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Houston dives into housing crisis

With rent relief and affordable-housing projects, the provincial government tries to stanch a growing problem Newly elected Progressive Conservative premier Tim Houston revealed little about his plans to tackle Nova Scotia’s housing crisis during the provincial election, except to say he opposed rent caps and favoured development. His government's throne speech, laying out the party’s agenda, mentioned bluebe [...]

By Janet Whitman Oct 22, 2021
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A greener future

Nova Scotia’s government isn’t prepared to spend much on climate change, but environmentalists are cautiously optimistic about its plans During the recent Nova Scotia provincial election, I had my eyes on the TV and my phone in a sweat-soaked palm as I watched the punditry. Twitter is such a bubble. An echo chamber of panic from people who share my worry that humanity is in trouble, due to raging toxicity, [...]

By Chris Benjamin Nov 26, 2021
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The year of hard truths

Where is Halifax headed in 2022? COVID-19 opened a lot of eyes in Nova Scotia. It exposed the vulnerabilities of essential workers, people with lower incomes, older populations, and the Black and Indigenous communities. And now, as we haltingly emerge from the crisis, people are seeing ways to make the city a better place to live. Better support for mental health, tackling climate change, pushin [...]

By Janet Whitman Nov 25, 2021
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Can Houston do it?

Looking ahead to 2022, the premier is promising Nova Scotia a lot — can he deliver? At the end of his first 100 days in office, Premier Tim Houston has been hearing a lot about Nova Scotia’s challenges and inequities. “I feel an incredible sense of urgency to respond to the challenges, so I do think we’re moving very fast,” he says. “I know that if we move fast, sometimes you make mista [...]

By Ameeta Vohra Nov 25, 2021
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Building a beachhead

Floyd Kane didn’t see Black Nova Scotians on the screen or behind the cameras. With his hit TV show Diggstown, he’s changing all that Floyd Kane saw a big problem in the local film and television industry. There were few people of colour writing and fewer opportunities for marginalized groups in the industry. Tourism Nova Scotia’s advertisements socked it home. “They used to have tours of N [...]

By Ameeta Vohra Nov 25, 2021
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The power of the pen

In the loneliest days of the pandemic, Dartmouth long-term care resident Evelyn Graves found comfort in her writing, documenting her experiences in a recent musical For long-term care residents like Oakwood Terrace's Evelyn Graves, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were a frightening time of isolation and uncertainty. "Everyone had the same fears because we did not know what was ahead for any of us, [...]

By Ameeta Vohra Nov 23, 2021
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Houston dives into housing crisis

With rent relief and affordable-housing projects, the provincial government tries to stanch a growing problem Newly elected Progressive Conservative premier Tim Houston revealed little about his plans to tackle Nova Scotia’s housing crisis during the provincial election, except to say he opposed rent caps and favoured development. His government's throne speech, laying out the party’s agenda, mentioned bluebe [...]

By Janet Whitman Oct 22, 2021
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A greener future

Nova Scotia’s government isn’t prepared to spend much on climate change, but environmentalists are cautiously optimistic about its plans During the recent Nova Scotia provincial election, I had my eyes on the TV and my phone in a sweat-soaked palm as I watched the punditry. Twitter is such a bubble. An echo chamber of panic from people who share my worry that humanity is in trouble, due to raging toxicity, [...]

By Chris Benjamin Nov 26, 2021
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The year of hard truths

Where is Halifax headed in 2022? COVID-19 opened a lot of eyes in Nova Scotia. It exposed the vulnerabilities of essential workers, people with lower incomes, older populations, and the Black and Indigenous communities. And now, as we haltingly emerge from the crisis, people are seeing ways to make the city a better place to live. Better support for mental health, tackling climate change, pushin [...]

By Janet Whitman Nov 25, 2021

Arts

A product of an ongoing placemaking program to beautify the downtown, this tour showcases murals and local installations throughout the neighbourhood. Among the featured talents is local illustrator, [...]

By Trevor J. Adams Nov 30, 2021

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Food & Drink

Coming and going

Halifax’s dining scene has been in flux since the pandemic began A year-and-a-half of change fills the city’s dining scene, and it’s more than masking up to head inside. Behind the host who [...]

By Brooklyn Connolly Dec 03, 2021

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Blog The Roundup

Roundup: COVID count dips, driver badly hurts Pictou Co. man, someone mailing unwanted book to South Shore residents, Desmond inquiry highlights mental-health care gaps

Plus: Newcomers share their raw, unvarnished coming-to-Canada stories Nova Scotia has 153 known active cases of COVID-19, with 45 new cases and 92 recoveries reported in the latest governmen [...]

By Trevor J. Adams Dec 07, 2021

Blog The Roundup

Roundup: COVID closes Beechville school, long-time Guysborough councillor dies, worker hospitalized after paving accident, Pictou Co. driver faces multiple charges

Plus: When people are scared, truth is the first casualty — lessons from the Halifax Explosion After announcing several COVID-19 exposures at the school in recent weeks, health officials are clo [...]

By Trevor J. Adams Dec 06, 2021

Blog The Roundup

Roundup: 40 new COVID cases, Richmond Co. grapples with soaring RCMP bill, Cultural Hub gets $100K donation, Hungarian ambassador visits Queens Co.

Plus: Halifax has a housing crisis — but the situation could be much worse Nova Scotia has 214 known active cases of COVID-19, with 40 new cases and 29 recoveries reported in the latest governme [...]

By Trevor J. Adams Dec 03, 2021

Food Food & Drink The Flavour

Coming and going

By Brooklyn Connolly Dec 03, 2021

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Everyone deserves a place to live

We have a housing crisis and we can’t wait any longer for solutions On my street in Halifax there are home-made posters in a couple of windows — including at our house — that say, “Everyon [...]

By Pauline Dakin Nov 30, 2021

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Housing market silver linings

Halifax’s housing crisis could be a lot worse In other parts of Canada, developers are mowing down houses and apartments to make way for higher-end developments. That happens here too — Pa [...]

By Janet Whitman Dec 01, 2021

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Book Excerpt: The Bad Detective

Nic Power was once Halifax's top cop and Canada's Sherlock Holmes (just ask him) — a new book sha [...]

By Bob Gordon Nov 29, 2021

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A name that shaped Halifax

Clayton was once just a name on a clothing business — as the family’s fortunes ebbed and flowed [...]

By Katie Ingram Nov 26, 2021

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"What we really need is an understanding at all levels of government that housing is a human right and homelessness is intolerable." @PaulineDakin @UnravelHalifax https://twitter.com/UnravelHalifax/status/1467483393990565890

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Everyone deserves a place to live — fixing the housing crisis is a matter of simple fairness. New #UnravelHalifax column by Pauline Dakin. https://unravelhalifax.ca/everyone-deserves-a-place-to-live/

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Podcast Pick: @Pier21 shares newcomers' raw, unvarnished coming-to-Canada stories https://unravelhalifax.ca/the-sound-countless-journeys/

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