Ex MP and current mayoralty candidate Andy Filmore says police told him Halifax was attracting 'outsiders' to homeless camps. Police say they have no evidence that's true and didn't tell Fillmore that. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/may...
HALIFAX - A candidate for Halifax mayor says the municipality's approach to homeless encampments has encouraged unhoused people from across the country to move to the city to live in
Ugh they took the fluoride out of the water in Calgary in 2011 and now they're trying to put it back because...
If I was reading a history book about a nation that executed innocent people, allowed serious corruption within its judiciary to go unpunished, banned books on sexual autonomy, and featured a ranting autocrat promising to punish his political enemies, which nation am I reading about?
The ticketing blitz at Quinpool.and Armview shows: 1) how un-scaleable enforcement by police is 2) how absurdly high the base-rate of reckless/illegal driving is 3) the futility of sign-based traffic controls in the long-run What we will take away: hurr during, dummies!
Worthy community audit questions: -where can children and teens safely congregate in town? -what are the universe of social actions they can partake in? -to what extent do accessible spaces and places in this town afford connection with nature? Social media use is a symptom, not a cause.
He's a heavyweight for the same reason Fillmore is considered a favouriteâname recognition.
Londonâs clean air zone was meant to reduce car pollution but also had another effect: more active kids. âInstead of being chauffeured to school by their parents, the students started walking, biking, scootering, or taking public transit.â [grist.org]
Four in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the cityâs clean air zone went into effect.
The first of my council seat spot lights for Halifax's upcoming election is out now. Up first, District 5!
Two political heavyweights duke it out over downtown Dartmouth in the municipal election.
It's good for the city of Halifax but very bad for me personally that so many candidates in the upcoming municipal election took the questionnaire/exam so seriously.
"This article argues that the loss of professional expertise in coverage of local government has negative consequences for the quality of city politics because citizens become less informed about local policies and elections."
