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3 days ago · Credit: Ricardo Weibezahn – ICIJ DEFORESTATION INC. Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from 39 media outlets across 27 countries working collaboratively on ‘Deforestation Inc,’ a project of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which looked at the ownership structure of Paper Excellence, its relationship with Asia Pulp & …
HRM Municipal Election 2024: Mayoral Candidates' Questionnaire ...
1. How can Halifax work with other levels of government to create affordable housing? A way that Halifax can work with other levels of government is first to try to have meetings with the mayor of the province and discuss the housing crisis and encourage the key players of the provincial and federal governments to join in so a plan can be made …
Fact check: Does Tim Houston’s carbon tax claim stand up to …
Oct 29, 2024 · Freelance journalist and author Richard Starr has researched and published an article taking some of the wind out of Tim Houston’s sails when it comes to repeated bashing of the “Trudeau carbon tax.”
The end of SaltWire: What happened and what happens next?
Mar 12, 2024 · What happened On Monday, a private equity firm called Fiera Private Debt started the legal process to dissolve SaltWire. At stake are the jobs and livelihood of hundreds of reporters, printers, delivery drivers, and related staff across three provinces. SaltWire was created by the owners of the Halifax Herald in 2017 specifically to purchase most […]
HRM Municipal Election 2024 Questionnaire Responses: District 2
Lawrencetown – The Lakes – Chezzetcook – Eastern Shore Go to Will Gilligan David Hendsbee responded two days past the deadline and sent his questions to us on Sept. 29. Will Gilligan 1. How can Halifax work with other levels of government to create affordable housing? We need to pursue zoning reforms that make it […]
Residents to start moving into Nova Scotia's first tiny home …
Oct 24, 2024 · Residents of Nova Scotia’s first tiny home community will start moving into some of the new homes next month. Built on the site of a former ballfield which was an encampment until this past February, the Lower Sackville community will provide 60 supportive housing units (both single and double occupancy) for up to 70 people.
Quebec’s electric challenges and Nova Scotia’s opportunities
Dec 5, 2024 · The province hardest hit by the drought is also Canada’s largest exporter of electricity: Quebec. Quebec’s electricity challenges. Between 2013 and 2022, Hydro-Québec produced an average of 200 terawatt-hours of electricity a year (for comparison, Nova Scotia Power produces about 11 terawatt-hours a year).
Nova Scotia party leaders debate housing, health care, …
Nov 15, 2024 · Chender said what the health care system needs is “focus” on how to give people attachment to primary care clinics. Like the Liberals, her NDP party favours the expansion and establishment of more collaborative care clinics staffed by a doctor or nurse practitioner.
HRMFireNews - Halifax Examiner
Aug 10, 2023 · Welcome to the HRMFireNews page on the Halifax Examiner website. Background: In recent months, it has become clear that there are issues with the technical reliability of Twitter as well as concerns about the platform’s sustainability. Until now, the HRMFireNews page has operated as a single-platform entity, exclusively on Twitter. However, this is a vulnerability in […]
Nova Scotia environmental group applauds new regulations to cut …
Dec 18, 2024 · “In addition to putting pressure on Nova Scotia to follow through on its plan to phase out coal, the regulations support developing renewable energy, which will decrease energy costs for households in the long term and create jobs.