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And the mayor who lost his head by Katy Jean Halifax’s first election was held May 12, 1841 and Halifax chose its first Mayor, six Aldermen and twelve common Councillors, three Councillors for each of the four Wards. In 1849, things changed slightly from Councillors electing the city’s
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The cutest general predators out there by Giancarlo Cininni The pigeon on the front steps was dead. A fresh kill. The body was still intact and the flies were yet to come restart the circle of life. Bird deaths are common around here. The culprit was most likely one of
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First private prosecution under Environment Act by Giancarlo Cininni After a years-long crusade against the destruction of Eisner Cove Wetland, the Crown has taken over Bill Zebedee’s lawsuit against Mount Hope Development Limited over environmental damage to the wetland. The developer faces one count of violating the provincial
Due to an illness, Thanksgiving and some other stuff there is no paper this week. We'll be back on Monday Oct. 19 with the next issue.
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This week's paper has a not quite murder mystery from the turn of the century and a recap of last week's two Board of Police Commissioners meetings
A Halifax City Hall Newspaper
The main story is all about efforts to protect HRM's waterways and on the back (of the physical paper) explains how the CAP makes property taxes more expensive.
The history of Shubenacadie Canal is one of geology, but it's also one of hubris with parallels into the modern day.
There are a lot of headlines about how dangerous escooters are, but is the danger being exaggerated?
Unfortunately, there will not be an issue of Grand Parade newspaper this week. Our editor has had some unforeseen family issues come up. One of the risks of being a small team is that when one member can’t take care of their part of the work required to keep
It's been a year since St. Pat's was demolished. What was it like when it was abandoned?
A look back at the timeline from Andy Fillmore's selfie video about the WSX in Jan 2025 to the RCMP's investigation today.
Transit staff have needed 14 years to implement tap pay. by Matt Stickland There are some constants in the universe. The sun rises in the east. What goes up must come down. Halifax Transit botches procurement. “Tap to pay… this is a mess. Unbelievable. It’s embarrassing,” said the exasperated
The grandest parade square east of Montreal by Katy Jean The Heart of Halifax. A place to smoke joints before concerts. A place for winded tourists who have just realized half the goddamn city is on a hill, and they’re still not at the top of it. Grand Parade.
A timeline of the mayor’s sketchy spending by Antonia Zwissler HRM’s auditor general, Andrew Atherton, has sent an audit of four transactions from mayor Andy Fillmore’s office to be investigated by the RCMP. The mayor’s office awarded its first dubious bid on May 9, 2025, to
by Antonia Zwissler and Giancarlo Cininni The protesters started gathering at 7 p.m. They wore keffiyehs and wielded signs like “NO PRIDE IN APARTHEID,” and “SELF DETERMINATION FOR A FREE PALESTINE.” It was Sunday, June 14. The Atlantic Jewish Film Festival was getting ready to screen a documentary called
Patios an “important economic tool” says mayor by Gabrielle Drapeau Sunshine, a nice breeze, cold drinks, and infinite instagrammable moments. What’s not to love about patio season? It’s no secret that people like patios, and a motion from mayor Andy Fillmore aims to capitalize on that. During a
It’s the only way to make housing affordable by Matt Stickland You may not realize it, what with the houses, shops, roads, and people, but if you live in Halifax, you don’t actually live in a city. This is not because most of Halifax by geography is rural.
