The end of SaltWire: What happened and what happens next?
Mar 12, 2024 · What happened On Monday, a private equity firm called Fiera Private Debt started the legal process to dissolve SaltWire. At stake are the jobs and livelihood of hundreds of reporters, printers, delivery drivers, and related staff across three provinces. SaltWire was created by the owners of the Halifax Herald in 2017 specifically to purchase most […]
Green hydrogen is a gargantuan scam - Halifax Examiner
Last week, I criticized the NDP for its silence on green hydrogen: It’s not like this is a new issue. The Examiner has been reporting on the issue for three years — you can read all our reporting here.Hundreds of millions of dollars in public subsidies have been promised for the private industry backers of green hydrogen.
Halifax mayoral candidates debate community safety, housing, …
Sep 17, 2024 · Question: Public safety is essential for successful business districts, and crime statistics indicate that crime across the board is higher than it was pre-pandemic. A recent retail report found that Halifax has the highest incidence of shoplifting. Could you please talk about the relationship you feel HRM council, and the mayor specifically, …
Nova Scotia Tories promise free shingles vaccine program
Nov 5, 2024 · ‘Urgent and meaningful’ The cost of the shingles vaccine at a Shoppers Drug Mart is $183.00, plus $20 for the pharmacist to do the injection. Shingles is a prescription drug.
Quebec’s electric challenges and Nova Scotia’s opportunities
Dec 5, 2024 · The province hardest hit by the drought is also Canada’s largest exporter of electricity: Quebec. Quebec’s electricity challenges. Between 2013 and 2022, Hydro-Québec produced an average of 200 terawatt-hours of electricity a year (for comparison, Nova Scotia Power produces about 11 terawatt-hours a year).
Nova Scotia Power is required to generate 80% of its power from ...
Dec 28, 2023 · By law, Nova Scotia Power has to generate 80% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Last September, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) ordered Nova Scotia Power to file “a detailed and specific plan” outlining how and when that will happen. The filing deadline was December 31, and yesterday the UARB posted […]
Residents to start moving into Nova Scotia's first tiny home …
Oct 24, 2024 · Residents of Nova Scotia’s first tiny home community will start moving into some of the new homes next month. Built on the site of a former ballfield which was an encampment until this past February, the Lower Sackville community will provide 60 supportive housing units (both single and double occupancy) for up to 70 people.
Nova Scotia Power wants another rate hike, of 2.4% in January
Sep 26, 2024 · Nova Scotia Power has filed two separate applications with the Utility and Review Board (UARB) that, if granted, would raise power rates for residential ratepayers by 2.4% starting in January 2025. The first application seeks a repayment of the $1.6 billion cost of building the Maritime Link. The second is a request to pay down […]
Founder of wildlife rehab says it will take months for animals to ...
May 29, 2023 · Hope for Wildlife fielded more than 100 calls on Monday, the second day as a wildfire continues to rage in Tantallon. But the founder of the rehabilitation centre in Seaforth said none of those calls are related to wildlife rescued from the fires, at least not yet.
‘Crushing’: Sudden closure of Laing House leaves members adrift
Nov 8, 2024 · While the sudden closure was a shock, people familiar with Laing House have also said they were not surprised. Someone who used to be involved with Laing House but did not want to give their name, said in an interview that there has long been “tension” between the needs of members and staff providing them with services, and those of the board.