 9:15 AM
Inflation up 4.6 per cent in Nova Scotia; Canada's rate up 3.7 per cent. Canada’s annual inflation rate is the highest it's been in eight years and most of the increase is attributed to higher energy prices. HERALD
QEH demolition contract cancelled. Province says $2.1M dem...
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The Local 062911
6.29.11 - 9:25 AM
Premier in South Carolina to visit Michelin's North American HQ. Dexter is in Greenville to meet outgoing chairman Richard Wilkerson about Michelin's three tire factories in Nova Scotia. HERALD
City, MacKay reach secret deal over Metallica concert permits. City told the pr...
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The Local 062811
6.28.11 - 8:55 AM
City demands repayment before permits; Metallica show in doubt. City tells promoter services for July's concert will be withheld if it isn't repaid money owed from 2010 concerts. HERALD
• Councillors waiting for word from chief administrator. METRO
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The Local 062711
6.27.11 -8:50 AM
Dexter, B.C. premier oppose shipbuilding bid delay. Dexter says extending the bidding deadline by two months would unfairly advantage the companies that did not meet the deadline. METRO
Residents march in call for upgrades to Hammonds Plains Road. Cyclists and pedestrians mar...
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The Local 062411
6.24.11 - 8:50 AM
Transportation committee split over adding road capacity. Widening Bayers Road prompted a spirited discussion in a transportation committee meeting Thursday and the issue was put off until council discusses road infrastructure. HERALD
• Councillors want public information se...
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The Local 062311
6.23.11 - 9:05 AM
Auditor general considers an audit of Trade Centre Ltd. Jacques Lapointe says he needs to talk to Halifax auditor general Larry Munroe and Trade Centre CEO Scott Ferguson and "better understand the issues from the province’s point of view.” HERALD
• Council split over censur...
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The Local 062211
6.22.11 - 8:45 AM
Council votes 17-3 not to suspend Kelly for concert fiasco. Councillors suspended its rules and voted on a motion, that was to be dealt with next week, to suspend Kelly for a week. HERALD
• ‘Kangaroo court’ divides council. HERALD
• Rally calling for Mayor Kelly's resignati...
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The Local 052111
6.21.11 - 9:00 AM
Mayor tells URB to cut council to 16 members. Kelly wants wants seven of 23 councillors cut and more responsibilities put onto community councils. HERALD
• Don Mills, president of polling firm urges URB to cut council size. HERALD
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The Local 062011
6.20.11 - 8:20 AM
Premier in Ottawa to meet prime minister, opposition leaders today. Dexter will thank Harper for support for subsea cables linking the Lower Churchill hydro to N.S., and a merit-based, shipbuilding procurement process.HERALD
• Dexter to meet with Harper. METRO
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The Local 061711
6.17.11 - 8:30 AM
Former provincial auditor general says Kelly must quit. Roy Salmon says it is 'crystal clear' that Kelly was 'fully involved in all actions and decisions' made in the advance of cash to concert promoters." HERALD
• Police won’t investigate, say "there isn’t evidence to suppo...
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The Local 061511
6.15.11 - 9:10 AM
Council puts Kelly in the hot seat over concert scandal. Asked what mistakes he made, Kelly said “groupthink” was involved in his actions but councillors voted 15-7 against a motion for a police review and possible public inquiry. METRO
• Kelly in the hot seat for four hours...
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The Local 061411
6.14.11 - 9:00 AM
Outhit says he won’t be sworn to secrecy in council concert talks. Bedford councillor Tim Outhit wants councillors to boycott a 1 p.m. closed-door meeting on the concert cash-advance report today. METRO
• City officials contemplate suing Trade Centre Limited. COAST
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The Local 060911
6.9.11 - 9:40 AM
Province appoints panel of three to govern Bridgetown. Robert Fowler, a former deputy minister to a premier will be mayor, former Windsor mayor Anna Allen and former Digby County warden Jim Thurber will act as councillors and oversee municipal operations until a byelection is ...
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The Local 060811
6.8.11 - 9:15 AM
City’s auditor general chastises mayor, CAO for concert spending. Halifax auditor general Larry Munroe said in his report that concert funds were doled out in a "cavalier manner" and Peter Kelly and Wayne Antsey should have known scheme was "out of the ordinary." HERALD
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The Local 060711
6.7.11 - 9:15 AM
ER doctors get 21 per cent pay hike. Under three-year agreement docs will earn $190 per hour retroactive to April 1, and $192 effective April 1, 2012. HERALD
Kelly gets advance copy of city auditor general’s concert scandal report. Kelly said he was able to review the repor...
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The Local 060611
6.6.11 - 9:15 AM
Elizabeth May calls on city leaders to cut corporate donations from elections. Green Party leader says donations can leave councillors feeling beholden to their backers’ interestsand bias their decisions. HERALD
Sue Uteck says city's auditor general's report vetted before r...
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The Local 060311
6.3.11 - 9:10 AM
Severe lightning knocks out power, closes schools. Storm began at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport at about 11:40 p.m. and continued until about 2 a.m. HERALD
• 20,000 lightning strikes Nova Scotia. METRO
• Jet with damaged engine diverted in lightning storm. CBC
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The Local 060111
6.1.11 - 9:20 AM
Bridgetown mayor, council resign as police investigate finances.
Bridgetown Mayor Art Marshall (left) said in a statement, “There is a fairly extensive police and forensic investigation underway" and the entire council had resigned. HERALD
• Bridgetown council quits en masse...
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The Local 053111
5.31.11 - 9:05 AM
Peter MacKay being sidelined on decision for $35-billion shipbuilding project. Ottawa scuttlebutt says Harper appointed Julian Fantino as associate defence minister to keep MacKay out of the decision. HERALD
Dexter says he hopes to have fed's support for hydro cable by Aug...
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The Local 053011
5.30.11 - 8:30 AM
Premier in Ottawa today to lobby for provincial projects. Dexter pitching federal cabinet ministers on supporting Irving Shipbuilding’s bid for $30 billion defence contract. METRO
Hatfield places third overall in solo around-the-world sailing race. Mahone Bay sailor Derek ...
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The Local 052711
5.27.11 - 8:40 AM
Premier says he's happy Yarmouth trying to secure a new ferry. A new group is reviewing two submissions for a ferry service for 2012 and Dexter says provincial assistance is a possibility. HERALD
ER chief at Capital Health resigns. Dr. Philip Yoon will resign by year end a...
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The Local 052611
5.26.11 - 9:10 AM
Premier says Auditor General’s recommendations will not go unheeded. Jacques Lapointe says only half of his recommendations from 2005 to 2008 were followed; Dexter says Treasury Board will track their progress. HERALD
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The Local 052511
5.25.11 - 8:50 AM
Council bans herbicide OK’d by province, feds. Council voted 11 to 10 to ban the use of FeHEDTA, the active ingredient in new weed killer containing chelated iron. HERALD
• Banned herbicide sold commercially as Scotts EcoSense Weed B Gon. METRO
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The Local 052411
5.24.11 - 8:25 AM
City staff report advises cutting one hour from winter parking ban. City’s transportation committee will consider the report Thursday that also suggests a trial of the ban only when it snows. METRO
Halifax mulls recycling all plastics. Connaught-Quinpool councillor Jennife...
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The Local 051911
5.19.11 - 9:15 AM
Dexter closes Industrial Expansion Fund after auditor's report released.
Auditor general Jacques Lapointe said the business assistance fund had no adequate policies or controls and was guided by cabinet. HERALD
• Business fund scrapped after AG blasts lack of oversight. CBC...
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The Local 051611
5.16.11 - 8:30 AM
Premiers say Atlantic provinces need special consideration for equalization and health transfers to offset rising costs of services. The four premiers. meeting in Sussex, N.B. this weekend, say the agreement on federal transfers expires in 2014 and it's important that funding...
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The Local 051311
5.13.11 - 8:55 AM
Votes on high profile bills on Election Act, Dartmouth Common today. Opposition parties say the NDP wants to "ram through" the new Elections Act; bill would give province final say on major changes to Dartmouth Common. HERALD
• One Liberal MLA questions the timing. METRO
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The Local 051211
5.12.11 - 8:55 AM
Think tank critic calls for cuts to school boards, not schools. Charles Cirtwill, of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, says school boards spend money on management: "that’s overhead, not busing or cleaning or teaching." HERALD
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The Local 051111
5.11.11 - 8:55 AM
Council approves developments on Roy Building, Discovery Centre sites. Developer says work on $40-million Roy Building project will start sson; most councillors supported Frank Medjuck’s Discovery Centre. HERALD
• Developers have 3 years to start construction, 6 to finish. M...
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The Local 050611
5.6.11 - 9:15 AM
Review calls for school closures, cuts to special-needs kids’ aids.
Ramona Jennex told a news conference "with steady enrolment decline while slowly recovering from a recession, we can no longer afford to do things the way we’ve been doing them." HERALD
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The Local 050511
5.5.11 - 9:10 AM
Kelly says end of city's deal with N.S. will cost $46M over four years.
Kelly said residents would get higher tax bills; MLAs Preyra and Epstein suggested city should get its fiscal house in order. HERALD
• Peter Kelly tells the NDP a deal is a deal. METRO
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The Local 050411
5.4.11 - 9:10 AM
City Council asking Justice Dept. for help with fight against gun crime. Councillors agreed unanimously to write to Justice Minister Ross Landry to seek help with the "escalation of violent crime." HERALD
• Council reacts to crime wave. METRO
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The Local 050311
5.3.11 - 8:50 AM
Conservatives win majority with 167 seats, four in Nova Scotia.
The Liberals won four seats in the province, and the NDP won three, including a win for former party head Robert Chisolm in Cole Harbour. HERALD
• Chisholm ekes out victory. HERALD
• Harper breaks free of the m...
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The Local 032911
3.29.11 - 8:55 AM
Save the Oval committee holding rally at 9:30 a.m. at Grand Parade. Dr. John Gillis says events is "very much about people" and committee will use it as a chance to collect new helmets and skates. HERALD
• Friends of the Common opposed to oval's location. METRO
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The Local 032811
3.28.11 - 9:00 AM
Council addresses oval's future tomorrow; more than $1M in corporate donations committed.
Arena committee recommends oval be maintained; staff report puts operating costs for 90-day season at $410,000. METRO
• Emera donates $500K to save Halifax oval. CBC
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The Local 032511
3.25.11 - 9:15 AM
City's audit committee shocked by out of control overtime costs.
Auditor general Larry Munroe says six employees made more than $100K in overtime, one made $250K, and $50.1 million paid in overtime pay during review period. HERALD
Public Service Commission investigating A...
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The Local 032411
3.24.11 - 9:15 AM
MacKay warns federal election will put megaprojects 'on pause.'
MacKay said request for federal funds for $159-million convention centre in Halifax won't be acted on if Conservatives fall. METRO
• MacKay says election would delay financing of Lower Churchill project. CBC
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The Local 032311
3.23.11 - 9:10 AM
Budget impact: $75m cut from
DFO, ACOA, Marine Atlantic.
Fisheries budget of $1.8 billion will have spending cut by $56.8 million; ACOA will cut $15 million; Marine Atlantic $5.4 million. HERALD
• NS Finance minister Steele calls federal budget a cautious one. HERALD
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The Local 032211
3.22.11 - 9:08 AM
Promoter Harold MacKay says concerts were a good deal for city.
Harold MacKay says his company lost money on the two concerts but $13 million was generated in economic spinoffs for the city. HERALD
• MacKay says he expected province cover to cover losses on McCartney concer...
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The Local 022111
2.21.11 - 8:45 AM
New fish plant opens in Canso, hopes to provide 100 jobs. Louisbourg Seafoods is hiring 20 to 25 workers to process sea cucumbers until late May, then start with sea snails until late fall. HERALD
Nova Scotia beats PEI 4-1 in opening game Sunday at Metro Centre. Nova Scot...
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THE LOCAL 027811
2.18.11 - 9:15 AM
Premier says there is no need to examine pre-2006 MLA expenses.
Darrell Dexter says, "I think that we have dealt, in fact, with this all very adequately and I’m satisfied." HERALD
Gymnast Jared Goad wins province’s first medal at Canada Games. 17-year-old from Bible Hill...
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The Local 021711
2.17.11 - 9:20 AM
Dexter says province will go after the money if MLAs convicted. Premier says province will try to recover any money owed to taxpayers if any of the four politicians facing charges is found guilty. HERALD
• 'We want the money back:' Premier. CBC
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The Local 021611
2.16.11 - 9:10 AM
Auditor General says he would look at older MLA expenses. Jacques Lapointe says he did not look into expenses before the 2006-09 period he did examine but "I’m open to it," if someone came forward with evidence that I should have. HERALD
• Zinck still in office amid allegati...
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The Local 021511
2.15.11 - 8:55 AM
MLA, three former politicians charged in expenses scandal
MLA Trevor Zinck, top left, and former MLAs Richard Hurlburt, top right, Russell MacKinnon, botton left, and David Wilson are charged with of fraud of $5,000 and breach of trust and will appear in court in April. HERA...
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The Local 021411
2.14.11 - 8:55 AM
City’s biggest stadium booster is Peter Kelly. Council told stadium might could cost between $30 - $60 million and the three levels of government and private sector would have to provide funds. HERALD
Two bedbugs found at camp; skiers now commute to Ski Wentworth. 85 young...
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The Local 021111
2.11.11 - 8:45 AM
City to establish steering committee provide advice on stadium. Committee with representatives from council, provincial staff, sports organizations, hospitality industry and others to "provide advice and direction" to city officials. HERALD
Halifax in national spotlight with...
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The Local 021011
2.10.11 - 8:50 AM
Premier says government and school boards at fault for alarm over school cuts. Dexter say the province intented to have a conversation with boards about rising education costs but "that just didn’t happen." HERALD
Chignecto Central school board workers to vote on 2-year offe...
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The Local 020911
2.9.11 - 9:00 AM
NDP slashing $17.6 million from school board budgets. Board budgets being cut two per cent in next school year; administration costs must be cut 15 per cent in 2011-12; half of the 168 consultants must be gone within three years. HERALD
Budgets tighten by far less than feared...
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The Local 020811
2.8.11 - 8:50 AM
Dexter warns agencies, boards and commissions against year end spending. Agencies, boards and commissions are prohibited from any unplanned, unbudgeted, year-end spending, effective Monday. HERALD
Oval being primed for Canada Games start this weekend. Long-track speed skati...
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The Local 012711
1.27.11 - 9:00 AM
With millions in surplus there’s room for school board cuts: minister. Education minister Ramona Jennex says the province’s eight school boards have $45 million in the bank; boards say money not theirs to spend. HERALD
Carvery says Jennex rhetoric 'an attack on school boards...
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The Local 011811
1.18.11 - 8:45 AM
School board chair angered by Premier's fear-mongering remarks. South Shore school board chairman Elliott Payzant says Darrell Dexter has not denied there will be a 22 per cent budget reduction over three years and "it would just tear the system apart." HERALD
Joan Jessome s...
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The Local 011711
1.17.11 - 8:20 AM
Dexter accuses some school boards of spreading fear about NDP's education budget cuts. Dexter says boards are purposely spreading fear; N.S. has 30,000 fewer students than 10 years ago but costs are up 40 per cent. HERALD
School boards fear mongering: N.S. Premier. METRO
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The Local 011411
1.14.11 - 8:55 AM
Police Review Board says Stellarton police chief wrote letter about RCMP sex party. Review board says letter written by Ambrose Heighton was discreditable conduct contrary to Police Act regulations. HERALD
Ex-top cop broke police regulations: board. METRO
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The Local 011311
1.13.11 - 8:55 AM
Dexter says convention centre deadline extended 90 days to make a deal. City and province waiting for Ottawa’s response to request for $47 million toward $159-million construction and financing cost. HERALD
Timeline of convention centre still not clear. METRO Petition launch...
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HRM Volunteer Awards Nominations & Ceremony
Submitted by Bedford beacon on 01.6.11 at 7:10am.
Are there volunteers who are making a difference in your community, church or non-profit? Then take the time to nominate someone for HRM’s Volunteer Awards Ceremony.
Each year HRM, The Mayor and Regional Councillors recognize exceptional volunteers and community groups who make outstanding contr...
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New Developments on the Convention Centre
Submitted by AIMS blog on 10.1.10 at 6:51am.
A few months ago, I blogged about the problems that would accompany the development of a new convention centre in downtown Halifax. Convention centres, at least in my lifetime, have been very hit-and-miss, but this may be one of the biggest misses yet. I hadn’t heard anything more about the pr...
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On the Waterfront
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.19.10 at 12:06pm.
Hassles with the city behind him, Frances Fares has finally started construction on the first condo building in his $500-million Kings Wharf project on the Dartmouth waterfront – how many of those does the city have? – and sales manager Dani Lynn Morse says The Keelson is 56 percent sold.
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Dartmouth is the new Brooklyn
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.19.10 at 1:59pm.
The Herald headline says "Housing sales drop into the basement" but Dartmouth broker Trevor Parsons says that's media hype – not his reality.
Parsons says sales and listings are down across the province but the Halifax - Dartmouth condo market is strong with mostly first time buyers.
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What's that they say about location?
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.17.10 at 1:04pm.
It's a year from completion but lead broker Mariana Cowan says 70 per cent of the condos in Wadih Fares' Trillium building on South Park street are sold at prices ranging from $443K to $5 million.
We've never known a broker to exaggerate but these numbers sound reasonable: the location is fan...
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Dilemma in the Deep South
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.6.10 at 10:56am.
The south end is full of them: beautiful old houses with no one to care for them.
Paul and Francis Reynolds are at one extreme with the Bower House.
The Roger's Drive house, circa 1800, is one of the oldest in Halifax and pretty well intact but it's more space and effort than they need.
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The Local 071910
7.19.10 - 8:30 AM
Dexter, Graham to make announcement about two power utilities. No details have been released about the announcement tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. but it will be broadcast live over the Internet. METRO
Provincial government looking at changes to emissions standards. NEWS 95.7
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The Local 071210
7.12.10 - 8:45 AM
Council told not to discuss secret vote on city manager's future. The Herald says council held a secret ballot at a private session Tuesday on the future of chief administrative officer Dan English but councillors were not told the results of the vote, only that English would...
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The Local 070710
7.07.10 - 8:35 AM
Staff tells council city’s main 'wealth generator' is at risk. Andy Fillmore, the city’s urban design manager, says the urban core can create much of the wealth required for services to all of HRM’s communities but it is being undermined by lack of investment. HERALD
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The Local 070610
7.06.10 - 8:30 AM
Bridge corporation wants to hike cash fare by 25 cents to $1. The bridge commission wants to raise the Macpass price to 80 cents, from 60 cents to pay for maintainance of the bridges. HERALD
Province considers Antigonish, Colchester and Pictou counties for new jail. The jail...
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We want answers; they offer hype
Submitted by Stephen Kimber's blog on 07.5.10 at 6:51am.
I don’t necessarily oppose the new convention centre proposed for that gaping hole in the heart of downtown Halifax.
And I don’t completely subscribe to the too-tall, edge-of-the-wedge principal objections raised by the Save the View Coalition.
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The Local 070510
7.05.10 - 8:30 AM
City staff warn of 'hollowing out' of downtown Halifax. Staff is recommending that council form a committee to address the declining urban core that has a third of the population and half of the city’s jobs. METRO
Metro beaches declared safe on Friday but swimmers still caut...
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The Local 070210
7.02.10 - 8:50 AM
Funeral today in Glace Bay for Sgt. James MacNeil. The service will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Bridgeport for the 28-year-old who died on his fourth and final tour of duty. HERALD
Families dream of citizenship as immigrants take oath on Canada Day. 68 new Can...
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The Local 063010
6.30.10 - 6:25 AM
Queen reviews flotilla of international warships. The Queen reviewed a flotilla of ships from Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom to mark the Canadian navy’s 100th birthday. HERALD
Queen unveils plaque honouring HMCS Sackville. ...
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The Local 062910
6.29.10 - 8:30 AM
A soggy arrival, salute for the Queen. A downpour that that soaked the city all day suddenly stopped as Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Halifax Monday to kick off her 22nd Canadian visit. HERALD
Royals arrive to enthusiastic welcome. METRO
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The Local 062810
6.28.10 - 8:55 AM
Queen arrives in Halifax today. the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive at the airport at 2:20 p.m. and go to the Garrison Grounds at 3 p.m. for the official welcome. CBC
Expect large crowds to greet Queen, Duke. METRO
Royals staying two nights at fixed-up Government Hou...
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The Local 062510
6.25.10 - 9:45 AM
Three months after furniture maker gets $4.7m loan, 35 laid off. Scanwood Canada received a $4.7-million provincial government loan in March to modernize its Burnside facility. HERALD
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The Local 062410
6.24.10 - 8:50 AM
Two dozen vessels, 5,000 sailors arriving in Halifax this week. Nato ships are arriving for the Centenniel of the Canadioan Navy and most will be open for tours at HMC Dockyard where navy has set up a Centennial Village. The air force’s aerobatic team, the Snowbirds, will do ...
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The Local 062310
6.23.10 - 8:50 AM
Liberals win Yarmouth, Glace Bay byelections by big margins. Zach Churchill, 26, won in Yarmouth. Geoff MacLellan, 31, won Glace Bay. The byelection leaves the NDP with 31 seats in the Legislature, the Liberals 12, the Conservatives with eight, and one Independent. HERALD
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The Local 062210
6.22.10 - 8:40 AM
Glace Bay soldier killed on patrol on his fourth tour in Afghanistan. Sgt. James MacNeil, 28, of Glace Bay and a “proud Cape Bretoner” was killed by an improvised explosive device Monday morning near the village of Nakhonay. HERALD
N.S. community mourns soldier. METRO Strong...
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The Local 061710
6.17.10 - 9:10 AM
Director of corrections says melee at Burnside jail was not a 'major disturbance.' One inmate was stabbed, windows and recreational equipment were smashed and 17 prisoners refused to return to their cells in a commotion lasting about three hours. HERALD
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The Local 061610
6.16.10 - 8:50 AM
Inmates seize control of west wing of Burnside jail Tuesday night. Masked and armed inmates broke windows after an alleged assault inside the jail and prompted a response from police, paramedics and firefighters. HERALD
Inmates riot at N.S. jail. CBC
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The Local 061510
6.15.10 - 8:45 AM
Cleanup of 14-car New Glasgow train derailment could take a week. Two employees aboard the 72-car train of the Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway escaped without injury and no hazardous cargo leaked but about 20 residents within 1.6 kilometres from the wreck were order...
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Open Nova Scotia
Submitted by Top Banana on 04.11.10 at 9:28am.
Since returning to Halifax five years ago I have been sickened by the secrecy and lack of public information – and informed discussion – about big, expensive projects such as the Commonwealth Games bid, the sewage treatment catastrophe, and now a proposed $100 million convention center the detail...
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The Local Dish 022309
02.23.09
D’Entremontt takes over from Baker as Nova Scotia's Finance Minister. As the province prepares a new budget Michael Baker, who has been battling cancer since 2006, is stepping aside and Community Services Minister Chris d’Entremont is taking over. Baker, MLA for Lunenburg served as just...
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The Local Dish 021009
02.10.09
Officers sent emails warning of bad pilot training before helicopter crash. A military report into the July 2006 crash confirms there were numerous warnings of poor training before the accident, one of which said, "Prepare for incoming wake-up call!" An air force captain "voiced his dis...
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FAITH WEST
Faith Evan West left her position as Senior Director for an international consulting firm in the pharmaceutical industry in 2004 and opened her coaching business even before graduating from the Adler School of Coaching in Toronto. Faith says, in life and in bu...
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