Halifax
Protecting HRM waterways
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.
Grand Parade
Halifax
The hubris of Shubenacadie
The history of Shubenacadie Canal is one of geology, but it's also one of hubris with parallels into the modern day.
Halifax
The e-scooter moral panic
There are a lot of headlines about how dangerous escooters are, but is the danger being exaggerated?
No Grand Parade this week
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
Halifax
A St. Pat’s post mortem
It's been a year since St. Pat's was demolished. What was it like when it was abandoned?
Halifax
An Instagram reel to fraud
A look back at the timeline from Andy Fillmore's selfie video about the WSX in Jan 2025 to the RCMP's investigation today.
Halifax Transit embarrasses city, again
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
Grand Parade, a history
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.
RCMP investigating Mayor
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
Unravelling Unraveling UNRWA
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
HRM may reduce patio fees
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
Property taxes must go up
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.