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Posts by Chris Benjamin


Oxford Theatre marks 80 years of silver screen magic

Haligonians share fond memories of the
city’s longest-running movie theatre

By Chris Benjamin 12 May 2016 Share this story


My life behind the welfare wall

One woman’s struggle to move forward in the system that holds her back

By Chris Benjamin 8 March 2016 Share this story

The community builders

This past summer, while the weather was still glorious, a little known entity called the Aspotogan Heritage Trust (AHT) granted its millionth dollar to a community project near Hubbards. For nearly 20 years, the trust has been supporting community development in the coastal oasis a half-an-hour drive from downtown. It started with the closure of […]

By Chris Benjamin 9 November 2015 Share this story

Behind the curtain

Government policies on sustainability are opaque and inconsistent. But Halifax city staffers say they value your input, and are working to better
share information with you

By Chris Benjamin 13 April 2015 Share this story

Halifax’s dining mainstays

Halifax’s favourite restaurants have been around for decades

By Chris Benjamin 6 April 2015 Share this story

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Chris Benjamin is a journalist, editor and fiction writer. His fourth book, a collection of short fiction called Boy With A Problem, was shortlisted for the Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction. His book, Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada, won the Best Atlantic-Published Book Award and was a finalist for the Richardson Non-Fiction Prize.
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