District 1
Moving from the world of robotic lawnmowers to Halifax City Council doesn’t seem like that big a jump to Stephen Kamperman. “I was ‘the Lawn Guy,’” Kamperman told the Cooperator in an interview. “I’ve been worried about our civic groups not getting the support they needed, so I decided to throw my name in for Councillor.”
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District 1
Cathy Deagle Gammon is making her second run for the District 1 seat. In 2016, she finished in 2nd place, only 400 votes behind in a six-way race.
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District 2
If exposure on Facebook video were the key to this election, David Boyd would win hands down.
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District 1
David Hendsbee is very clear about why he’s running for another term as District 2 Councillor: “I love my job.”
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District 1
Art Wamback brings a long history of military service to bear when he talks about why he wants to serve as the next city councillor for District 1. “I worked full time for 37 years in the Canadian Navy,” Wamback told the Cooperator. “I retired on March 1, 2020, but I didn’t last 6 months in retirement before I decided to run for Council.”
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By Jennifer Deacon
Starting a new art gallery on the Eastern Shore is a special challenge. Just ask Anthea Taljaard, who opened her Eastern Shores Gallery on July 10 on Hwy 7 in Head of Jeddore just east of the Jeddore shopping centre.
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By Richard Bell
Develop Nova Scotia, the agency in charge of bringing high-speed Internet service to rural Nova Scotia, today announced that Bell Atlantic would be providing fibre service to 4,890 homes and businesses on the Eastern Shore. The areas are shown in light purple on this map from Bell Aliant.
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By Mary Elizabeth O’Toole
Do you have special documents that have been passed down through generations but are in need of some attention to preserve? According to The Canadian Association of Professional Conservators (CAPC), more Canadians are turning to professional conservators to enhance and preserve their collections.
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On September 1, 2020 at 6:00 pm (and Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 6:00 pm if more time is needed) Halifax Regional Council will hold a virtual public hearing on allowing Secondary and Backyard Suites (also called accessory dwelling units) in all residential areas of HRM.
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By Richard Bell
The 50-mile yard sale is one of those strange events that no one organizes. When it started years ago, someone in Middle Musquodoboit put out a pamphlet that sellers could pay $5 for a listing. But over the years, more and more people on the route just started setting up on their lawns and driveways on the weekend after Labour Day. This year, Labour Day falls on Monday, September 7.
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